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What the Fathers say
Eastern Fathers
Theophylact of Ohrid
The proud person and pride occupy themselves with unreal things, which is why the proud one is so called — meaning "one living in delusion or deception." All such boasting is evil.
Oecumenius
All such rejoicing is wicked. To one therefore knowing to do good, and not doing it: to him it is sin. "All such rejoicing is wicked." James repeats the empty boasting that desires to arise from pride, and as if concluding his speech, he supposes that it is evil: if it is evil, it is certainly also from the Evil One. However, those who have been consecrated to the Lord through baptism should not receive any corruptions from the Evil One. …
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