Bible Verses About Pride

Better is humility of spirit with the poor, Than to apportion spoil with the proud.

Whoso is loving transgression is loving debate, Whoso is making high his entrance is seeking destruction.

The wealth of the rich is the city of his strength, And as a wall set on high in his own imagination.

Before destruction the heart of man is high, And before honour is humility.

A multitude of men proclaim each his kindness, And a man of stedfastness who doth find?

Loftiness of eyes, and breadth of heart, Tillage of the wicked is sin.

Proud, haughty, scorner is his name, Who is working in the wrath of pride.

Clouds and wind, and rain there is none, Is a man boasting himself in a false gift.

The eating of much honey is not good, Nor a searching out of one's own honour--honour.

Answer a fool according to his folly, Lest he be wise in his own eyes.

Thou hast seen a man wise in his own eyes, More hope of a fool than of him!

Wiser is the slothful in his own eyes, Than seven men returning a reason.

Let another praise thee, and not thine own mouth, A stranger, and not thine own lips.

A rich man is wise in his own eyes, And the intelligent poor searcheth him.

Whoso is proud in soul stirreth up contention, And whoso is trusting on Jehovah is made fat.

Men of scorning ensnare a city, And the wise turn back anger.

The pride of man humbleth him, And humility of spirit upholdeth honour.

A generation--pure in their own eyes, But from their own filth not washed.

A generation--how high are their eyes, Yea, their eyelids are lifted up.

The haughty eyes of man have been humbled, And bowed down hath been the loftiness of men, And set on high hath Jehovah alone been in that day.

For a day is to Jehovah of Hosts, For every proud and high one, And for every lifted up and low one,

And for all cedars of Lebanon, The high and the exalted ones, And for all oaks of Bashan,

And for all the high mountains, And for all the exalted heights,

And for every high tower, And for every fenced wall,

And for all ships of Tarshish, And for all desirable pictures.