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Isaiah 23, HE brings dishonor to all prideful nations!

Isa 23:1, THE BURDEN AGAINST TYRE. WAIL, YOU SHIPS OF TARSHISH! FOR IT IS LAID WASTE, SO THAT THERE IS NO HOUSE, NO HARBOR; …

The people of Tyre were known as Phoenicians who had many ships. It was the commercial capital of the world bringing in good and material from all over the known world! 

Isa 23:9, THE LORD OF HOSTS HAS PURPOSED IT, TO BRING TO DISHONOR THE PRIDE OF ALL GLORY, TO BRING INTO CONTEMPT ALL THE HONORABLE OF THE EARTH. 

Because of it’s great success as a shipping harbor Tyre became proud of it’s accomplishments! PRIDE is an abomination to the LORD, and to think that our country celebrates PRIDE with it’s own month! JUDGEMENT IS COMING!

Pro 16:5, EVERYONE PROUD IN HEART IS AN ABOMINATION TO THE LORD; Though they join forces, NONE WILL GO UNPUNISHED. 

Isa 23:13, Behold, the land of the Chaldeans, This people which was not; Assyria founded it for wild beasts of the desert. THEY SET UP ITS TOWERS, THEY RAISED UP ITS PALACES, AND BROUGHT IT TO RUIN. 

The main land of Tyre was indeed defeated by both the Assyrians and Babylonians. The people Tyre moved out to a small island off it’s shores to get away from Alexander the Great!

Eze 26:12, They will plunder your riches and pillage your merchandise; they will break down your walls and destroy your pleasant houses; THEY WILL LAY YOUR STONES, YOUR TIMBER, AND YOUR SOIL IN THE MIDST OF THE WATER.

In order to reach Tyre who were on the island, Alexander had to make a land bridge from the ruins of Tyre. Strange prophecy, but it fulfilled by Alexander the Great!

The destruction of these nations will continue, but there is one kingdom which will never end!

Dan 7:13-14, “I was watching in the night visions, And behold, ONE LIKE THE SON OF MAN, COMING WITH THE CLOUDS OF HEAVEN! He came to the Ancient of Days, And they brought Him near before Him. THEN TO HIM WAS GIVEN DOMINION AND GLORY AND A KINGDOM, THAT ALL PEOPLES, NATIONS, AND LANGUAGES SHOULD SERVE HIM. HIS DOMINION IS AN EVERLASTING DOMINION, WHICH SHALL NOT PASS AWAY, AND HIS KINGDOM THE ONE WHICH SHALL NOT BE DESTROYED.

The kingdom of the COMING KING, JESUS is from everlasting to everlasting! And HE Shall reign forever! The pride of nations and people will come to an end! Be Ready HE is COMING!

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Isaiah 14, Pride comes before the fall!

Isa 14:1, FOR THE LORD WILL HAVE MERCY ON JACOB, AND WILL STILL CHOOSE ISRAEL, AND SETTLE THEM IN THEIR OWN LAND. …

After the devastation of Israel by the hand of Babylon the LORD will bring back a remnant of HIS people! It also happened in WWII and it will also happen again in the near future! 

Rom 11:5, EVEN SO THEN, AT THIS PRESENT TIME THERE IS A REMNANT ACCORDING TO THE ELECTION OF GRACE. 

Isa 14:9, “HELL FROM BENEATH IS EXCITED ABOUT YOU, TO MEET YOU AT YOUR COMING…

Isaiah wrote about the king of Babylon, but he is also talking about satan himself!

Isa 14:12, “HOW YOU ARE FALLEN FROM HEAVEN, O LUCIFER, SON OF THE MORNING! HOW YOU ARE CUT DOWN TO THE GROUND, YOU WHO WEAKENED THE NATIONS!  

Satan once had a great position in heaven till iniquity (PRIDE) was found in him!

Eze 28:14-15, “You were the anointed cherub who covers; I established you; You were on the holy mountain of God; You walked back and forth in the midst of fiery stones. You were perfect in your ways from the day you were created, TILL INIQUITY WAS FOUND IN YOU.

