New International Reader s Version - NIrV - 1996

Verses about pride

Thinking you are the absolute center of the universe and acting like you never need help from anyone can get old real fast. Reading through verses about pride points out how acting stuck-up or thinking you are better than your friends usually backfires in a major way. Arrogance has a sneaky habit of blinding us to our own flaws while making us look down on everyone else around us. Scripture warns that a big ego is basically a setup for a massive fall, reminding us that nobody likes a know-it-all who refuses to listen to advice. Swallowing your ego and keeping a humble attitude opens the door to real friendship and respect. When you drop the tough act and admit you don't know everything, life gets way smoother and people actually want to hang out with you.

"Don't keep talking so proudly. Don't let your mouth say such proud things. The Lord is a God who knows everything. He judges everything people do.
1 Samuel 2:3

You save those who aren't proud. But you watch the proud to bring them down.
2 Samuel 22:28

Because he is proud, that evil person doesn't turn to the Lord. There is no room for God in any of his thoughts.
Psalm 10:4

You save those who aren't proud. But you bring down those whose eyes are proud.
Psalm 18:27

Love the Lord, all of you who are faithful to him! The Lord watches over the faithful. But he completely pays back those who are proud.
Psalm 31:23

I will get rid of anyone who tells lies about his neighbor in secret. I won't put up with anyone whose eyes and heart are proud.
Psalm 101:5

You correct proud people. They are under your curse. They wander away from your commands.
Psalm 119:21

There are six things the Lord hates. In fact, he hates seven things.
Proverbs 6:16

The Lord hates proud eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that kill those who aren't guilty.
Proverbs 6:17

To have respect for the Lord is to hate evil. I hate pride and bragging. I hate evil ways and twisted words.
Proverbs 8:13

When pride comes, shame follows. But wisdom comes to those who are not proud.
Proverbs 11:2

Pride only leads to arguing. But those who take advice are wise.
Proverbs 13:10

The Lord tears down the proud person's house. But he keeps the widow's property safe.
Proverbs 15:25

The Lord hates all those who have proud hearts. You can be sure that they will be punished.
Proverbs 16:5

If you are proud, you will be destroyed. If you are proud, you will fall.
Proverbs 16:18

Suppose you are lowly in spirit and are with those who are beaten down. That's better than sharing stolen goods with those who are proud.
Proverbs 16:19

If a man's heart is proud, he will be destroyed. So don't be proud if you want to be honored.
Proverbs 18:12

Proud eyes and a proud heart are the lamp of sinful people. But those things are evil.
Proverbs 21:4

A proud person is called a "mocker." He thinks much too highly of himself.
Proverbs 21:24

A person who always wants more stirs up fights. But anyone who trusts in the Lord will succeed.
Proverbs 28:25

If a man is proud, he will be made low. But if he isn't proud, he will be honored.
Proverbs 29:23

A man who brags will be brought low. Men who are proud will be put to shame. The Lord alone will be honored at that time.
Isaiah 2:11

The Lord who rules over all has set apart a day when he will judge. He has set it apart for all those who are proud and think they are important. He has set it apart for all those who brag about themselves. All of them will be brought low.
Isaiah 2:12

The Lord will punish the world because it is so evil. He will punish evil people for their sins. He'll put an end to the bragging of those who are proud. He'll bring down the pride of those who don't show any pity.
Isaiah 13:11

The Lord who rules over all planned to do it. He wanted to bring down all of its pride and glory. He wanted to put to shame those who were honored all over the earth.
Isaiah 23:9

"In the same way, I will destroy Judah's pride. And I will destroy the great pride of Jerusalem.
Jeremiah 13:9

You live in the safety of the rocks. You live on top of the hills. But the terror you stir up has now turned against you. Your proud heart has tricked you. You build your nest as high as an eagle does. But I will bring you down from there," announces the Lord.
Jeremiah 49:16

Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, give praise and honor and glory to the King of heaven. Everything he does is right. All of his ways are fair. He is able to bring down those who live proudly.
Daniel 4:37

You live in the safety of the rocks. You make your home high up in the mountains. But your proud heart has tricked you. So you say to yourself, 'No one can bring me down to the ground.'
Obadiah 1:3

"The Babylonians are very proud. What they want is not good. "But the one who is right with God will live by faith.
Habakkuk 2:4

greed, hate and cheating come from people's hearts too. So do desires that are not pure, and wanting what belongs to others. And so do telling lies about others and being proud and being foolish.
Mark 7:22

All those evil things come from inside a person. They make him 'unclean.' "
Mark 7:23

Agree with each other. Don't be proud. Be willing to be a friend of people who aren't considered important. Don't think that you are better than others.
Romans 12:16

Brothers and sisters, I have used myself and Apollos as examples to help you. You can learn from us the meaning of the saying, "Don't go beyond what is written." Then you won't be proud that you follow one person instead of another.
1 Corinthians 4:6

Now I want to deal with food offered to statues of gods. We know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge makes people proud. But love builds them up.
1 Corinthians 8:1

Love is patient. Love is kind. It does not want what belongs to others. It does not brag. It is not proud.
1 Corinthians 13:4

Let us not become proud. Let us not make each other angry. Let us not want what belongs to others.
Galatians 5:26

If you think you are somebody when you are nobody, you are fooling yourselves.
Galatians 6:3

Don't do anything only to get ahead. Don't do it because you are proud. Instead, be free of pride. Think of others as better than yourselves.
Philippians 2:3

God continues to give us more grace. That's why Scripture says, "God opposes those who are proud. But he gives grace to those who are not." --(Proverbs 3:34)
James 4:6

Bow down to the Lord. He will lift you up.
James 4:10

Young men, follow the lead of those who are older. All of you, put on a spirit that is free of pride toward each other as if it were your clothes. Scripture says, "God opposes those who are proud. But he gives grace to those who are not." --(Proverbs 3:34)
1 Peter 5:5

Here is what people who belong to this world do. They try to satisfy what their sinful natures want to do. They long for what their sinful eyes look at. They brag about what they have and what they do. All of this comes from the world. It doesn't come from the Father.
1 John 2:16

New International Reader s Version - NIrV - 1996

Verses about pride

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