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Proverbs 18:12
Before his downfall a person’s heart is proud, but humility comes before honor.
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Proverbs 16:18
Pride comes before destruction, and an arrogant spirit before a fall.
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1 Samuel 25 36-1 Samuel 25 38
Then Abigail went to Nabal, and there he was in his house, holding a feast fit for a king. Nabal’s heart was cheerful, and he was very drunk, so she didn’t say anything to him until morning light.In the morning when Nabal sobered up, his wife told him about these events. His heart died and he became a stone.About ten days later, the LORD struck Nabal dead.
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Proverbs 24:27
Complete your outdoor work, and prepare your field; afterward, build your house.
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2 Samuel 15 1
After this, Absalom got himself a chariot, horses, and fifty men to run before him.
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James 1:20
for human anger does not accomplish God’s righteousness.
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James 3:14-16
But if you have bitter envy and selfish ambition in your heart, don’t boast and deny the truth.Such wisdom does not come down from above but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic.For where there is envy and selfish ambition, there is disorder and every evil practice.
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Proverbs 17:14
To start a conflict is to release a flood; stop the dispute before it breaks out.
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Proverbs 29:9
If a wise person goes to court with a fool, there will be ranting and raving but no resolution.
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1 Kings 1 5
Adonijah son of Haggith kept exalting himself, saying,“ I will be king!” He prepared chariots, cavalry, and fifty men to run ahead of him.
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Proverbs 29:22-23
An angry person stirs up conflict, and a hot-tempered one increases rebellion.A person’s pride will humble him, but a humble spirit will gain honor.
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Jeremiah 22:13-15
Woe for the one who builds his palace through unrighteousness, his upstairs rooms through injustice, who makes his neighbor serve without pay and will not give him his wages,who says,“ I will build myself a massive palace, with spacious upstairs rooms.” He will cut windows in it, and it will be paneled with cedar and painted bright red.Are you a king because you excel in cedar? Didn’t your father eat and drink and administer justice and righteousness? Then it went well with him.
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Daniel 4:20-21
The tree you saw, which grew large and strong, whose top reached to the sky and was visible to the whole earth,and whose leaves were beautiful and its fruit abundant— and on it was food for all, under it the wild animals lived, and in its branches the birds of the sky lived—
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2 Corinthians 12 20
For I fear that perhaps when I come I will not find you to be what I want, and you may not find me to be what you want. Perhaps there will be quarreling, jealousy, angry outbursts, selfish ambitions, slander, gossip, arrogance, and disorder.