He, satan, wanted to be GOD

Isa 14:13-14, For you have said in your heart: ‘I WILL ASCEND INTO HEAVEN, I WILL EXALT MY THRONE ABOVE THE STARS OF GOD; I WILL ALSO SIT ON THE MOUNT OF THE CONGREGATION ON THE FARTHEST SIDES OF THE NORTH; I WILL ASCEND ABOVE THE HEIGHTS OF THE CLOUDS, I WILL BE LIKE THE MOST HIGH.’

He wanted to be exalted like GOD, He wanted to sit on HIS throne and receive praise! YET!

Isa 14:15-16, YET YOU SHALL BE BROUGHT DOWN TO SHEOL, TO THE LOWEST DEPTHS OF THE PIT …

Rev 19:20, THEN THE BEAST WAS CAPTURED, AND WITH HIM THE FALSE PROPHET WHO WORKED SIGNS IN HIS PRESENCE, …. THESE TWO WERE CAST ALIVE INTO THE LAKE OF FIRE BURNING WITH BRIMSTONE.

THERE IS ONLY ONE GOD, AND WHAT HE SAYS WILL BE DONE! REMEMBER, AS THIS NATION CELEBRATES PRIDE MONTH, “PRIDE COMES BEFORE THE FALL”!

Isa 14:24, 27, THE LORD OF HOSTS HAS SWORN, SAYING, “SURELY, AS I HAVE THOUGHT, SO IT SHALL COME TO PASS, AND AS I HAVE PURPOSED, SO IT SHALL STAND… FOR THE LORD OF HOSTS HAS PURPOSED, AND WHO WILL ANNUL IT? HIS HAND IS STRETCHED OUT, AND WHO WILL TURN IT BACK?” 

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Proverbs 15, GOD see’s all!

Pro 15:1-2, A SOFT ANSWER TURNS AWAY WRATH, BUT A HARSH WORD STIRS UP ANGER. THE TONGUE OF THE WISE USES KNOWLEDGE RIGHTLY, But the mouth of fools pours forth foolishness.

Answer a raging man with rage, then get out the gloves, but a soft answer turns away wrath! We should have self-control in every situation, and ponder just how to respond!

Pro 15:28, The heart of the righteous studies how to answer, But the mouth of the wicked pours forth evil. 

Pro 15:3, THE EYES OF THE LORD ARE IN EVERY PLACE, KEEPING WATCH ON THE EVIL AND THE GOOD. 

The eyes of the LORD see all, what we say, what we think, and our motives! We often believe that the wicked get away with everything, Not so! Their day will come!

Jer 16:17, For MY eyes are on all their ways; they are not hidden from MY face, NOR IS THEIR INIQUITY HIDDEN FROM MY EYES.

 Pro 15:8, 26, THE SACRIFICE OF THE WICKED IS AN ABOMINATION TO THE LORD, …. THE THOUGHTS OF THE WICKED ARE AN ABOMINATION TO THE LORD.

When a wicked man enters HIS sanctuary, IT IS BETTER TO LISTEN AND LEARN RATHER THAN TO GIVE MONEY AS IF YOUR DOING GOD A FAVOR! The sacrifices of the wicked even their very thoughts are an abomination to the LORD! Better is to obey HIS instruction

Ecc 5:1, Walk prudently when you go to the house of God; and draw near to hear RATHER THAN TO GIVE THE SACRIFICE OF FOOLS, FOR THEY DO NOT KNOW THAT THEY DO EVIL. 

Pro 15:17, BETTER IS A DINNER OF HERBS WHERE LOVE IS, THAN A FATTED CALF WITH HATRED.

Love satisfies the heart way more than food! In a house filled with rage, not even the best food will satisfy the heart! “RICHES AND POVERTY ARE MORE IN THE HEART THAN IN THE HAND. HE IS WEALTHY WHO IS CONTENTED. HE IS POOR WHO WANTS MORE.” 

(Bishop Hall, cited in Bridges)

Pro 17:1, Better is a dry morsel with quietness, Than a house full of feasting with strife. 

