Verse from Proverbs

“傲慢只能引起争端；接受劝告的却有智慧。”

箴言 13:10

“Where there is strife, there is pride, but wisdom is found in those who take advice.”

Proverbs 13:10

Most fights aren’t about policy and principle, or about right and wrong; they’re almost always about pride. The wise man of Proverbs swings his axe at the root of the problem when he writes: “Pride leads to conflict” (13:10 nlt). Quarrels are fueled by pride, by needing to be right, by wanting our way, or by defending our turf or our egos.

On the other side, wisdom resides with the well-advised—those who listen and learn, those who allow themselves to be instructed. There is wisdom in those who humble themselves—those who set aside their own selfish ambition; who acknowledge the limits of their own understanding; who listen to the other person’s point of view; who allow their own ideas to be corrected. This is the wisdom from God that spreads peace wherever it goes.

Dear heavenly Father, help me as I battle pride today. 

It’s so easy to take my eyes off You and focus on myself. 

Give me a humble heart.

Humility brings wisdom.