On Flattery of the Self#
“In their own eyes, [the wicked] flatter themselves too much to detect or hate their sin.
“In their own eyes, [the wicked] flatter themselves too much to detect or hate their sin.
'Popularity' is a growth industry. This has been so since Eden's gates were locked.
When they saw the courage of Peter and John and realized that they were unschooled, ordinary men, they were astonished and they took note that these men had been with...
He leads the humble in what is right, and teaches the humble His way. (Psalm 25:9) It is in humility that men seek the Throne of Grace.
Be humble, lest you stumble. ~ D. L. Moody Humility is the healing from pride. It rejoices in obscurity.
Sometimes I shudder like an Eskimo without an igloo. . .
'Boasting is always an advertisement to self-poverty' - anon. Or is it really? 'Boast' appears in Scripture ninety-three times. (NIV -UK version).
When pride and pain meet it is an unspoken blessing (not burden).
Let another praise, and not your own mouth; someone else and not your own lips.