Pro 15:33, THE FEAR OF THE LORD IS THE INSTRUCTION OF WISDOM, AND BEFORE HONOR IS HUMILITY. 

Remember pride comes before the fall, but GOD can use the humble mightily! 

Luk 14:11, FOR WHOEVER EXALTS HIMSELF WILL BE HUMBLED, AND HE WHO HUMBLES HIMSELF WILL BE EXALTED.” 

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Proverbs 6:16-19, GOD hates?

Pro 6:16, These six things the LORD hates, Yes, seven are an abomination to Him: 

Can the GOD of love hate? The LORD loves everyone, yet because of our sin HIS SON JESUS was crucified on the cross! HE hates the things we do with our blessings!

Pro 6:17-18, A PROUD LOOK, A LYING TONGUE, HANDS THAT SHED INNOCENT BLOOD, A HEART THAT DEVISES WICKED PLANS, FEET THAT ARE SWIFT IN RUNNING TO EVIL,

Notice our body parts? The eyes, the tongue, the hands, the hearts, and the feet! These are the things we do with our own bodies! The LORD blessed us with our body parts yet we use them for evil!

Jas 3:10, Out of the same mouth proceed blessing and cursing. MY BRETHREN, THESE THINGS OUGHT NOT TO BE SO. 

Honor the LORD in humility, with your praises, lifting up holy hands in prayer. Honor HIM with your thoughts, and running to do HIS will!

Rom 6:13, And do not present your members as instruments of unrighteousness to sin, but present yourselves to God as being alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness to God. 

Pro 6:19, A false witness who speaks lies, And one who sows discord among brethren. 

The LORD hates false witnesses for they were sought against HIS own SON JESUS! (Matt 26:59), but the Last one is an abomination to HIM! “one who sows discord among brethren”

Pro 26:20, Where there is no wood, the fire goes out; And where there is no talebearer, strife ceases. 

Pro 16:28, A perverse man sows strife, And a whisperer separates the best of friends. 

HE has given us the strength to control our own vessel, and if we do so we honor HIM! Yet, there are does amongst the brethren who savor juicy information just to spread it around! STOP, your only condemning yourself!

1Th 4:4-5, that each of you should know how to possess his own vessel in sanctification and honor, not in passion of lust, like the Gentiles who do not know God;

Hos 9:15, “ALL THEIR WICKEDNESS is in Gilgal, FOR THERE I HATED THEM. BECAUSE OF THE EVIL OF THEIR DEEDS I will drive them from MY HOUSE; I WILL LOVE THEM NO MORE. All their princes are rebellious. 

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Psalm 131, A child is not prideful not arrogant!

Psa 131:1a, …LORD, MY HEART IS NOT HAUGHTY,

King David rejected pride, and so must we! Were not better than anyone else, Yes were Christians, but still sinners like everyone else!

Jas 4:6, But He gives more grace. Therefore He says: “GOD RESISTS THE PROUD, BUT GIVES GRACE TO THE HUMBLE.” 

Psa 131:1b, Nor my eyes lofty.

King David also rejected arrogance.  A prideful person will look down on others. THEY ARE NOT LIKE ME, I’M BETTER THAN THOSE LITTLE PEOPLE! Know that the LORD see’s everything you say and think of!

Isa 13:11 NLT, “I, the LORD, will punish the world for its evil and the wicked for their sin. I WILL CRUSH THE ARROGANCE OF THE PROUD AND HUMBLE THE PRIDE OF THE MIGHTY.

Psa 131:1c, Neither do I concern myself with great matters, Nor with things too profound for me 

David, being king, also rejected selfish ambition! It was not that he wanted to be king, but that GOD had chosen him! David wasn’t perfect, but his heart was set to do HIS will!

Act 13:22, … ‘I HAVE FOUND DAVID THE SON OF JESSE, A MAN AFTER MY OWN HEART, WHO WILL DO ALL MY WILL.’ 

Php 2:3, Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself.

Don’t be deceived, HE knows your heart! Don’t do something that others may praise you for it, but do it in humility out of reverence to the LORD! Men see the external but HE sees your heart and knows your motives!

