James directs that acceptance of the implanted word should be done “humbly.” Our need for an attitude of humility was established in James 1:19. Arrogance is the unwritten word assumed in that proverb. It is inflated self-opinion that makes us unwilling to hear God or our fellow men, that makes us think we should talk when others shouldn’t, that gives us the audacity to lose control of ourselves and yell at others or thumb our noses at God. A humble attitude, therefore, is not only mandatory when