Good Morning,
My day is beginning early and I will be on the road soon. It is time to write as I sip on some Door County Heavenly Caramel Coffee.
Pride can be looked at two ways. One is good and one is not so good. For instance. " He takes pride in his work" would be an example of good pride. "He refuses to ask a question and learn because of his pride" would be a not so good example of pride. This could be seen as vanity,
Proverbs 29:23 One's pride will bring him low, but he who is lowly in spirit will obtain honor.
Vanity vs. Pride
People often turn to the dictionary in search of the minute and subtle differences between two similar words. The closely related duo of vanity and pride, which overlap significantly in some respects yet differ in others, offer one such example. Putting aside such uses as pride referring to “a company of lions” and vanity meaning “a dressing table,” each of these words may refer to a state of excessive self-esteem. However, pride may also signify a feeling of satisfaction or happiness (either in oneself or on behalf of others) based on something that is well done; vanity is unlikely to be used in this manner. For a well-worded explanation of this distinction, we might look to Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, in which the character Mary opines: “Vanity and pride are different things, though the words are often used synonymously. A person may be proud without being vain. Pride relates more to our opinion of ourselves, vanity to what we would have others think of us.
So be sure to be proud of our accomplishments, but not to the point of vanity.
God bless,
Marty
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