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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."
"When pride comes, then comes shame, but with humility comes wisdom."
"But he gives more grace. Therefore it says, “God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”"
"The fear of Yahweh is to hate evil. I hate pride, arrogance, the evil way, and the perverse mouth."
"A man’s pride brings him low, but one of lowly spirit gains honor."
"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.”"
"For if a man thinks himself to be something when he is nothing, he deceives himself."
"Let another man praise you, and not your own mouth; a stranger, and not your own lips."
"doing nothing through rivalry or through conceit, but in humility, each counting others better than himself;"
"Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for 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."
"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."
"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."
"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?’"
"Pride only breeds quarrels, but with ones who take advice 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."
"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.”"
"Therefore let him who thinks he stands be careful that he doesn’t fall."
"Everyone who is proud in heart is an abomination to Yahweh: they shall certainly not be unpunished."
"Before destruction the heart of man is proud, but before honor is humility."
"The wicked, in the pride of his face, has no room in his thoughts for God."
"A high look, and a proud heart, the lamp 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."
"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.”"
"Love is patient and is kind; love doesn’t envy. Love doesn’t brag, is not proud,"
"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;"
"The proud and haughty man, “scoffer” is his name; he works in the arrogance of pride."
"But let each man examine his own work, and then he will have reason to boast in himself, and not in someone else."
"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."
"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."
"For though Yahweh is high, yet he looks after the lowly; but the proud, he knows from afar."
"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."
"It is not good to eat much honey; nor is it honorable to seek one’s own honor."
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).
This page curates 33 verses about pride from 15 books. Proverbs is the most frequent source (13 verses). Scripture touches the theme in many places; these are the ones readers look up most often for study and encouragement.
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