50 Fruits of Pride Survey

The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but a wise man listens to advice. – Proverbs 12:15 (ESV)

Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, but the Lord weighs the heart. – Proverbs 21:2 (ESV)

12 Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him. – Proverbs 26:12 (ESV)

What does it mean to be wise in your own eyes?

Why is pride worse than you think?

The wise will inherit honor, but fools get disgrace. – Proverbs 3:35 (ESV)

When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with the humble is wisdom. – Proverbs 11:2 (ESV)

The wise of heart will receive commandments, but a babbling fool will come to ruin. – Proverbs 10:8 (ESV)

Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise, but the companion of fools will suffer harm. – Proverbs 13:20 (ESV)

18 Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.

19 It is better to be of a lowly spirit with the poor than to divide the spoil with the proud.

25 There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way to death.

– Proverbs 16:18-19, 25 (ESV)

Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, 6 who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, 7 but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. 8 And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. – Philippians 2:5-8 (ESV)

Application

Revere God’s Word

Whoever despises the word brings destruction on himself, but he who reveres the commandment will be rewarded. – Proverbs 13:13 (ESV)

Receive godly correction

The ear that listens to life-giving reproof will dwell among the wise. – Proverbs 15:31 (ESV)

Confess your sin

Whoever conceals his transgressions will not prosper, but he who confesses and forsakes them will obtain mercy. – Proverbs 28:13 (ESV)

Rest your humility in Jesus