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This collection has 33 Bible verses about pride: 19 from the Old Testament and 14 from the New Testament. Proverbs appears most often (13 verses), across 15 books of Scripture.
What does the Bible say about pride? Read 33 carefully selected Bible verses about pride, with full scripture text you can save, share, and study.
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"Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall."
"Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall."
"When pride comes, then comes shame, but with humility comes wisdom."
"When pride cometh, then cometh shame: but with the lowly is wisdom."
"But he gives more grace. Therefore it says, “God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”"
"But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble."
"The fear of Yahweh is to hate evil. I hate pride, arrogance, the evil way, and the perverse mouth."
"The fear of the LORD is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate."
"A man’s pride brings him low, but one of lowly spirit gains honor."
"A man’s pride shall bring him low: but honour shall uphold the humble in spirit."
"Likewise, you younger ones, be subject to the elder. Yes, all of you clothe yourselves with humility, to subject yourselves to one another; for “God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”"
"Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble."
"For if a man thinks himself to be something when he is nothing, he deceives himself."
"For if a man think himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself."
"Let another man praise you, and not your own mouth; a stranger, and not your own lips."
"Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips."
"doing nothing through rivalry or through conceit, but in humility, each counting others better than himself;"
"Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves."
"Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him."
"Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him."
"For I say, through the grace that was given me, to every man who is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think reasonably, as God has apportioned to each person a measure of faith."
"For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith."
"Yahweh says, “Don’t let the wise man glory in his wisdom. Don’t let the mighty man glory in his might. Don’t let the rich man glory in his riches. But let him who glories glory in this, that he has understanding, and knows me, that I am Yahweh who exercises loving kindness, justice, and righteousness, in the earth; for I delight in these things,” says Yahweh."
"Thus saith the LORD, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches: But let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth me, that I am the LORD which exercise lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness, in the earth: for in these things I delight, saith the LORD."
"For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, isn’t the Father’s, but is the world’s."
"For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world."
"The pride of your heart has deceived you, you who dwell in the clefts of the rock, whose habitation is high, who says in his heart, ‘Who will bring me down to the ground?’"
"The pride of thine heart hath deceived thee, thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, whose habitation is high; that saith in his heart, Who shall bring me down to the ground?"
"Pride only breeds quarrels, but with ones who take advice is wisdom."
"Only by pride cometh contention: but with the well advised is wisdom."
"Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and extol and honor the King of heaven; for all his works are truth, and his ways justice; and those who walk in pride he is able to abase."
"Now I Nebuchadnezzar praise and extol and honour the King of heaven, all whose works are truth, and his ways judgment: and those that walk in pride he is able to abase."
"I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but he who humbles himself will be exalted.”"
"I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted."
"Therefore let him who thinks he stands be careful that he doesn’t fall."
"Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall."
"Everyone who is proud in heart is an abomination to Yahweh: they shall certainly not be unpunished."
"Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to the LORD: though hand join in hand, he shall not be unpunished."
"Before destruction the heart of man is proud, but before honor is humility."
"Before destruction the heart of man is haughty, and before honour is humility."
"The wicked, in the pride of his face, has no room in his thoughts for God."
"The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God: God is not in all his thoughts."
"A high look, and a proud heart, the lamp of the wicked, is sin."
"An high look, and a proud heart, and the plowing of the wicked, is sin."
"It is better to be of a lowly spirit with the poor, than to divide the plunder with the proud."
"Better it is to be of an humble spirit with the lowly, than to divide the spoil with the proud."
"He said, “That which proceeds out of the man, that defiles the man. For from within, out of the hearts of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, sexual sins, murders, thefts, covetings, wickedness, deceit, lustful desires, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, and foolishness. All these evil things come from within, and defile the man.”"
"And he said, That which cometh out of the man, that defileth the man. For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness: All these evil things come from within, and defile the man."
"Love is patient and is kind; love doesn’t envy. Love doesn’t brag, is not proud,"
"Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,"
"Charge those who are rich in this present world that they not be haughty, nor have their hope set on the uncertainty of riches, but on the living God, who richly provides us with everything to enjoy;"
"Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy;"
"The proud and haughty man, “scoffer” is his name; he works in the arrogance of pride."
"Proud and haughty scorner is his name, who dealeth in proud wrath."
"But let each man examine his own work, and then he will have reason to boast in himself, and not in someone else."
"But let every man prove his own work, and then shall he have rejoicing in himself alone, and not in another."
"For the sin of their mouth, and the words of their lips, let them be caught in their pride, for the curses and lies which they utter."
"For the sin of their mouth and the words of their lips let them even be taken in their pride: and for cursing and lying which they speak."
"and God chose the lowly things of the world, and the things that are despised, and the things that are not, that he might bring to nothing the things that are: that no flesh should boast before God."
"And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are: That no flesh should glory in his presence."
"For though Yahweh is high, yet he looks after the lowly; but the proud, he knows from afar."
"Though the LORD be high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly: but the proud he knoweth afar off."
"But let the brother in humble circumstances glory in his high position; and the rich, in that he is made humble, because like the flower in the grass, he will pass away."
"Let the brother of low degree rejoice in that he is exalted: But the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away."
"It is not good to eat much honey; nor is it honorable to seek one’s own honor."
"It is not good to eat much honey: so for men to search their own glory is not glory."
Scripture quotations are from the World English Bible and the King James Version (both public domain), checked word for word against the full text. Updated October 2, 2026.
The word pride appears 49 times in the King James Version. See where pride appears, book by book
This collection has 33 Bible verses about pride: 19 from the Old Testament and 14 from the New Testament. Proverbs appears most often (13 verses), across 15 books of Scripture. What does the Bible say about pride? Read 33 carefully selected Bible verses about pride, with full scripture text you can save, share, and study.
Proverbs 16:18: "Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall." Proverbs 11:2: "When pride comes, then comes shame, but with humility comes wisdom." James 4:6: "But he gives more grace. Therefore it says, “God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”" Full collection: 33 verses on this page (58% Old Testament, 42% New Testament).
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