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.Better is he who is lightly esteemed and has a servant Than he who honors himself and lacks bread.
Proverbs 12:9
The priority for a narcissist is self-exaltation. If no one else is there to honor them, they won’t hesitate to honor themselves. They will go around bragging about their “accomplishments” instead of actually going out and making them happen – talking instead of working.
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This echoes another Proverb
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In all labor there is profit, But mere talk leads only to poverty.
Proverbs 14:23
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And the result of talking instead of working is to get the opposite of the what the narcissist really wants – being “on top”
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The hand of the diligent will rule,
See here for initial steps to peace with GodBut the slack hand will be put to forced labor.
Proverbs 12:24
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* Narcissism is the modern colloquial term for what the Bible calls “insolent pride” – see here
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