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What Does the Bible Say About The Spirit of Pride?

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

  1. #1James 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.”

  2. #2Proverbs 16:18

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

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

  3. #3Proverbs 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.

  4. #4Proverbs 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.

  5. #5Proverbs 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.

  6. #6Proverbs 11:2

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

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

  7. #7Psalms 10:4

    The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God: God is not in all his thoughts.

    BSBIn his pride the wicked man does not seek Him; in all his schemes there is no God.

  8. #8Proverbs 21:4

    An high look, and a proud heart, and the plowing of the wicked, is sin.

    BSBHaughty eyes and a proud heart— the guides of the wicked—are sin.

  9. #9Romans 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.

  10. #10Proverbs 13:10

    Only by pride cometh contention: but with the well advised is wisdom.

    BSBArrogance leads only to strife, but wisdom is with the well-advised.

Verse rankings: OpenBible.info Topical Bible (CC BY). Scripture: KJV & BSB (public domain).

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