HUMILITY vs PRIDE
Webster Dictionary 1828 Definition:
HUM'BLE, adjective [Latin humilis.]
1. Low; opposed to high or lofty.
Thy humble nest built on the ground.
2. Low; opposed to lofty or great; mean; not magnificent; as a humble cottage.
A humble roof, and an obscure retreat.
3. Lowly; modest; meek; submissive; opposed to proud, haughty, arrogant or assuming. In an evangelical sense, having a low opinion of one's self, and a deep sense of unworthiness in the sight of God.
God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace to the humble. James 4:6.
Without a humble imitation of the divine author of our blessed religion, we can never hope to be a happy nation.
HUM'BLE, verb transitive To abase; to reduce to a low state. This victory humbled the pride of Rome. The power of Rome was humbled, but not subdued.
1. To crush; to break; to subdue. The battle of Waterloo humbled the power of Buonaparte.
2. To mortify.
3. To make humble or lowly in mind; to abase the pride of; to reduce arrogance and self-dependence; to give a low opinion of one's moral worth; to make meek and submissive to the divine will; the evangelical sense.
Humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you. 1 Peter 5:1.
Hezekiah humbled himself for the pride of his heart. 2 Chronicles 32:1.
4. To make to condescend.
He humbles himself to speak to them.
5. To bring down; to lower; to reduce.
The highest mountains may be humbled into valleys.
6. To deprive of chastity. Deuteronomy 21:1.
To humble one's self, to repent; to afflict one's self for sin; to make contrite.
HUMIL'ITY, noun [Latin humilitas.]
1. In ethics, freedom from pride and arrogance; humbleness of mind; a modest estimate of one's own worth. In theology, humility consists in lowliness of mind; a deep sense of one's own unworthiness in the sight of God, self-abasement, penitence for sin, and submission to the divine will.
Before honor is humility Proverbs 15:33.
Serving the Lord with all humility of mind. Acts 20:19.
2. Act of submission.
With these humilities they satisfied the young king.
PRIDE, noun
1. Inordinate self-esteem; an unreasonable conceit of one's own superiority in talents, beauty, wealth, accomplishments, rank or elevation in office, which manifests itself in lofty airs, distance, reserve, and often in contempt of others.
Martial pride looks down on industry.
PRIDE goeth before destruction. Proverbs 16:18.
PRIDE that dines on vanity, sups on contempt.
All pride is abject and mean.
Those that walk in pride he is able to abase. Daniel 4:37.
2. Insolence; rude treatment of others; insolent exultation.
That hardly we escap'd the pride of France.
3. Generous elation of heart; a noble self-esteem springing from a consciousness of worth.
The honest pride of conscious virtue.
4. Elevation; loftiness.
A falcon tow'ring in her pride of place.
5. Decoration; ornament; beauty displayed.
Whose lofty trees, clad with summer's pride. Be his this sword.
Whose ivory sheath, inwrought with curious pride. Adds graceful terror to the wearer's side.
6. Splendid show; ostentation.
Is this array, the war of either side. Through Athens pass'd with military pride
7. That of which men are proud; that which excites boasting.
I will cut off the pride of the Philistines. Zechariah 9:6. Zephaniah 3:11.
PRIDE, verb transitive With the reciprocal pronoun, to pride one's self, to indulge pride; to take pride; to value one's self; to gratify self-esteem. They pride themselves in their wealth, dress or equipage. He prides himself in his achievements.
Locations in the KJV of Bible with verses related to this subject:
1 Corinthians 4:6-8 Not being puffed up one against another.
1 Corinthians 8:1-3 If a man thinks he knows everything, he does not know what he should.
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