Proverbs 18:
Arrogance: the root of all evil.
"Before destruction the heart of man is haughty, and before honour is humility." ~Pro 18:12
Whoa! God has
THAT right, doesn't He? When He repeats again and again how "pride" and "arrogance" and "haughtiness" are, bottom line, the "root" of all evil. It was the "starting point" of Lucifer's sin that was found in his heart. This was the sin that is the foundation for all sins that "grow" from this "root" of sin. This of course, includes jealousy and envy. Lucifer was "jealous" of God. This stemmed from the root of pride, that very sin that was "found in him". THIS was the downfall of Lucifer, as described by Jesus Himself:
"And he said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven." ~Luke 10:18
The "remedy", as is written in God's Word, is: "humility".
Humility is the core of what is present in a heart, soul, and mind, that "fears the Lord."
Humility is merely bowing one's will before God's will, and thus acknowledging that HE is God Almighty, and we are NOT. It's acknowledgement that HE is Creator, and that we are the "created".
Humility, stemming from the "fear of the Lord", is the antithesis to arrogance, which is the "fruit" of the root of pride.