Proverbs 17:19
He who loves transgression loves strife and is quarrelsome;
He who [proudly] raises his gate seeks destruction [because of his arrogant pride].
Proverbs 16:18
Pride goes before destruction,
And a haughty spirit before a fall.
1 Samuel 25:36-38
Then Abigail came to Nabal, and he was holding a feast in his house [for the shearers], like the feast of a king. And Nabal’s
2 Samuel 15:1
After this, Absalom provided for himself a chariot and horses, and fifty men as runners before him.
1 Kings 1:5
Then Adonijah the son of [David’s wife] Haggith exalted himself, saying, “I [the eldest living son] will be king.” So [following Absalom’s example] he prepared for himself chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to run before him.
Proverbs 17:14
The beginning of strife is like letting out water [as from a small break in a dam; first it trickles and then it gushes];
Therefore
Proverbs 18:12
Before disaster the heart of a man is haughty and filled with self-importance,
But humility comes before honor.
Proverbs 24:27
Prepare your work outside
And get it ready for yourself in the field;
Proverbs 29:9
If a wise man has a controversy with a foolish and arrogant man,
The foolish man [ignores logic and fairness and] only rages or laughs, and there is no peace (rest, agreement).
Proverbs 29:22-23
An angry man stirs up strife,
And a hot-tempered and undisciplined man commits many transgressions.
Jeremiah 22:13-15
“Woe (judgment is coming) to him who builds his house by [acts of] unrighteousness
And his upper chambers by injustice,
Who uses his neighbor’s service without pay
And does not give him wages [for his work],
Daniel 4:20-21
The tree that you saw, which became great and grew strong, whose height reached to heaven and which was visible to all the earth,
2 Corinthians 12:20
For I am afraid that perhaps when I come I may find you not to be as I wish, and that you may find me not as you wish—that perhaps there may be strife, jealousy, angry tempers, disputes, slander, gossip, arrogance and disorder;
James 1:20
for the [resentful, deep-seated] anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God [that standard of behavior which He requires from us].
James 3:14-16
But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not be arrogant, and [as a result] be in defiance of the truth.
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He that
General references
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Loveth
The beginning of strife is like letting out water [as from a small break in a dam; first it trickles and then it gushes];
Therefore
If a wise man has a controversy with a foolish and arrogant man,
The foolish man [ignores logic and fairness and] only rages or laughs, and there is no peace (rest, agreement).
He that
Pride goes before destruction,
And a haughty spirit before a fall.
Before disaster the heart of a man is haughty and filled with self-importance,
But humility comes before honor.
Prepare your work outside
And get it ready for yourself in the field;
“Woe (judgment is coming) to him who builds his house by [acts of] unrighteousness
And his upper chambers by injustice,
Who uses his neighbor’s service without pay
And does not give him wages [for his work],
General references
Pride goes before destruction,
And a haughty spirit before a fall.