We often see such notices as these:―"Beware of the Dog," or "Beware of Pickpockets;" but there is one we never see, and that is, "Beware of Self." "Let him that thinketh he standeth, take heed lest he fall." We read recently of the author of a book on the "Dangers of Alpine Climbing, with Practical Advice to Tourists," having himself lost his life while ascending a mountain. Beware, worker, lest you should fall into the things that you warn others against.
1. Beware of the word of the Lord to do it (Deu 6:12; Deu 8:11).
2. Beware of wine―the symbol of earthly pleasure (Jdg 13:4-13).
3. Beware of the wiles of self-righteousness (Mat 16:6).
4. Beware of the world of covetousness (Luk 12:15).
5. Beware of the wickedness of wicked men (Phl 3:2).
6. Beware of the wisdom of man (Col 2:8; Mat 7:15; Mat 10:17).
7. Beware of wresting the Scriptures (2Pe 3:16-17).