Bible Verses About Pride

You rebuke the proud, the cursed, who stray from your mitzvot.

The arrogant are slandering me, but I will wholeheartedly keep your precepts.

Their hearts are as thick as fat, but I take delight in your Torah.

Let the proud be ashamed, because they wrong me with lies; as for me, I will meditate on your precepts.

A song of ascents. By David: ADONAI, my heart isn't proud; I don't set my sight too high, I don't take part in great affairs or in wonders far beyond me.

For though ADONAI is high, he cares for the lowly; while the proud he perceives from afar.

The scornful he scorns, but gives grace to the humble.

There are six things ADONAI hates, seven which he detests:

a haughty look, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,

"I, wisdom, live together with caution; I attain knowledge and discretion.

The fear of ADONAI is hatred of evil. I hate pride and arrogance, evil ways and duplicitous speech.

He who observes discipline is on the way to life; but he who ignores correction is making a mistake.

First comes pride, then disgrace; but with the humble is wisdom.

He who belittles another lacks good sense, whereas a person of discernment stays silent.

Better to be despised and have a servant than to boast of one's status but have nothing to eat.

Fools suppose their way is straight, but the wise pay attention to advice.

Insolence produces only strife, but wisdom is found with those who take advice.

He who despises his fellow sins, but he who shows compassion to the humble is happy.

A fool despises his father's discipline, but he who heeds warnings is prudent.

Discipline is severe for one who leaves the way, and whoever can't stand correction will die.

A scorner does not like being corrected; he won't go to the wise [for advice].

ADONAI will pull down the houses of the proud, but preserves intact the widow's boundaries.

He who spurns discipline detests himself, but he who listens to correction grows in understanding.

ADONAI detests all those with proud hearts; be assured that they will not go unpunished.

Pride goes before destruction, and arrogance before failure.