1 Timothy 3:6

Qualifications For Overseers

⁵ (For if a man does not know to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?) ⁶ not a novice, lest being puffed up he may fall into the condemnation of the Devil. ⁷ But he must also have a good report from those on the outside, lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the Devil.

Evil One

Lifted Up

Devil

Sin

1 Timothy 6:4

he is proud, knowing nothing. He is sick concerning doubts and arguments, from which comes envy, strife, evil speakings, evil suspicions,

Deuteronomy 8:14

then your heart might be lifted up, and you might forget Jehovah your God who brought you forth out of the land of Egypt, from the house of slaves.

Deuteronomy 17:20

so that his heart may not be lifted up above his brothers, and that he does not turn aside from the commandment, to the right or the left, so that he may make his days longer in his kingdom, he and his sons, in the midst of Israel.

2 Kings 14:10

You have indeed stricken Edom, and your heart has lifted you up. Rejoice and stay at home, for why should you meddle to your harm, so that you should fall, you and Judah with you?

2 Chronicles 26:16

But when he was strong, his heart was lifted up to ruin. For he sinned against Jehovah his God, and went into the temple of Jehovah to burn incense on the altar of incense.

2 Chronicles 32:25

But Hezekiah did not give again according to the good done to him, for his heart was lifted up. And there was wrath on him and on Judah and Jerusalem.

Proverbs 16:18-19

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

Proverbs 18:12

Before shattering, the heart of man is proud, and before honor is humility.

Proverbs 29:23

A man's pride shall bring him low; but honor shall uphold the humble in spirit.

Isaiah 2:12

For the day of Jehovah of Hosts shall be on every proud and lofty one, and on every lifted up one; and he shall be brought low,

Isaiah 14:12-14

How you are fallen from the heavens, O shining star, son of the morning! How you are cut down to the ground, you who weakened the nations!

Luke 10:18

And He said to them, I saw Satan fall from Heaven like lightning.

1 Corinthians 3:1

And I, brothers, could not speak to you as to spiritual ones, but as to fleshly, as to babes in Christ.

1 Corinthians 4:6-8

And these things, brothers, I have in a figure transferred to myself and Apollos for your sakes, so that you might learn in us not to think of men above that which is written, so that no one of you may be puffed up against one another.

1 Corinthians 8:1

But concerning the sacrifices to idols, we know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love edifies.

2 Corinthians 12:7

and by the surpassing revelations, lest I be made haughty, a thorn in the flesh was given to me, a messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I be made haughty.

2 Timothy 3:4

traitors, reckless, puffed up, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God,

Hebrews 5:12-13

For indeed because of the time, you ought to be teachers, you have need that one teach you again what are the first principles of the oracles of God. And you have become in need of milk, and not of solid food.

1 Peter 2:2

desire the sincere milk of the Word, as newborn babes, so that you may grow by it;

1 Peter 5:5

Likewise, younger ones, be subject to older ones, and all being subject to one another. Put on humility. For God resists proud ones, but He gives grace to the humble.

2 Peter 2:4

For if God did not spare sinning angels, but thrust them down into Tartarus, and delivered them into chains of darkness, being reserved to judgment.

Jude 1:6

And those angels not having kept their first place, but having deserted their dwelling-place, He has kept in everlasting chains under darkness for the judgment of a great Day;