Bible Verses about 'Pride'
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.
"Let him who boasts boast in the Lord." For it is not the one who commends himself who is approved, but the one whom the Lord commends.
Haughty eyes and a proud heart, the lamp of the wicked, are sin!
To fear the Lord is to hate evil; I hate pride and arrogance, evil behavior and perverse speech.
The arrogance of man will be brought low and the pride of men humbled; the Lord alone will be exalted in that day, and the idols will totally disappear.
[Jesus continued his Sermon on the Mount,] "Be careful not to do your 'acts of righteousness' before men, to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven."
[Jesus taught his disciples, "When] you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you."
May I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.
Israel has forgotten his Maker and built palaces; Judah has fortified many towns. But I will send fire upon their cities that will consume their fortresses.
In his arrogance the wicked man hunts down the weak, who are caught in the schemes he devises.
If I must boast, I will boast of the things that show my weakness.
Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but be willing to associate with people of low position. Do not be conceited.
But he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me.
Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring forth.
Illustrated Bible Verses on 'Pride'
