Luke 18:9-14 To some who were confident of their own righteousness and looked down on everyone else, Jesus told this parable. “Two man went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed, “God, I thank you that I am not like other people- robbers, evildoers, adulterers- or even like this tax collector. I fast twice a week and give a tenth of all I get.”

But the tax collector stood at a distance. He would not even look up to heaven, but beat his breast and said, “God, have mercy on me, a sinner.” Jesus said, “I tell you that this man, rather than the other, went home justified before God. For all those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.”

What Jesus is saying being a narcissis (prideful) is not going to get you into heavens. Humility and truth will make you righteous in the sight of God.