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Pride manifests itself in saying, ''I will exalt myself''.<ref>Isaiah 14:13.</ref>  However [[Jesus]], in obedience to his father said, ''Not my will, but thy will.''<ref>Matthew 26:39.</ref>  When we put away "I will" and say "thy will" we put away pride and leaning on our own understanding.  And Proverbs tells us that pride is #1 on the list of the seven things God hates.

Pride manifests itself in saying, ''I will exalt myself''.<ref>Isaiah 14:13.</ref>  However [[Jesus]], in obedience to his father said, ''Not my will, but thy will.''<ref>Matthew 26:39.</ref>  When we put away "I will" and say "thy will" we put away pride and leaning on our own understanding.  And Proverbs tells us that pride is #1 on the list of the seven things God hates.

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.  Like all prodigals, Absalom rebelled.  Absalom's end was being cast into a great pit.<ref>2 Samuel 15:4-18:18</ref>  In Acts, [[Herod]] sat upon his throne, gave an oration, and the people said, ''It is the voice of a god, and not of a man.  And immediately the angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory: and he was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost.''<ref>Acts 12:21023.</ref>  In the [[New Testament]] epistles we learn,

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.  Like all prodigals, Absalom rebelled.  Absalom's end was being cast into a great pit.<ref>2 Samuel 15:4-18:18</ref>  In Acts, [[Herod]] sat upon his throne, gave an oration, and the people said, ''It is the voice of a god, and not of a man.  And immediately the angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory: and he was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost.''<ref>Acts 12:21-23.</ref>  In the [[New Testament]] epistles we learn,

*'''James 4:2''' - ''God resisteth the proud, but giveth [[grace]] unto the humble,'' and  

*'''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]].''

*'''Ephesians 2:8''' - ''By grace are ye [[salvation|saved]], through [[faith]].''