LEV853 [Pride] is manifest in one's eyes as it is written (Tehillim 6:17): "Haughty eyes." It is manifest in one's ears by not paying heed to the words of the poor, unfortunate ones. It is manifest in one's nose if, when standing near the poor or upon entering their houses, they smell offensive to him. And it is even in his speech, when he speaks imprudently and with pride against the righteous. Pride can also be manifested in eating and drinking and in clothing oneself ostentatiously in gentile apparel. We have been exhorted against this in the Torah of Moshe, as it is written [this verse]: "And do not walk in the ways of the nations," and (ibid. 18:3): "Do not walk in their ways," and (Devarim 12:30): "Take heed lest you be ensnared after them." The point is the same in all of these instances: Israel is exhorted to stay separate from the nations and its apparel, its speech, and all of its customs, as it is written (Vayikra 20:26): "For I have set you apart from the peoples." The proud are despicable in the eyes of Hashem, as it is written (Mishlei 16:5): "The abomination of Hashem are all who are proud of heart." And the proud man is given into the hands of his evil inclination; he does not receive Divine assistance since he is the abomination of Hashem. And though he does not elevate himself above any man in speech or in deed, but only in his heart, he is still called in "abomination," as it is written: "The abomination of Hashem are all who are proud of heart"--though his pride exists in his heart alone, he is still called an "abomination."
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