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Interesting.

The biblical definition is the ability to put the needs of another person ahead of your own, confident that you'll still be fine... you're not diminished when you lift someone else up.

This other kind, the opposite of being proud, is sometimes described as false humility, although there's also admonition to not think of ourselves more highly than we ought - but that's still in the context of what might prevent us from reaching out to lift someone else up. We are called to abandon the kind of self-advancement that career politicians practice, but we're not told to grovel in the dust. Instead, we build ourselves up so that we can also encourage others.

We can't suppress pride but we can displace it by taking our eyes off ourselves and lifting up those around us. The crime of Lucifer was to advance himself in heaven... and for that, he was cast down. The victory of Jesus was to take on the burden of lifting us up to heaven... he stepped out of his comfort and did the hard work... for that he was highly exalted.

Be blessed.