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The well-known proverb, "Pride goes before the fall," is also from [[Solomon]], in Proverbs 16:18. There are numerous examples of pride going before the fall besides Lucifer and Adam in the Bible. While both [[Saul]] and [[David]] were chosen by God and anointed by the Prophet [[Samuel]] as King of Israel, David's son [[Absalom]], in his pride, attempted to appoint himself as King. Absalom, like all prodigals, rebelled. Absalom's end was being cast into a great pit.<ref>2 Samuel 15:4-18:18</ref>
The well-known proverb, "Pride goes before the fall," is also from [[Solomon]], in Proverbs 16:18. There are numerous examples of pride going before the fall besides Lucifer and Adam in the Bible. While both [[Saul]] and [[David]] were chosen by God and anointed by the Prophet [[Samuel]] as King of Israel, David's son [[Absalom]], in his pride, attempted to appoint himself as King. Absalom, like all prodigals, rebelled. Absalom's end was being cast into a great pit.<ref>2 Samuel 15:4-18:18</ref>
In the [[New Testament]] we learn,
*'''James 4:2''' - ''God resisteth the proud, but giveth [[grace]] unto the humble,'' and
*'''Ephesians 2:8''' - ''By grace are ye [[salvation|saved]], through [[faith]].''
According to Sebastien Michaelis, humans are seduced by Pride by the great demon Belial, who is also known as The Lord of Arrogance. [[Pope Gregory I]] enumerated pride as the greatest of the "[[Seven Deadly Sins]]" (pride, [[envy]], [[anger|wrath]], [[sloth (sin)|sloth]], [[greed]], [[gluttony]] and [[lust]]), although they are not explicitly listed in the Bible. Saint [[Thomas Aquinas]] wrote that "inordinate self-love is the cause of every sin."<ref>Aquinas, Thomas (1274). ''Summa Theologica'', Part II-I, Q. 77, A. 5, ans. Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province. New York: Benzinger Brothers.</ref> In this he followed Gregory.
According to Sebastien Michaelis, humans are seduced by Pride by the great demon Belial, who is also known as The Lord of Arrogance. [[Pope Gregory I]] enumerated pride as the greatest of the "[[Seven Deadly Sins]]" (pride, [[envy]], [[anger|wrath]], [[sloth (sin)|sloth]], [[greed]], [[gluttony]] and [[lust]]), although they are not explicitly listed in the Bible. Saint [[Thomas Aquinas]] wrote that "inordinate self-love is the cause of every sin."<ref>Aquinas, Thomas (1274). ''Summa Theologica'', Part II-I, Q. 77, A. 5, ans. Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province. New York: Benzinger Brothers.</ref> In this he followed Gregory.