1Sa 16:7b, …FOR THE LORD DOES NOT SEE AS MAN SEES; FOR MAN LOOKS AT THE OUTWARD APPEARANCE, BUT THE LORD LOOKS AT THE HEART.” 

Psa 131:2, Surely I have calmed and quieted my soul, Like a weaned child with his mother; Like a weaned child is my soul within me. 

A child doesn’t know pride, doesn’t desire promotion, and is completely dependent on his/her parents! A child doesn’t know or even care about where his next meal will come from. WE MUST HAVE CHILDLIKE FAITH, NOT CHILDISH FAITH, IN OUR LOVING FATHER WHO IS ALWAYS THERE TO PICK US UP WHEN WE FALL! Trust in the LORD for HE is good!

Mar 10:15, Assuredly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God as a little child will by no means enter it.” 

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Job 31, a covenant with GOD!

Job 31:1-3, “I HAVE MADE A COVENANT WITH MY EYES; WHY THEN SHOULD I LOOK UPON A YOUNG WOMAN? For what is the allotment of God from above, And the inheritance of the Almighty from on high? IS IT NOT DESTRUCTION FOR THE WICKED, AND DISASTER FOR THE WORKERS OF INIQUITY?

Job made a covenant with GOD regarding his eyes! Lusting over women is sinful and he knew himself! JESUS SAID,

Mat 5:28, BUT I SAY TO YOU THAT WHOEVER LOOKS AT A WOMAN TO LUST FOR HER HAS ALREADY COMMITTED ADULTERY WITH HER IN HIS HEART. 

If we follow our example in life, JESUS, the lust of the eyes is not HIS way, but the world’s!

1Jn 2:16, FOR ALL THAT IS IN THE WORLD—THE LUST OF THE FLESH, THE LUST OF THE EYES, and the PRIDE OF LIFE—IS NOT OF THE FATHER BUT IS OF THE WORLD. 

Job 31:13-15, “If I have despised the cause of my male or female servant When they complained against me, What then shall I do when God rises up? WHEN HE PUNISHES, HOW SHALL I ANSWER HIM? DID NOT HE WHO MADE ME IN THE WOMB MAKE THEM? DID NOT THE SAME ONE FASHION US IN THE WOMB?

Pro 22:2, The rich and the poor have this in common, The LORD is the maker of them all. 

We are not better than anyone else, WE ARE ALL HIS CREATION! IF WE OPPRESS ANYONE IT’S A REPROACH AGAINST THEIR CREATOR, GOD!

Pro 14:31, He who oppresses the poor reproaches his Maker, But he who honors Him has mercy on the needy. 

We are HIS Creation, but not all are HIS sons! BEING CALLED A SON OF GOD IS A PRIVILEGE TO THOSE WHO KNOW THEIR GOD AND HAVE RECEIVED HIM! IT’S A GIFT TO THE WORLD FOR ALL THOSE WILLING TO COME TO HIM! DON’T FOLLOW THE WAYS OF THE WORLD, BECAUSE IT ONLY LEADS TO DEATH!

Joh 1:12, BUT AS MANY AS RECEIVED HIM, TO THEM HE GAVE THE RIGHT TO BECOME CHILDREN OF GOD, TO THOSE WHO BELIEVE IN HIS NAME:

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Esther 5, pride comes before the fall!

Est 5:1-2, Now it happened on the THIRD DAY that Esther put on her royal robes and stood in the inner court of the king’s palace, …SO IT WAS, WHEN THE KING SAW QUEEN ESTHER STANDING IN THE COURT, THAT SHE FOUND FAVOR IN HIS SIGHT, AND THE KING HELD OUT TO ESTHER THE GOLDEN SCEPTER THAT WAS IN HIS HAND….

It took great courage to go before the king knowing that she could have been killed for it!

Psa 56:3-4, WHENEVER I AM AFRAID, I WILL TRUST IN YOU. In God (I will praise His word), IN GOD I HAVE PUT MY TRUST; I WILL NOT FEAR. WHAT CAN FLESH DO TO ME?

Esther invited the king and Haman to a banquet, but it wasn’t the right time! THIS IS ALSO OF GOD! FOR THE LORD RESTRAINED HER; HE WAS STILL SETTING THINGS UP!

