Bible Verses about Pride

Pride can be a tricky thing. While it’s important to have self-confidence, the Bible warns us about letting pride take over our lives. It can lead to problems and get in the way of our relationship with God and others. In this blog post, we’ll look at Bible verses that talk about pride and what we can learn from them. These verses will help us understand the difference between healthy self-respect and harmful arrogance.

Bible Verses about Pride

Proverbs 16:18 (NIV)
“Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall.”

Proverbs 11:2 (NIV)
“When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom.”

Proverbs 29:23 (NIV)
“Pride brings a person low, but the lowly in spirit gain honor.”

James 4:6 (NIV)
“But he gives us more grace. That is why Scripture says: ‘God opposes the proud but shows favor to the humble.’”

1 Peter 5:5 (NIV)
“In the same way, you who are younger, submit yourselves to your elders. All of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, ‘God opposes the proud but shows favor to the humble.’”

Proverbs 8:13 (NIV)
“To fear the Lord is to hate evil; I hate pride and arrogance, evil behavior and perverse speech.”

Isaiah 2:12 (NIV)
“The Lord Almighty has a day in store for all the proud and lofty, for all that is exalted (and they will be humbled).”

Jeremiah 9:23 (NIV)
“This is what the Lord says: ‘Let not the wise boast of their wisdom or the strong boast of their strength or the rich boast of their riches.’”

Galatians 6:3 (NIV)
“If anyone thinks they are something when they are not, they deceive themselves.”

Psalm 10:4 (NIV)
“In his pride the wicked man does not seek him; in all his thoughts there is no room for God.”

Proverbs 16:5 (NIV)
“The Lord detests all the proud of heart. Be sure of this: They will not go unpunished.”

Job 40:11-12 (NIV)
“Unleash the fury of your wrath, look at all who are proud and bring them low, look at all who are proud and humble them, crush the wicked where they stand.”

Obadiah 1:3 (NIV)
“The pride of your heart has deceived you, you who live in the clefts of the rocks and make your home on the heights, you who say to yourself, ‘Who can bring me down to the ground?’”

Luke 18:14 (NIV)
“I tell you that this man, rather than the other, went home justified before God. For all those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.”

Ezekiel 28:17 (NIV)
“Your heart became proud on account of your beauty, and you corrupted your wisdom because of your splendor. So I threw you to the earth; I made a spectacle of you before kings.”

These verses offer wisdom on how pride can affect our lives and relationships with God and others.

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