Bible Verses About Pride: General references
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A man's pride shall bring him low: but honour shall uphold the humble in spirit.
For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.
Now I Nebuchadnezzar praise and extol and honour the King of heaven, all whose works are truth, and his ways judgment: and those that walk in pride he is able to abase.
Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.
The fear of the LORD is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.
Verses on General references
Now ye are full, now ye are rich, ye have reigned as kings without us: and I would to God ye did reign, that we also might reign with you.
We are fools for Christ's sake, but ye are wise in Christ; we are weak, but ye are strong; ye are honourable, but we are despised.
And ye are puffed up, and have not rather mourned, that he that hath done this deed might be taken away from among you.
Your glorying is not good. Know ye not that a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump?
1Now as touching things offered unto idols, we know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffeth up, but charity edifieth.
2And if any man think that he knoweth any thing, he knoweth nothing yet as he ought to know.
Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall.
Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,
But if any man be ignorant, let him be ignorant.
Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;
For we dare not make ourselves of the number, or compare ourselves with some that commend themselves: but they measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves among themselves, are not wise.
For not he that commendeth himself is approved, but whom the Lord commendeth.
And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure.
For if a man think himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself.
This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind,
Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.
In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array;
Not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil.
3If any man teach otherwise, and consent not to wholesome words, even the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which is according to godliness;
4He is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and strifes of words, whereof cometh envy, strife, railings, evil surmisings,
Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy;
For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,
Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;
My brethren, be not many masters, knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation.
But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.