Bible Verses About Pride

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

The wicked, in the pride of his face, has no room in his thoughts for God.

Psalms 10:4

For thou wilt save the afflicted people; but wilt bring down high looks.

For you will save the afflicted people, but the arrogant eyes you will bring down.

Psalms 18:27

Whoso privily slandereth his neighbour, him will I cut off: him that hath an high look and a proud heart will not I suffer.

I will silence whoever secretly slanders his neighbor. I won’t tolerate one who is arrogant and conceited.

Psalms 101:5

Though the LORD be high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly: but the proud he knoweth afar off.

For though Yahweh is high, yet he looks after the lowly; but he knows the proud from afar.

Psalms 138:6

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

The fear of Yahweh is to hate evil. I hate pride, arrogance, the evil way, and the perverse mouth.

Proverbs 8:13

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

Pride only breeds quarrels, but wisdom is with people who take advice.

Proverbs 13:10

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

Everyone who is proud in heart is an abomination to Yahweh; they shall certainly not be unpunished.

Proverbs 16:5

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

A high look and a proud heart, the lamp of the wicked, is sin.

Proverbs 21:4

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.

I will punish the world for their evil, and the wicked for their iniquity. I will cause the arrogance of the proud to cease, and will humble the arrogance of the terrible.

Isaiah 13:11

The LORD of hosts hath purposed it, to stain the pride of all glory, and to bring into contempt all the honourable of the earth.

Yahweh of Armies has planned it, to stain the pride of all glory, to bring into contempt all the honorable of the earth.

Isaiah 23:9

Now I Nebuchadnezzar praise and extol and honour the King of heaven, all whose works are truth, and his ways judgment: and those that walk in pride he is able to abase.

Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and extol and honor the King of heaven; for all his works are truth, and his ways justice; and those who walk in pride he is able to abase.

Daniel 4:37

The pride of thine heart hath deceived thee, thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, whose habitation is high; that saith in his heart, Who shall bring me down to the ground?

The pride of your heart has deceived you, you who dwell in the clefts of the rock, whose habitation is high, who says in his heart, ‘Who will bring me down to the ground?’

Obadiah 1:3

The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican.

The Pharisee stood and prayed by himself like this: ‘God, I thank you that I am not like the rest of men: extortionists, unrighteous, adulterers, or even like this tax collector.

Luke 18:11

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.

Be of the same mind one toward another. Don’t set your mind on high things, but associate with the humble. Don’t be wise in your own conceits.

Romans 12:16

For if a man think himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself.

For if a man thinks himself to be something when he is nothing, he deceives himself.

Galatians 6:3