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• 1 PE T E R 1 :2 2 | You were cleansed from your sins when you obeyed the truth, so now you
must show sincere love to each other as brothers and sisters. Love each other deeply with
all your heart.
God’s wisdom can change your thoughts and attitudes and then produce authentic, godly
actions. The closer you are to God the farther away you are from deceit.
• PSA L M 2 6 :4 | I do not spend time with liars or go along with hypocrites.
• PSA L M 1 2 0 :2 | Rescue me, O Lord, from liars and from all deceitful people.
• L U K E 1 2 :1 | Meanwhile, the crowds grew until thousands were milling about and stepping
on each other. Jesus turned first to his disciples and warned them, “Beware of the yeast of
the Pharisees—their hypocrisy.”
Watch the company you keep. Deceitful friends will lead you deeper into deceit.
• R O MA NS 1 2 :3 | Don’t think you are better than you really are. Be honest in your evaluation
of yourselves, measuring yourselves by the faith God has given us.
Be honest with yourself! Ask honest friends to give you a realistic evaluation of your life
and actions.
Follow Jesus’ example. There is no hypocrisy, deceit, or pretense in him.
PROMISES FROM GOD
• PSA L M 3 7 :3 7 | Look at those who are honest and good, for a wonderful future awaits
those who love peace.
• J A ME S 3 :1 7 | But the wisdom from above is first of all pure. It is also peace loving, gentle
at all times, and willing to yield to others. It is full of mercy and the fruit of good deeds. It
shows no favoritism and is always sincere.
Pride See also Honesty & Integrity; Humility; Judging Others; Repentance;
Vulnerability
There is a positive, healthy side to pride—being proud of your children or spouse, taking
pride in your work. But the Bible looks mainly at the destructive side of pride because
it has such great power to damage our relationships with others and with God. Pride is
destructive when it involves wanting too much recognition, taking too much credit, wanting your own way, thinking your way is best—in summary, thinking too highly of yourself.
It causes us to face the world from a selfish point of view, blinding us to our faults and
leading to jealousy, envy, and a judgmental attitude toward others.
Why is pride considered one of the “seven deadly sins” when other things
seem so much worse?
• E Z E K I E L 2 8 :1 7 | Your heart was filled with pride because of all your beauty. (See note on
page 751.)
The Bible seems to indicate that pride was the sin that resulted in Lucifer (Satan) being
cast from heaven. If selfish pride is strong enough to rip an angel away from the very presence of God in heaven, it is certainly strong enough to do great damage in your own life.
• DA NI E L 5 :2 0 | But when his heart and mind were puffed up with arrogance, he was
brought down from his royal throne.
Pride leads to a hardness of heart, which in turn, leads to an arrogant disregard of God
and sin.
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• 1 PE T E R 2 :2 1 -2 2 | For God called you to do good, even if it means suffering, just as Christ
suffered for you. He is your example, and you must follow in his steps. He never sinned, nor
ever deceived anyone.
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• I SA I A H 5 3 :9 | He had done no wrong and had never deceived anyone. But he was buried
like a criminal; he was put in a rich man’s grave.
