Proverbs 16:18-19 (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.
The arrogant think they know more than others, even more than God, so they are determined to do things according to their own understanding. Because they resist God’s good counsel, they will ultimately end up broken and empty. Pride is so destructive that it’s better to have nothing in this life than to share in the wealth and riches of those who are arrogant. God sees the ways of both the proud and the humble. He will not let those who are oppressed by the haughty suffer long. When we meet death, everything will change. Those who despise the Lord will be shut out from his presence, while those who patiently wait for his deliverance will be richly rewarded. When tempted to take things into your own hands today, wait upon the Lord. He gives grace to the humble. Listen to his word, apply biblical truth to the situations you face, and trust him to make things right.