Matthew 7:16-18

¹⁶ You will know them by their fruits. Grapes are not gathered from thornbushes nor figs from thistles, are they? ¹⁷ So every good tree bears good fruit, but the bad tree bears bad fruit. ¹⁸ A good tree cannot produce bad fruit, nor can a bad tree produce good fruit.

They Like The Thought of Being Superior . They Actually Think They’re Better Sitting in the Seat of Scoffers / Narcissists as Judge . They Refuse To Listen Looking On Others With Contempt They Deceive Themselves They Never Learn They’re Impossible To Please Religious (Maybe), But Not Truly Moral or Righteous . They Are Deceivers (and Liars) Big Time Hypocrites Making It Look Good They’re Conflict Creators They Lack Perspective On What’s Important They Have Poor Judgment They Add Fuel To Fires Nothing But Strife They Focus On Your Version Of Their Problem . They Want To Be The Center of Attention What is Narcissism

• Narcissist is the modern colloquial term for what the Bible calls “insolent pride” – see here

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