What Does the Bible Say About Pride?
Bible verses about pride — the dangers of arrogance, God's view of pride, and the call to humility.
- "Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall."
- "But he gives us more grace. That is why Scripture says: 'God opposes the proud but shows favor to the humble.'"
- "When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom."
- "If anyone thinks they are something when they are not, they deceive themselves."
- "Let someone else praise you, and not your own mouth; an outsider, and not your own lips."
- "For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought..."
- "Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves."
- "For everything in the world — the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life — comes not from the Father but from the world."
- "The pride of your heart has deceived you, you who live in the clefts of the rocks and make your home on the heights..."