Est 5:9-10, SO HAMAN WENT OUT THAT DAY JOYFUL AND WITH A GLAD HEART; but when Haman saw Mordecai in the king’s gate, and that he did not stand or tremble before him, HE WAS FILLED WITH INDIGNATION AGAINST MORDECAI. nevertheless Haman RESTRAINED himself and went home, …

Haman had riches, and was being honored by the king and queen of Persia, Yet his heart was filled with Anger because of just one man! THE RICHES AND HONOR OR THIS WORLD CAN’T SATISFY A MAN’S HEART, ONLY THE LORD CAN! THE HEART IS DESPERATELY WICKED WHO CAN KNOW IT! JER 17:9

Both Esther and Haman restrained themselves, The LORD has HIS timing! IN TIMES OF TROUBLE WE WANT THE LORD TO ACT QUICKLY ON OUR BEHALF, WE GROW ANXIOUS AND WORRY! HE IS NEVER LATE!

Mic 7:7, Therefore I will look to the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation; My God will hear me. 

HAMAN BOASTED ABOUT HIS RICHES AND INFLUENCE TO HIS FAMILY AND FRIENDS, YET LITTLE DID HE KNOW THAT THIS WAS HIS LAST NIGHT ON EARTH!

Pro 16:18, PRIDE GOES BEFORE DESTRUCTION, AND A HAUGHTY SPIRIT BEFORE A FALL.

Pro 18:12, Before destruction the heart of a man is haughty, And before honor is humility.

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Esther 3, the battle against the flesh!

Est 3:1, After these things King Ahasuerus PROMOTED HAMAN, the son of Hammedatha THE AGAGITE, and ADVANCED HIM AND SET HIS SEAT ABOVE ALL THE PRINCES WHO WERE WITH HIM.

Psa 12:8, THE WICKED PROWL ON EVERY SIDE, WHEN VILENESS IS EXALTED AMONG THE SONS OF MEN. 

Remember even this is from the LORD; when a wicked man such as Haman is promoted to power! Haman was a descendant of Agag who was the king of the Amalekites!

Exo 17:14,16, THEN THE LORD SAID to Moses, “Write this for a memorial in the book and recount it in the hearing of Joshua, THAT I WILL UTTERLY BLOT OUT THE REMEMBRANCE OF AMALEK FROM UNDER HEAVEN.” … for he said, “BECAUSE THE LORD HAS SWORN: THE LORD WILL HAVE WAR WITH AMALEK FROM GENERATION TO GENERATION.” 

Amalek, for the Christian, is a type of flesh that we battle on a daily basis! THE BATTLE BETWEEN THE FLESH AND THE SPIRIT!

Est 3:2, And ALL THE KING’S SERVANTS who were within the king’s gate BOWED AND PAID HOMAGE TO HAMAN, for so the king had commanded concerning him. BUT MORDECAI WOULD NOT BOW OR PAY HOMAGE. 

AS CHRISTIANS WE WILL ONLY BOW DOWN TO HIM WHO IS WORTHY OF PRAISE, NOT TO CORRUPTIBLE MAN!

Php 2:10, that at the name of JESUS every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, 

Est 3:5-6, When Haman saw that Mordecai did not bow or pay him homage, HAMAN WAS FILLED WITH WRATH. BUT HE DISDAINED TO LAY HANDS ON MORDECAI ALONE, for they had told him of the people of Mordecai. Instead, HAMAN SOUGHT TO DESTROY ALL THE JEWS …

TODAY, MEN RIOT AGAINST ALL THE POLICE FOR THE ACTIONS OF BUT A FEW JUST AS HAMAN SOUGHT TO KILL EVERY JEW FOR THE ACTIONS OF JUST ONE!  THE STAGE IS SET

Gal 5:17, For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary to one another, so that you do not do the things that you wish. 

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2Chronicles 26, Pride comes before the fall!

