{"id":13207,"date":"2026-03-16T18:23:25","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T08:23:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Blog\/?p=13207"},"modified":"2026-03-16T18:23:25","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T08:23:25","slug":"pride-will-kill-you-a-poem-by-bill-kochman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Blog\/index.php\/pride-will-kill-you-a-poem-by-bill-kochman\/","title":{"rendered":"PRIDE WILL KILL YOU &#8212; a poem and song by BBB"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/pride-will-kill-you-optimized.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-39504\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/pride-will-kill-you-optimized.png 1080w, https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/pride-will-kill-you-optimized-557x696.png 557w, https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/pride-will-kill-you-optimized-768x960.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>#Poetry #Poem<\/p>\n<p>PRIDE WILL KILL YOU<\/p>\n<p>by Bill Kochman<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Bill's Bible Basics Poetry and Songs\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Poetry\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Poetry<\/a><\/p>\n<p>03-15-2023<\/p>\n<p>Your pride is going to kill you,<br \/>\nI hope you will come to realize,<br \/>\nGod so desires to reach you,<br \/>\nBut you listen to Satan\u2019s lies.<\/p>\n<p>You built up your logical wall,<br \/>\nConvinced it\u2019s a good defense,<br \/>\nBut the Lord refuses to buy it,<br \/>\nJust drop your proud pretense.<\/p>\n<p>You say you are a good person,<br \/>\nWho has no need for the Lord,<br \/>\nYour righteousness really stinks,<br \/>\nSo I suggest you hop on board.<\/p>\n<p>It is only by the Blood of Jesus,<br \/>\nWe\u2019re made clean in God\u2019s sight,<br \/>\nYour own efforts are worthless,<br \/>\nThey will never make you right.<\/p>\n<p>Please do not keep on resisting,<br \/>\nYour time may soon grow short,<br \/>\nAnd suddenly before you know it,<br \/>\nYou\u2019ll be standing in God\u2019s court.<\/p>\n<p>Now when that court date arrives,<br \/>\nYou\u2019ll account for the life you led,<br \/>\nAnd the things you say that day,<br \/>\nMay land you in a hot lake instead.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, although it will be so tragic,<br \/>\nAt last you\u2019ll clearly come to see,<br \/>\nIt would\u2019ve been so much better,<br \/>\nIf you had simply bent your knee.<\/p>\n<p>But, no, you chose to resist Him,<br \/>\nEven mocking the ones God sent,<br \/>\nYou drove them out of your life,<br \/>\nAnd you refused to ever repent.<\/p>\n<p>Please don\u2019t let this be your story,<br \/>\nTake heed to what I share today,<br \/>\nJesus is waiting to redeem you,<br \/>\nGet down on your knees and pray.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>#Poetry #Poem PRIDE WILL KILL YOU by Bill Kochman https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Poetry 03-15-2023 Your pride is going to kill you, I hope you will come to realize, God so desires to reach you, But you listen to Satan\u2019s lies. 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