He that is of a proud heart stirreth up strife: but he that putteth his trust in the LORD shall be made fat.
He that is of a proud heart (Hebrew, soul; Proverbs 21:4; and therefore trusteth in himself) "stirreth up strife" (Proverbs 13:10; and shall be made lean spiritually, and often even in temporal goods):
But he that putteth his trust in the Lord shall be made fat - (Proverbs 16:20.) The fountain of pride is trust in self and unbelief toward the Lord (Proverbs 28:26); the fountain of humility is "trust in the Lord."