20 Bible Verses about

Pride

Proverbs 21:24 BSB

Mocker is the name of the proud and arrogant man—of him who acts with excessive pride.

Proverbs 29:23 BSB

A man’s pride will bring him low, but a humble spirit will obtain honor.

Proverbs 16:18 BSB

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

Proverbs 16:19 BSB

It is better to be lowly in spirit among the humble than to divide the spoil with the proud.

James 4:6 BSB

But He gives us more grace. This is why it says: “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”

Psalm 101:5 BSB

Whoever slanders his neighbor in secret, I will put to silence; the one with haughty eyes and a proud heart, I will not endure.

Psalm 131:1 BSB

A song of ascents. Of David. My heart is not proud, O LORD, my eyes are not haughty. I do not aspire to great things or matters too lofty for me.

Jeremiah 48:29 BSB

We have heard of Moab’s pomposity, his exceeding pride and conceit, his proud arrogance and haughtiness of heart.

2 Corinthians 5:12 BSB

We are not commending ourselves to you again. Instead, we are giving you an occasion to be proud of us, so that you can answer those who take pride in appearances rather than in the heart.

Psalm 18:27 BSB

For You save an afflicted people, but You humble those with haughty eyes.

Daniel 4:37 BSB

Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and exalt and glorify the King of heaven, for all His works are true and all His ways are just. And He is able to humble those who walk in pride.

Job 40:12 BSB

Look on every proud man and humble him; trample the wicked where they stand.

1 Peter 5:5 BSB

Young men, in the same way, submit yourselves to your elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”

Zephaniah 3:11 BSB

On that day you will not be put to shame for any of the deeds by which you have transgressed against Me. For then I will remove from among you those who rejoice in their pride, and you will never again be haughty on My holy mountain.

Ephesians 6:11 BSB

Put on the full armor of God, so that you can make your stand against the devil’s schemes.

James 4:7 BSB

Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

1 Corinthians 10:13 BSB

No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, He will also provide an escape, so that you can stand up under it.

Hebrews 11:1 BSB

Now faith is the assurance of what we hope for and the certainty of what we do not see.

Hebrews 11:6 BSB

And without faith it is impossible to please God. For anyone who approaches Him must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him.

Romans 10:17 BSB

Consequently, faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.

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