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Wednesday... So which do we want and need?


Proverbs 11:2 (NIV), "When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom."

Wednesday... So which do we want and need?

Now Proverbs 11:2 (NIV) gets right to the point. It says, "When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom."



Of course, we don't want disgrace, do we? But we can have a problem with thinking more highly of ourselves and our abilities which can lead to pride.

The Amplified Bible says, "When pride comes [boiling up with an arrogant attitude of self- importance], then comes dishonor and shame." We really do need to see how true this is.

Paul over in his letter to Titus told him how to deal with people with pride. In Titus 3:9-11 (NLT) he says, "Do not get involved in foolish discussions about spiritual pedigrees or in quarrels and fights about obedience to Jewish laws." Some people think they know it all. He goes on, "These things are useless and a waste of time. If people are causing divisions among you, give a first and second warning. After that, have nothing to do with them. For people like that have turned away from the truth, and their own sins condemn them." Remember, "When pride comes, then comes disgrace."

Back to Proverbs 11:2 (NIV), "When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom." Yes, there is a definite problem with pride but then it says, "but with humility comes wisdom."

The Amplified Bible says, "But with the humble [the teachable who have been chiseled by trial and who have learned to walk humbly with God] there is wisdom and soundness of mind." Wisdom doesn't come from us it comes from God. We need God and we need humility, a dependency on God for us to have wisdom.

"But with the humble [the teachable who have been chiseled by trial and who have learned to walk humbly with God] there is wisdom and soundness of mind." Wisdom comes from God. Yes, "[the teachable who have been chiseled by trial and who have learned to walk humbly with God] there is wisdom and soundness of mind." We need wisdom. It makes such a difference in our life. It really does.

There is no pride in humility. We don't just wake up with wisdom. Solomon who was the wisest man who ever lived, who was the writer of Proverbs was given a choice by God of wealth or wisdom and he chose wisdom. By the way, he also became the wealthiest man at that time. He asked God for wisdom. There is no pride in wisdom. Yes, "with humility comes wisdom." And it makes such a difference in our lives.

So which do we want and need? Remember disgrace, dishonor and shame come from pride but with humility comes wisdom. Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning 


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