Bible Verses About Pride

In that day shalt thou not be put to shame for all thy doings, wherein thou hast transgressed against me; for then I will take away out of the midst of thee thy proudly exulting ones, and thou shalt no more be haughty in my holy mountain.

For, behold, the day cometh, it burneth as a furnace; and all the proud, and all that work wickedness, shall be stubble; and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith Jehovah of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch.

Not so shall it be among you: but whosoever would become great among you shall be your minister;

and whosoever would be first among you shall be your servant:

and love the chief place at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues,

and the salutations in the marketplaces, and to be called of men, Rabbi.

Neither be ye called masters: for one is your master, even the Christ.

But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant.

And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be humbled; and whosoever shall humble himself shall be exalted.

And he said, That which proceedeth out of the man, that defileth the man.

For from within, out of the heart of men, evil thoughts proceed, fornications, thefts, murders, adulteries,

covetings, wickednesses, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, railing, pride, foolishness:

all these evil things proceed from within, and defile the man.

But it is not so among you: but whosoever would become great among you, shall be your minister;

And in his teaching he said, Beware of the scribes, who desire to walk in long robes, andto have salutations in the marketplaces,

and chief seats in the synagogues, and chief places at feasts:

He hath showed strength with his arm; He hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their heart.

He hath put down princes from their thrones, And hath exalted them of low degree.

And there arose a reasoning among them, which of them was the greatest.

Woe unto you Pharisees! for ye love the chief seats in the synagogues, and the salutations in the marketplaces.

When thou art bidden of any man to a marriage feast, sit not down in the chief seat; lest haply a more honorable man than thou be bidden of him,

and he that bade thee and him shall come and say to thee, Give this man place; and then thou shalt begin with shame to take the lowest place.

The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as the rest of men, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican.

I fast twice in the week; I give tithes of all that I get.

I say unto you, This man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be humbled; but he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.