Bible on Pride

Proud and haughty scorner is his name, who dealeth in proud wrath.

Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity.

We have heard the pride of Moab, (he is exceeding proud) his loftiness, and his arrogancy, and his pride, and the haughtiness of his heart.

We have heard of the pride of Moab; he is very proud: even of his haughtiness, and his pride, and his wrath: but his lies shall not be so.

Vanity of vanities, saith the preacher; all is vanity.

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

Let not him that is deceived trust in vanity: for vanity shall be his recompence.

Boast not against the branches. But if thou boast, thou bearest not the root, but the root thee.

Thus saith the LORD, After this manner will I mar the pride of Judah, and the great pride of Jerusalem.

Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie: to be laid in the balance, they are altogether lighter than vanity.

Not of works, lest any man should boast.

And I will punish the world for their evil, and the wicked for their iniquity; and I will cause the arrogancy of the proud to cease, and will lay low the haughtiness of the terrible.

Then the proud waters had gone over our soul.

Then I returned, and I saw vanity under the sun.

The LORD knoweth the thoughts of man, that they are vanity.

Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness:

They conceive mischief, and bring forth vanity, and their belly prepareth deceit.

Surely God will not hear vanity, neither will the Almighty regard it.

A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,

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

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

In that day shalt thou not be ashamed for all thy doings, wherein thou hast transgressed against me: for then I will take away out of the midst of thee them that rejoice in thy pride, and thou shalt no more be haughty because of my holy mountain.

There is a vanity which is done upon the earth; that there be just men, unto whom it happeneth according to the work of the wicked; again, there be wicked men, to whom it happeneth according to the work of the righteous: I said that this also is vanity.

Live joyfully with the wife whom thou lovest all the days of the life of thy vanity, which he hath given thee under the sun, all the days of thy vanity: for that is thy portion in this life, and in thy labour which thou takest under the sun.

That he may withdraw man from his purpose, and hide pride from man.

His scales are his pride, shut up together as with a close seal.

Therefore their days did he consume in vanity, and their years in trouble.

The proud have digged pits for me, which are not after thy law.

Be surety for thy servant for good: let not the proud oppress me.

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

Seeing there be many things that increase vanity, what is man the better?

The crown of pride, the drunkards of Ephraim, shall be trodden under feet:

Hear ye, and give ear; be not proud: for the LORD hath spoken.

If God will not withdraw his anger, the proud helpers do stoop under him.

If I have walked with vanity, or if my foot hath hasted to deceit;

There they cry, but none giveth answer, because of the pride of evil men.

Therefore pride compasseth them about as a chain; violence covereth them as a garment.

Lift up thyself, thou judge of the earth: render a reward to the proud.

Thou hast rebuked the proud that are cursed, which do err from thy commandments.

Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity; and quicken thou me in thy way.

Man is like to vanity: his days are as a shadow that passeth away.

Whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood.

Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,

He beholdeth all high things: he is a king over all the children of pride.

The LORD shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things:

In God we boast all the day long, and praise thy name for ever. Selah.

They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches;

Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase.

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

He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: and the rod of his anger shall fail.

Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit.

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

That bringeth the princes to nothing; he maketh the judges of the earth as vanity.

Thou that makest thy boast of the law, through breaking the law dishonourest thou God?

So am I made to possess months of vanity, and wearisome nights are appointed to me.

I loathe it; I would not live alway: let me alone; for my days are vanity.

He divideth the sea with his power, and by his understanding he smiteth through the proud.

The proud have had me greatly in derision: yet have I not declined from thy law.

The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.

Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.