This sermon teaches that pride is a warning sign that leads to ruin, while humility is the path that leads to true honor. Pride has no real foundation, blinds people to their weakness, and has brought destruction to many throughout history, while humility begins in the heart and depends fully on God. When people humble themselves before God, trusting Him instead of themselves, God promises to lift them up in the right time.

A sermon delivered by Charles Spurgeon on August 17, 1856.