How many times is pride mentioned in the Bible?
The word pride appears 49 times in the King James Version, in 46 verses. Counting every form (pride, proud), it appears 97 times in 91 verses across 25 of the 66 books. The World English Bible uses pride 58 times (100 with every form).
Pride in the King James Version and the World English Bible
Each form of pride counted in each translation.
| Form | KJV | WEB |
|---|---|---|
| pride | 49 | 58 |
| proud | 48 | 42 |
| Total | 97 | 100 |
Which books mention pride most
Pride appears in 25 books of the 66 in the King James Version. Psalms has the most (22), then Proverbs (14) and Jeremiah (12).
Also in: Ecclesiastes (1), Obadiah (1), Habakkuk (1), Mark (1), Luke (1), Romans (1), 2 Timothy (1), James (1), 1 Peter (1), 1 John (1).
First and last mention of pride
And I will break the pride of your power; and I will make your heaven as iron, and your earth as brass:
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 verse that uses it most is Isaiah 16:6, 3 times (tied with Jeremiah 48:29):
We have heard of the pride of Moab; he is very proud: even of his haughtiness, and his pride, and his wrath: but his lies shall not be so.
Where the two translations differ
18 verses match in the KJV but not in the World English Bible, and 21 verses match only in the World English Bible, usually because the other translation chose a different word there.
Job 9:13: counted in the KJV only
If God will not withdraw his anger, the proud helpers do stoop under him.
“God will not withdraw his anger. The helpers of Rahab stoop under him.
Job 26:12: counted in the KJV only
He divideth the sea with his power, and by his understanding he smiteth through the proud.
He stirs up the sea with his power, and by his understanding he strikes through Rahab.
Job 28:8: counted in the World English Bible only
The lion’s whelps have not trodden it, nor the fierce lion passed by it.
The proud animals have not trodden it, nor has the fierce lion passed by there.
Psalm 31:18: counted in the World English Bible only
Let the lying lips be put to silence; which speak grievous things proudly and contemptuously against the righteous.
Let the lying lips be mute, which speak against the righteous insolently, with pride and contempt.
Verses with pride on our topic pages
24 verses that use pride in the World English Bible are in our topic collections.
Love is patient and is kind; love doesn’t envy. Love doesn’t brag, is not proud,
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.
On: Pride, Lust, Temptation, Modesty
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.
But he gives more grace. Therefore it says, “God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”
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.”
covetings, wickedness, deceit, lustful desires, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, and foolishness.
The wicked, in the pride of his face, has no room in his thoughts for God.
On: Pride
Common questions
How many times is pride in the Old Testament and the New Testament?
In the King James Version, counting every form, 88 of the 97 uses are in the Old Testament and 9 in the New Testament. Pride appears in 25 books of the 66 in the King James Version. Psalms has the most (22), then Proverbs (14) and Jeremiah (12).
Where is pride first mentioned in the Bible?
The first use in the King James Version is Leviticus 26:19: "And I will break the pride of your power; and I will make your heaven as iron, and your earth as brass:" The last is 1 John 2:16.
Read the full collection: Bible Verses About Pride (33 Verses).
More word counts: humility, sheep, lamb, thankful, rejoice, blessed, Jerusalem, Egypt, or all 107 words.
Counted by Bible Says About from the full public-domain text of the King James Version (1769 edition) and the World English Bible. Verse text only: headings and psalm titles are left out. A word is a run of letters: a hyphenated name like Beer-sheba counts as two, and an apostrophe stays inside its word (LORD'S is one). Matching ignores capital letters. Data compiled 2026-10-02.