Bible Verses About Pride

In that day shalt thou not be ashamed for all thy workes, wherein thou hast transgressed against mee: for then I will take away out of the middes of thee them that reioyce of thy pride, and thou shalt no more be proude of mine holy Mountaine.

For behold, the day commeth that shall burne as an ouen, and all the proude, yea, and all that doe wickedly, shall be stubble, and the day that commeth, shall burne them vp, sayeth the Lord of hostes, and shall leaue them neither roote nor branche.

But it shall not be so among you: but whosoeuer will be great among you, let him be your seruant.

And whosoeuer will be chiefe among you, let him be your seruant.

And loue the chiefe place at feastes, and to haue the chiefe seates in the assemblies,

And greetings in the markets, and to be called of men, Rabbi, Rabbi.

Be not called doctours: for one is your doctour, euen Christ.

But he that is greatest among you, let him be your seruant.

For whosoeuer will exalt himselfe, shall be brought lowe: and whosoeuer will humble himselfe, shalbe exalted.

Then he sayd, That which commeth out of man, that defileth man.

For from within, euen out of the heart of men, proceede euill thoughtes, adulteries, fornications, murthers,

Theftes, couetousnes, wickednes, deceite, vncleannes, a wicked eye, backbiting, pride, foolishnesse.

All these euill things come from within, and defile a man.

But it shall not be so among you: but whosoeuer will be great among you, shall be your seruant.

Moreouer he saide vnto them in his doctrine, Beware of the Scribes which loue to goe in long robes, and loue salutations in the markets,

And the chiefe seates in the Synagogues, and the first roumes at feastes,

Hee hath shewed strength with his arme: hee hath scattered the proude in the imagination of their hearts.

Hee hath put downe the mighty from their seates, and exalted them of lowe degree.

Then there arose a disputation among them, which of them should be the greatest.

Wo be to you, Pharises: for ye loue the vppermost seats in the Synagogues, and greetings in the markets.

When thou shalt be bidden of any man to a wedding, set not thy selfe downe in the chiefest place, lest a more honourable man then thou, be bidden of him,

And he that bade both him and thee, come, and say to thee, Giue this man roome, and thou then begin with shame to take the lowest roome.

The Pharise stoode and prayed thus with himselfe, O God, I thanke thee that I am not as other men, extortioners, vniust, adulterers, or euen as this Publican.

I fast twise in the weeke: I giue tithe of all that euer I possesse.

I tell you, this man departed to his house iustified, rather then the other: for euery man that exalteth himselfe, shall be brought lowe, and he that humbleth himselfe, shalbe exalted.