The words “humble” and “proud” are on my mind. And I will tell you  why they are on my mind at the present time.

When you enter the ASB Bank Limited here in Kaitaia / NZ at the present time,  you see on the left side a big poster with picture. On the poster is written in very big letters:

“BE NOT SO HUMBLE.

BE PROUD.”

In smaller print it says:

“Every success, no matter how great

or small, is a big deal. Succeed on.”

Here at home I took my Bible and looked up the words “humble” and “proud” in the concordance. ( A concordance is included in my Bible.) I was now really interested to find out what the Bible says about being “humble” and being “proud”. This is what I found out:

The Bible does not only say “Be … humble …”, the Bible says “Be completely humble and gentle; …” You can read that in Paul’s letter to the Ephesians in Ephesians 4:2. The Bible has a lot to say about being “humble”, but here is a verse I really like: “All of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, ….” Peter says that in First Peter 5:5.

And what about being proud?

The apostle Paul says in Romans 12:16 “Do not be proud, …” James says in James 4:6 that “‘God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.'” and Peter says also in First Peter 5:5 that “‘God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.'” And not only that “The Lord detests all the proud of heart.”  Read Proverbs 16:5 

What are we going to do now? I continue to do what the Bible says!