Proverbs 11:2 When pride comes, then comes shame: but with the lowly is wisdom. I. THE ADVENT OF PRIDE. Pride is inordinate self-appreciation. This feeling comes to a soul; it is not born in it. Infancy and childhood are free from it. How does it come? 1. By associating only with inferiors. 2. By practically ignoring the true standards of character. When we lose sight of the eternal law of rectitude, and judge ourselves only by the imperfect standards around us, pride is likely to come. 3. By a practical disregard to the majesty of God. The conscious presence of God humbles. II. THE EVIL OF PRIDE. "Then cometh shame." The man who has formed a false and exaggerated estimate of self must be disappointed one day. Man must always find his level; he must come to realities. 1. Shame of folly. The soul bursts with a sense of its own foolish estimate. 2. Shame of guilt. Pride is a wrong state of mind, and hence shame follows it. (D. Thomas, D.D.) Parallel Verses KJV: When pride cometh, then cometh shame: but with the lowly is wisdom.WEB: When pride comes, then comes shame, but with humility comes wisdom. |
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