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[Estrella]

Bible Verses Related to Pride

 

On Pride  

 

Stop acting so proud and haughty! Don’t speak with such arrogance! For the LORD is a God who knows what you have done; he will judge your actions. (1 Samuel 2:3, NLT2)

 

You have been deceived by your own pride. (Obadiah 1:3 NLT2)

 

Those who walk in pride he [God] is able to humble. (Daniel 4:37, NIV)

 

Pride ends in humiliation. (Proverbs 29:23, NLT2)

 

Pride goes before destruction. (Proverbs 16:18, NIV)

 

A fool’s proud talk becomes a rod that beats him. (Proverbs 14:3, NLT2)

 

Pride leads to conflict. (Proverbs 13:10, NLT2)

 

When pride comes, then comes dishonor. (Proverbs 11:2, NASB95)

 

For the sins of their mouths, for the words of their lips, let them be caught in their pride. (Psalm 59:12, NIV)

 

In his pride the wicked does not seek him [God]; in all his thoughts there is no room for God. (Psalm 10:4, NIV)

 

I [God] will break your proud spirit. (Leviticus 26:19, NLT2)

 

To fear the LORD is to hate evil; I [God] hate pride and arrogance, evil behavior and perverse speech. (Proverbs 8:13, NIV)

 

 

On Conceit  

 

Live in harmony with each other. Don’t be too proud to enjoy the company of ordinary people. And don’t think you know it all! (Romans 12:16, NLT2)

 

Let us not become conceited, or provoke one another, or be jealous of one another.(Galatians 5:26, NLT2)

 

Do not deceive yourselves. If anyone of you thinks he is wise by the standards of this age, he should become a “fool” so that he may become wise. For the wisdom of this world is

foolishness in God’s sight. (1 Corinthians 3:18-19, NIV)

 

Don’t be impressed with your own wisdom. Instead, fear the LORD and turn away from evil. (Proverbs 8:37, NLT2)

 

What sorrow for those who are wise in their own eyes and think themselves so clever. (Isaiah 5:21, NLT2)

 

 

On Self-righteousness  

 

He [Jesus] said to them, “You like to appear righteous in public, but God knows your hearts. What this world honors is detestable in the sight of God.” (Luke 16:15, NLT2)

 

For they don’t understand God’s way of making people right with himself. Refusing to accept God’s way, they cling to their own way of getting right with God by trying to keep the law. (Romans 10:3, NLT2)

 

As the Scriptures say, “No one is righteous – not even one.” (Romans 3:10, NLT2)

 

No one can ever be made right with God by doing what the law commands. The law simply shows us how sinful we are. (Romans 3:20, NLT2)

 

All a man’s ways seem right to him, but the LORD weighs the heart. (Proverbs 21:2, NIV)

 

People who conceal their sins will not prosper, but if they confess and turn from them, they will receive mercy. (Proverbs 28:13, NLT2)

 

Jesus told this story to some who had great confidence in their own righteousness and scorned everyone else: “Two men went to the Temple to pray. One was a Pharisee, and the other was a despised tax collector. The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed this prayer: ‘I thank you, God, that I am not a sinner like everyone else. For I don’t cheat, I don’t sin, and I don’t commit adultery. I’m certainly not like that tax collector! I fast twice a week, and I give you a tenth of my income.’ But the tax collector stood at a distance and dared not even lift his eyes to heaven as he prayed. Instead, he beat his chest in sorrow, saying ‘O God, be merciful to me, for I am a sinner.’ I tell you, this sinner, not the Pharisee, returned home justified before God. For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.” (Luke 18:9-14, NLT2)

 

 

On Boasting

 

Don’t brag about tomorrow, since you don’t know what the day will bring. (Proverbs 27:1, NLT2)

 

This is what the LORD says: ‘Don’t let the wise boast in their wisdom, or the powerful boast in their power, or the rich boat in their riches. But those who wish to boast should boast in this alone: that they truly know me and understand that I am the LORD.’” (Jeremiah 9:23-24, NLT2)

