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What Does the Bible Say About Pride?

Here are 10 Bible verses about pride, ordered by how relevant readers found them, with the King James Version and the modern Berean Standard Bible side by side.

  1. #1Proverbs 11:2

    When pride cometh, then cometh shame: but with the lowly is wisdom.

    BSBWhen pride comes, disgrace follows, but with humility comes wisdom.

  2. #2Proverbs 29:23

    A man’s pride shall bring him low: but honour shall uphold the humble in spirit.

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

  3. #3Proverbs 8:13

    The fear of the Lord is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.

    BSBTo fear the LORD is to hate evil; I hate arrogant pride, evil conduct, and perverse speech.

  4. #4Proverbs 16:18

    Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.

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

  5. #5James 4:6

    But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.

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

  6. #6Romans 12:16

    Be of the same mind one toward another. Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate. Be not wise in your own conceits.

    BSBLive in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but enjoy the company of the lowly. Do not be conceited.

  7. #7Proverbs 16:5

    Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to the Lord: though hand join in hand, he shall not be unpunished.

    BSBEveryone who is proud in heart is detestable to the LORD; be assured that he will not go unpunished.

  8. #81 John 2:16

    For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.

    BSBFor all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh, the desires of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not from the Father but from the world.

  9. #9Proverbs 18:12

    Before destruction the heart of man is haughty, and before honour is humility.

    BSBBefore his downfall a man’s heart is proud, but humility comes before honor.

  10. #10Philippians 2:3

    Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.

    BSBDo nothing out of selfish ambition or empty pride, but in humility consider others more important than yourselves.

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