Humility Goes Before Honor

Proverbs 11:16-17
A gracious woman attains honor,
And ruthless men attain riches.
The merciful man does himself good,
But the cruel man does himself harm.

Proverbs 18:12
"Before destruction the heart of man is haughty,
But humility goes before honor."

Proverbs 21:13
"He who shuts his ear to the cry of the poor
Will also cry himself and not be answered."

Proverbs 27:19
"As in water face reflects face,
So the heart of man reflects man."

Isaiah 33:15-16
"He who walks righteously and speaks with sincerity,
He who rejects unjust gain
And shakes his hands so that they hold no bribe;
He who stops his ears from hearing about bloodshed
And shuts his eyes from looking upon evil;
He will dwell on the heights,
His refuge will be the impregnable rock;
His bread will be given him,
His water will be sure."

1 Peter 2:9-17
"...you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, 
a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, 
so that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him 
who has called you out of darkness into 
His marvelous light; for you once were not a people, 
but now you are the people of God; 
you had not received mercy, 
but now you have received mercy.
Beloved, I urge you as aliens and strangers 
to abstain from fleshly lusts which wage war 
against the soul.

Keep your behavior excellent among the Gentiles, 
so that in the thing in which they slander you as evildoers, 
they may because of your good deeds, as they observe them, 
glorify God in the day of visitation.

Submit yourselves for the Lord’s sake to every human 
institution, whether to a king as the one in authority,
or to governors as sent by him for the punishment 
of evildoers and the praise of those who do right.

For such is the will of God that by doing right 
you may silence the ignorance of foolish men.

Act as free men, and do not use your freedom 
as a covering for evil, but use it as bondslaves of God.

Honor all people, love the brotherhood, 
fear God, honor the king."


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