Pride

Here are 30 Bible verses that discuss the theme of pride:

Proverbs 16:18: “Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall.”

James 4:6: “But he gives more grace. Therefore it says, ‘God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.'”

Proverbs 11:2: “When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom.”

Proverbs 29:23: “A man’s pride will bring him low, but a humble spirit will obtain honor.”

1 Peter 5:5: “Likewise, you who are younger, be subject to the elders. Clothe yourselves, all of you, with humility toward one another, for ‘God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.'”

Proverbs 27:2: “Let another praise you, and not your own mouth; a stranger, and not your own lips.”

Galatians 6:3: “For if anyone thinks he is something, when he is nothing, he deceives himself.”

Isaiah 2:12: “The Lord Almighty has a day in store for all the proud and lofty, for all that is exalted (and they will be humbled).”

Jeremiah 9:23: “Thus says the Lord: ‘Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, let not the mighty man boast in his might, let not the rich man boast in his riches.'”

Romans 12:3: “For by the grace given to me I say to every one among you not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think with sober judgment, each according to the measure of faith that God has assigned.”

Proverbs 8:13: “The fear of the Lord is hatred of evil. Pride and arrogance and the way of evil and perverted speech I hate.”

Obadiah 1:3: “The pride of your heart has deceived you, you who live in the clefts of the rocks in your lofty dwelling, who say in your heart, ‘Who will bring me down to the ground?'”

Proverbs 21:4: “Haughty eyes and a proud heart, the lamp of the wicked, are sin.”

1 Corinthians 13:4: “Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.”

Proverbs 15:25: “The Lord tears down the house of the proud, but he sets the widow’s boundary stones in place.”

Daniel 4:37: “Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and extol and honor the King of heaven, for all his works are right and his ways are just; and those who walk in pride he is able to humble.”

Luke 14:11: “For all those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.”

Isaiah 23:9: “The Lord Almighty planned it, to bring down her pride in all her splendor and to humble all who are renowned on the earth.”

Philippians 2:3: “Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves.”

Ezekiel 28:17: “Your heart was proud because of your beauty; you corrupted your wisdom for the sake of your splendor. I cast you to the ground; I exposed you before kings, to feast their eyes on you.”

Proverbs 6:16-19: “There are six things that the Lord hates, seven that are an abomination to him: haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that devises wicked plans, feet that make haste to run to evil, a false witness who breathes out lies, and one who sows discord among brothers.”

Matthew 23:12: “For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.”

Psalm 138:6: “Though the Lord is on high, he looks upon the lowly, but the proud he knows from afar.”

Jeremiah 49:16: “The terror you inspire and the pride of your heart have deceived you, you who live in the clefts of the rocks, who occupy the heights of the hill. Though you build your nest as high as the eagle’s, from there I will bring you down,’ declares the Lord.”

1 Timothy 6:17: “Command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth, which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment.”

Psalm 10:4: “In his pride the wicked man does not seek him; in all his thoughts there is no room for God.”

Isaiah 5:21: “Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes and clever in their own sight.”

Job 35:12: “There they cry out, but he does not answer, because of the pride of evil men.”

Proverbs 18:12: “Before a downfall the heart is haughty, but humility comes before honor.”

Zephaniah 3:11: “On that day you shall not be put to shame because of the deeds by which you have rebelled against me; for then I will remove from your midst your proudly exultant ones, and you shall no longer be haughty in my holy mountain.”

These verses emphasize the importance of humility and the dangers of pride. If you need further details or context on any of these scriptures, let me know!

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