2Ch 26:3-5, Uzziah was sixteen years old when he became king, and he reigned fifty-two years in Jerusalem. … AND HE DID WHAT WAS RIGHT IN THE SIGHT OF THE LORD, …HE SOUGHT GOD IN THE DAYS OF ZECHARIAH, WHO HAD UNDERSTANDING IN THE VISIONS OF GOD; AND AS LONG AS HE SOUGHT THE LORD, GOD MADE HIM PROSPER.

He was a good king who sought the LORD for understanding and GOD helped him!

2Ch 26:7, God helped him against the Philistines, against the Arabians …. 

2Ch 26:15, …SO HIS FAME SPREAD FAR AND WIDE, FOR HE WAS MARVELOUSLY HELPED TILL HE BECAME STRONG. BUT WHEN HE WAS STRONG HIS HEART WAS LIFTED UP, TO HIS DESTRUCTION, for he transgressed against the LORD his God by entering the temple of the LORD to burn incense on the altar of incense. 

Pro 16:18, PRIDE goes before destruction, And a haughty (ARROGANT) spirit before a fall. 

In his pride, king Uzziah believe he could also be a priest! THERE IS ONLY ONE TRUE KING, WHO IS ALSO THE HIGH PRIEST AND PROPHET; HIS NAME IS JESUS THE SON OF THE LIVING GOD!

2Ch 26:18-19, … “It is not for you, Uzziah, to burn incense to the LORD, BUT FOR THE PRIESTS…. GET OUT OF THE SANCTUARY, FOR YOU HAVE TRESPASSED! YOU SHALL HAVE NO HONOR FROM THE LORD GOD.” Then Uzziah became furious; and he had a censer in his hand to burn incense. AND WHILE HE WAS ANGRY WITH THE PRIESTS, LEPROSY BROKE OUT ON HIS FOREHEAD, …

Pro 18:12, BEFORE DESTRUCTION THE HEART OF A MAN IS HAUGHTY, AND BEFORE HONOR IS HUMILITY.

BEING ARROGANT WILL LEAD TO RUIN, BUT A HUMBLE HEART WILL LEAD TO HONOR BEFORE THE LORD! REMEMBER, GOD RESISTS THE PROUD, BUT GIVES GRACE TO THE HUMBLE 1Peter 5:5!

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2Kings 15, ONLY ONE TRUE KING AND PRIEST! JESUS!

2Ki 15:1-3, … Azariah the son of Amaziah, king of Judah, became king. … he reigned fifty-two years in Jerusalem. … AND HE DID WHAT WAS RIGHT IN THE SIGHT OF THE LORD, according to all that his father Amaziah had done,

Like his father Azariah had a great start and DID WHAT WAS RIGHT IN THE LORD’S SIGHT!

2Ki 15:5, Then the LORD struck the king, so that he was a leper until the day of his death; so he dwelt in an isolated house. …

2Ch 26:16, BUT WHEN HE WAS STRONG HIS HEART WAS LIFTED UP, TO HIS DESTRUCTION, FOR HE TRANSGRESSED AGAINST THE LORD HIS GOD BY ENTERING THE TEMPLE OF THE LORD TO BURN INCENSE ON THE ALTAR OF INCENSE.  

Azariah, also known as Uzziah, was a great king over Judah, YET PRIDE LIFTED HIS HEART TO HIS RUIN!  HE WANTED TO BE KING AND PRIEST! THERE IS ONLY ONE TRUE KING AND PRIEST AND THAT’S THE LORD JESUS!

Isa 6:1, IN THE YEAR THAT KING UZZIAH DIED, I SAW THE LORD SITTING ON A THRONE, HIGH AND LIFTED UP, AND THE TRAIN OF HIS ROBE FILLED THE TEMPLE. 

Uzziah was a great king, Yet the LORD showed Isaiah the true KING of kings and LORD of lords! NO MAN CAN EVER TAKE HIS PLACE, NO MAN CAN EVER FILL HIS SHOES; FOR HE IS HOLY, HOLY, HOLY AND THE WHOLE EARTH IS FULL OF HIS GLORY!

Psa 118:8, IT IS BETTER TO TRUST IN THE LORD THAN TO PUT CONFIDENCE IN MAN.