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Wise In Whose Eyes?
**[50 Fruits of Pride Survey](http://www.gracechanute.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Fifty-Fruits-of-Pride.pdf)**
> The way of a fool is right in his own eyes,
> but a wise man listens to advice.
> -- Proverbs 12:15 (ESV)
> Every way of a man is right in his own eyes,
> but the Lord weighs the heart.
> -- Proverbs 21:2 (ESV)
> 12 Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes?
> There is more hope for a fool than for him.
> -- Proverbs 26:12 (ESV)
# What does it mean to be wise in your own eyes?
# Why is pride worse than you think?
> The wise will inherit honor,
> but fools get disgrace.
> -- Proverbs 3:35 (ESV)
> When pride comes, then comes disgrace,
> but with the humble is wisdom.
> -- Proverbs 11:2 (ESV)
> The wise of heart will receive commandments,
> but a babbling fool will come to ruin.
> -- Proverbs 10:8 (ESV)
> Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise,
> but the companion of fools will suffer harm.
> -- Proverbs 13:20 (ESV)
> 18 Pride goes before destruction,
> and a haughty spirit before a fall.
>
> 19 It is better to be of a lowly spirit with the poor
> than to divide the spoil with the proud.
>
> 25 There is a way that seems right to a man,
> but its end is the way to death.
>
> -- Proverbs 16:18-19, 25 (ESV)
> Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, 6 who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, 7 but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. 8 And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross.
> -- Philippians 2:5-8 (ESV)
# Application
## Revere God’s Word
> Whoever despises the word brings destruction on himself,
> but he who reveres the commandment will be rewarded.
> -- Proverbs 13:13 (ESV)
## Receive godly correction
> The ear that listens to life-giving reproof
> will dwell among the wise.
> -- Proverbs 15:31 (ESV)
## Confess your sin
> Whoever conceals his transgressions will not prosper,
> but he who confesses and forsakes them will obtain mercy.
> -- Proverbs 28:13 (ESV)
## Rest your humility in Jesus
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By Grace Church**[50 Fruits of Pride Survey](http://www.gracechanute.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Fifty-Fruits-of-Pride.pdf)**
> The way of a fool is right in his own eyes,
> but a wise man listens to advice.
> -- Proverbs 12:15 (ESV)
> Every way of a man is right in his own eyes,
> but the Lord weighs the heart.
> -- Proverbs 21:2 (ESV)
> 12 Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes?
> There is more hope for a fool than for him.
> -- Proverbs 26:12 (ESV)
# What does it mean to be wise in your own eyes?
# Why is pride worse than you think?
> The wise will inherit honor,
> but fools get disgrace.
> -- Proverbs 3:35 (ESV)
> When pride comes, then comes disgrace,
> but with the humble is wisdom.
> -- Proverbs 11:2 (ESV)
> The wise of heart will receive commandments,
> but a babbling fool will come to ruin.
> -- Proverbs 10:8 (ESV)
> Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise,
> but the companion of fools will suffer harm.
> -- Proverbs 13:20 (ESV)
> 18 Pride goes before destruction,
> and a haughty spirit before a fall.
>
> 19 It is better to be of a lowly spirit with the poor
> than to divide the spoil with the proud.
>
> 25 There is a way that seems right to a man,
> but its end is the way to death.
>
> -- Proverbs 16:18-19, 25 (ESV)
> Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, 6 who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, 7 but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. 8 And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross.
> -- Philippians 2:5-8 (ESV)
# Application
## Revere God’s Word
> Whoever despises the word brings destruction on himself,
> but he who reveres the commandment will be rewarded.
> -- Proverbs 13:13 (ESV)
## Receive godly correction
> The ear that listens to life-giving reproof
> will dwell among the wise.
> -- Proverbs 15:31 (ESV)
## Confess your sin
> Whoever conceals his transgressions will not prosper,
> but he who confesses and forsakes them will obtain mercy.
> -- Proverbs 28:13 (ESV)
## Rest your humility in Jesus