Psalm 119:21

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Psalm 119:21

Thou hast rebuked the proud that are cursed, which do err from thy commandments.

Rebuked

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Rebuked

Let the men of pride be shamed; because they have falsely given decision against me; but I will give thought to your orders.

Though the Lord is high, he sees those who are low; and he has knowledge from far off of those who are lifted up.

Then Moses and Aaron went in to Pharaoh, and said to him, This is what the Lord, the God of the Hebrews, says: How long will you be lifted up in your pride before me? let my people go so that they may give me worship.

Now I am certain that the Lord is greater than all gods, for he has overcome them in their pride.

Let your wrath be overflowing; let your eyes see all the sons of pride, and make them low.

The high looks of man will be put to shame, and the pride of men will be made low, and only the Lord will be lifted up in that day.

For this cause it will be that, when the purpose of the Lord against Mount Zion and Jerusalem is complete, I will send punishment on the pride of the heart of the king of Assyria, and on the glory of his uplifted eyes.

Son of man, say to the ruler of Tyre, This is what the Lord has said: Because your heart has been lifted up, and you have said, I am a god, I am seated on the seat of God in the heart of the seas; but you are man and not God, though you have made your heart as the heart of God:

Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, give worship and praise and honour to the King of heaven; for all his works are true and his ways are right: and those who go in pride he is able to make low.

And you, his son, O Belshazzar, have not kept your heart free from pride, though you had knowledge of all this;

For see, the day is coming, it is burning like an oven; all the men of pride and all who do evil will be dry stems of grass: and in the day which is coming they will be burned up, says the Lord of armies, till they have not a root or a branch.

For every man who gives himself a high place will be put down, but he who takes a low place will be lifted up.

I say to you, This man went back to his house with God's approval, and not the other: for everyone who makes himself high will be made low and whoever makes himself low will be made high.

But he gives more grace. So that the Writings say, God is against the men of pride, but he gives grace to those who make themselves low before him.

And in the same way, let the younger men be ruled by the older ones. Let all of you put away pride and make yourselves ready to be servants: for God is a hater of pride, but he gives grace to those who make themselves low.