Bible Verses About Pride

Now concerning those things that are sacrificed to idols: we know we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffeth up: but charity edifieth.

And if any man think that he knoweth any thing, he hath not yet known as he ought to know.

Wherefore, he that thinketh himself to stand, let him take heed lest he fall.

Charity is patient, is kind: charity envieth not, dealeth not perversely, is not puffed up,

But if any man know not, he shall not be known.

And every height that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God: and bringing into captivity every understanding unto the obedience of Christ:

For we dare not match or compare ourselves with some that commend themselves: but we measure ourselves by ourselves and compare ourselves with ourselves.

For not he who commendeth himself is approved: but he, whom God commendeth.

And lest the greatness of the revelations should exalt me, there was given me a sting of my flesh, an angel of Satan, to buffet me.

For if any man think himself to be some thing, whereas he is nothing, he deceiveth himself.

This then I say and testify in the Lord: That henceforward you walk not as also the Gentiles walk in the vanity of their mind:

Let nothing be done through contention: neither by vain glory. But in humility, let each esteem others better than themselves:

In like manner, women also in decent apparel: adorning themselves with modesty and sobriety, not with plaited hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly attire:

Not a neophyte: lest, being puffed up with pride, he fall into the judgment of the devil.

If any man teach otherwise and consent not to the sound words of our Lord Jesus Christ and to that doctrine which is according to godliness,

He is proud, knowing nothing, but sick about questions and strifes of words; from which arise envies, contentions, blasphemies, evil suspicions,

Charge the rich of this world not to be highminded nor to trust in the uncertainty of riches, but in the living God (who giveth us abundantly all things to enjoy)

Men shall be lovers of themselves, covetous, haughty, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, wicked,

Traitors, stubborn, puffed up, and lovers of pleasure more than of God:

Be ye not many masters, my brethren, knowing that you receive the greater judgment.

But he giveth greater grace. Wherefore he saith: God resisteth the proud and giveth grace to the humble.

Neither as lording it over the clergy but being made a pattern of the flock from the heart.

In like manner, ye young men, be subject to the ancients. And do you all insinuate humility one to another: for God resisteth the proud, but to the humble he giveth grace.

For all that is in the world is the concupiscence of the flesh and the concupiscence of the eyes and the pride of life, which is not of the Father but is of the world.

Because thou sayest: I am rich and made wealthy and have need of nothing: and knowest not that thou art wretched and miserable and poor and blind and naked.