Pride,Humiity & Wisdom

Question 1

Never be wise in your own sight

Answer 1

Romans 12:16 ….Do not be haughty, but associate with the lowly.** Never be wise in your own sight.**

Question 2

Who should praise you?

Answer 2

Proverbs 27:2 Let another praise you, and not your own mouth;
a stranger, and not your own lips.

Question 3

Who does God oppose?

Answer 3

James 4:6
God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.

Question 4

Should I boast?

Answer 4

Psalm 75:4
I say to the boastful, ‘Do not boast,’
and to the wicked, ‘Do not lift up your horn;

Question 5

What should we boast in?

Answer 5

Jeremiah 9:23-24
Thus says the Lord: “Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, let not the mighty man boast in his might, let not the rich man boast in his riches, 24 but let him who boasts boast in this, that he understands and knows me, that I am the Lord who practices steadfast love, justice, and righteousness in the earth. For in these things I delight, declares the Lord.”

Question 6

Whose house does the Lord tear down?

Answer 6

Proverbs 15:25 The Lord tears down the house of the proud

Question 7

What NOT to do in front of a king?

Answer 7

Proverbs 25:6-7
6 Do not put yourself forward in the king’s presence
or stand in the place of the great,
7 for it is better to be told, “Come up here,”
than to be put lower in the presence of a noble.

Question 8

What comes before destruction?

Answer 8

Proverbs 16:18-19
Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before stumbling.

Question 9

Who does God look to?

Answer 9

Isaiah 66:2
…But to this one I will look, to him who is humble and contrite of spirit, and who trembles at My word.

Question 10

How should young men live?

Answer 10

1 Peter 5:5
You younger men, likewise, be subject to your elders; and all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, for God is opposed to the proud, but gives grace to the humble.

Question 11

What does Godly wisdom look like?

Answer 11

James 3:17
But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and sincere.

Question 12

What if I lack wisdom?

Answer 12

James 1:5-8
If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him.
6 But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind.
7 For that person must not suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord;
8 he is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.

Question 13

What is #1 on God’s “hate list”

Answer 13

Proverbs 6:16-19
There are six things that the LORD hates,
seven that are an abomination to him:
17 haughty eyes, a lying tongue,
and hands that shed innocent blood,
18 a heart that devises wicked plans,
feet that make haste to run to evil,
19 a false witness who breathes out lies,
and one who sows discord among brothers.

Question 14

What is the companion of pride?

Answer 14

Proverbs 11:2
When pride comes, then comes disgrace,
but with the humble is wisdom.

Question 15

How do I handle ambition & conceit?

Answer 15

Philippians 2:3-4
Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves.
4 Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others.

Question 16

Wisdom from above is…

Answer 16

James 3:17
But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and sincere.

Question 17

Boasting about tomorrow?

Answer 17

James 4:13-15
Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go into such and such a town and spend a year there and trade and make a profit”—
14 yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little time and then vanishes.
15 Instead you ought to say, “If the Lord wills, we will live and do this or that.”

Question 18

What is and is not Godly wisdom?

Answer 18

James 3:13-18
Who is wise and understanding among you? By his good conduct let him show his works in the meekness of wisdom.
14 But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast and be false to the truth.
15 This is not the wisdom that comes down from above, but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic.
16 For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder and every vile practice.
17 But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and sincere.
18 And a harvest of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.

Question 19

What does God say about the wealthy oppressing the poor?

Answer 19

Proverbs 22:16
Whoever oppresses the poor to increase his own wealth, or gives to the rich, will only come to poverty.

Question 20

God’s condemnation of planning for more wealth.

Answer 20

James 4:13-17
13 Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go into such and such a town and spend a year there and trade and make a profit”—
14 yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little time and then vanishes.
15 Instead you ought to say, “If the Lord wills, we will live and do this or that.”
16 As it is, you boast in your arrogance. All such boasting is evil.
17 So whoever knows the right thing to do and fails to do it, for him it is sin.

Question 21

Rebuking the wise man vs the fool.

Answer 21

Proverbs 17:10
A rebuke goes deeper into a man of understanding
than a hundred blows into a fool.

Question 22

How is strife like water

Answer 22

Proverbs 10:14
The beginning of strife is like letting out water,
so quit before the quarrel breaks out.

Question 23

Shut up!

Answer 23

Proverbs 17:28
Even a fool who keeps silent is considered wise.

Question 24

The heart of the wise….

Answer 24

Proverbs 16:23 … makes his speech judicious and adds persuasiveness to his lips 

Question 25

Gracious words

Answer 25

Proverbs 16:24… are like a honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and health to the body.


Question 26

Run with endurance 

Answer 26

Hebrews 12:1-3

[1] Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, [2] looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.

Do Not Grow Weary

[3] Consider him who endured from sinners such hostility against himself, so that you may not grow weary or fainthearted.

Question 27

Do Not Grow Weary

Answer 27

Hebrews 12:1-3

[1] Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, [2] looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.

[3] Consider him who endured from sinners such hostility against himself, so that you may not grow weary or fainthearted.