Bible Verses About Pride

You have rebuked the proud who are cursed, who wander from your commandments.

The proud have smeared a lie upon me. With my whole heart, I will keep your precepts.

Their heart is as callous as the fat, but I delight in your Torah.

Let the proud be disappointed, for they have overthrown me wrongfully. I will meditate on your precepts.

LORD, my heart isn’t haughty, nor my eyes lofty; nor do I concern myself with great matters, or things too wonderful for me.

For though the LORD is high, yet he looks after the lowly; but the proud, he knows from afar.

Surely he mocks the mockers, but he gives grace to the humble.

There are six things which the LORD hates; yes, seven which are an abomination to him:

haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood;

“I, wisdom, have made prudence my dwelling. Find out knowledge and discretion.

The fear of the LORD is to hate evil. I hate pride, arrogance, the evil way, and the perverse mouth.

He is in the way of life who heeds correction, but he who forsakes reproof leads others astray.

When pride comes, then comes shame, but with humility comes wisdom.

One who despises his neighbor is void of wisdom, but a man of understanding holds his peace.

Better is he who is lightly esteemed, and has a servant, than he who honors himself, and lacks bread.

The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but he who is wise listens to counsel.

Pride only breeds quarrels, but with ones who take advice is wisdom.

He who despises his neighbor sins, but blessed is he who has pity on the poor.

A fool despises his father’s correction, but he who heeds reproof shows prudence.

There is stern discipline for one who forsakes the way: whoever hates reproof shall die.

A scoffer doesn’t love to be reproved; he will not go to the wise.

The LORD will uproot the house of the proud, but he will keep the widow’s borders intact.

He who refuses correction despises his own soul, but he who listens to reproof gets understanding.

Everyone who is proud in heart is an abomination to the LORD: they shall certainly not be unpunished.

Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.