Bible Verses About Pride

"Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall."

Pride goes before destruction — the most quoted verse on this, and for good reason.

"But he gives more grace. Therefore it says, “God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”"

God opposes the proud but shows favour to the humble — a stark contrast.

"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.”"

Clothe yourselves with humility — the alternative, described as something to put on.

"When pride comes, then comes shame, but with humility comes wisdom."

When pride comes, disgrace follows — but wisdom comes with the humble.

"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 your heart has deceived you — pride as a form of self-deception.

"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.”"

The Pharisee and the tax collector — Jesus' most direct parable on pride and humility.

"Be of the same mind one toward another. Don’t set your mind on high things, but associate with the humble. Don’t be wise in your own conceits."

Do not be proud — do not be conceited.

"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."

Let not the wise boast of their wisdom — the things pride is tempted to rest on.

"A man’s pride brings him low, but one of lowly spirit gains honor."

Pride brings a person low — humility gains honour.

"The loftiness of man shall be bowed down, and the haughtiness of men shall be brought low; and Yahweh alone shall be exalted in that day."

The arrogance of man will be brought low — a prophetic statement of the long arc.

"The wicked, in the pride of his face, has no room in his thoughts for God."

In his pride the wicked man does not seek God — pride as the barrier to prayer.

"Love is patient and is kind; love doesn’t envy. Love doesn’t brag, is not proud,"

Love does not boast, it is not proud — love defined against it.

"For if a man thinks himself to be something when he is nothing, he deceives himself."

If anyone thinks they are something when they are not — the self-deception named.

"doing nothing through rivalry or through conceit, but in humility, each counting others better than himself;"

Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit — the orientation to replace it.

"The heart is deceitful above all things and it is exceedingly corrupt. Who can know it?"

The heart is deceitful — pride often can't see itself.