 

If you are bitterly jealous and there is selfish ambition in your heart, don’t cover up the truth with boasting and lying. (James 3:14, NLT2)

 

The tongue is a small part of the body, but it makes great boasts. Consider what a great forest is set on fire by a small spark. (James 3:5, NIV)

 

What do you have that God hasn’t given you? And if everything you have is from God, why boast as though it were not a gift? (1 Corinthians 4:7, NLT2)

 

For the wicked boasts of his heart’s desire. (Psalm 10:3, NKJV)

 

Let him who boasts boast in the Lord. (2 Corinthians 10:17, NIV)

 

God saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God. Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it. (Ephesians 2:8-9, NLT2)

 

When people commend themselves, it doesn’t count for much. The important thing is for the Lord to commend them. (2 Corinthians 10:18, NLT2)

 

Don’t think you are better than you really are. Be honest in your evaluation of yourselves, measuring yourselves by the faith God has given us. (Romans 12:3, NLT2)

 

 

On Selfish Ambition  

 

Don’t be concerned for you own good but for the good of others. (1 Corinthians 10:24, NLT2)

 

For where you have envy and selfish ambition, there you find disorder and every evil practice. (James 3:16, NIV)

 

Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself. Let each of you look out not only for his own interests, but also for the interest of others. (Philippians 2:3-4, NLT2)

 

We who are strong must be considerate of those who are sensitive … we must not just please ourselves. (Romans 15:1, NLT2)

 

 

On Showing Off

 

Don’t be selfish, don’t try to impress others. Be humble, thinking of others as better than yourselves. (Philippians 2:3, NLT2)

 

Those who exalt themselves will be humbled. (Luke 14:11, NLT2)

 

 

 

On Humility  

 

Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted. (Matthew 23:12, NIV)

 

True humility and fear of the LORD lead to riches, honor, and long life. (Proverbs 22:4, NLT2)

 

Pride ends in humiliation, while humility brings honor. (Proverbs 29:23, NLT2)

 

So humble yourselves under the mighty power of God, and at the right time he will lift you up in honor. (1Peter 5:6, NLT2)

 

He [Jesus] sat down, called the twelve disciples over to him, and said, “Whoever wants to be first must take last place and be the servant of everyone else.” (Mark 9:35, NLT2)

 

Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves. (Philippians 2:3, NIV)

 

Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the measure of faith God has given you.(Romans 12:3, NIV)

 

[Hall7]

Everyone goes through some of those phases as we grow in the Lord.

[Estrella]

Indeed, thus these verses would serve as a great reminder to all of us.

[Hall7]

Yes good verses.

[gdemoss]

I always liked where Paul told me that if I think I am something when I am nothing I deceive myself. At first I hated the truth that in and of myself I am nothing but when I realized the truth about the rewards given for seeking God I was happy to be a nobody!

[MorningGlory]

I always liked where Paul told me that if I think I am something when I am nothing I deceive myself. At first I hated the truth that in and of myself I am nothing but when I realized the truth about the rewards given for seeking God I was happy to be a nobody!

 

Me too.  But that's the beauty of being a child of the Most High; you are a very important 'somebody' because of Him. 

[oldzimm]

"Oh I would never do that" or "I'm better than that", these are one of my pet peeves when I hear them, I may raise my eyebrows and think to myself "oh really".

 

I'm not immune from such thinking, and if or when I do have such a thought, I hope God brings me to the attention of my past before I was saved, then I will humbly see things differently.

 

Oldzimm 

[MorningGlory]

"Oh I would never do that" or "I'm better than that", these are one of my pet peeves when I hear them, I may raise my eyebrows and think to myself "oh really".

 

I'm not immune from such thinking, and if or when I do have such a thought, I hope God brings me to the attention of my past before I was saved, then I will humbly see things differently.

 

Oldzimm