19 Bible Verses about Do Not Be Proud

Then I said to the people of Judah, "Listen and pay attention! Do not be arrogant! For the Lord has spoken.

For by the grace given to me I say to every one of you not to think more highly of yourself than you ought to think, but to think with sober discernment, as God has distributed to each of you a measure of faith.

For if anyone thinks he is something when he is nothing, he deceives himself.

Instead of being motivated by selfish ambition or vanity, each of you should, in humility, be moved to treat one another as more important than yourself.

Don't keep speaking so arrogantly, letting proud talk come out of your mouth! For the Lord is a God who knows; he evaluates what people do.

Do not be so certain you have won! Do not speak with your head held so high!

do not boast over the branches. But if you boast, remember that you do not support the root, but the root supports you.

Granted! They were broken off because of their unbelief, but you stand by faith. Do not be arrogant, but fear!

I have applied these things to myself and Apollos because of you, brothers and sisters, so that through us you may learn "not to go beyond what is written," so that none of you will be puffed up in favor of the one against the other.

But if you have bitter jealousy and selfishness in your hearts, do not boast and tell lies against the truth.

Command those who are rich in this world's goods not to be haughty or to set their hope on riches, which are uncertain, but on God who richly provides us with all things for our enjoyment.

How blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord and does not seek help from the proud or from liars!

The end of a matter is better than its beginning; likewise, patience is better than pride.

Does an ax exalt itself over the one who wields it, or a saw magnify itself over the one who cuts with it? As if a scepter should brandish the one who raises it, or a staff should lift up what is not made of wood!

He must not be a recent convert or he may become arrogant and fall into the punishment that the devil will exact.

Therefore the Lord says this: "Look, I am devising disaster for this nation! It will be like a yoke from which you cannot free your neck. You will no longer walk proudly, for it will be a time of catastrophe.

"When you are invited by someone to a wedding feast, do not take the place of honor, because a person more distinguished than you may have been invited by your host.

Then he will not exalt himself above his fellow citizens or turn from the commandments to the right or left, and he and his descendants will enjoy many years ruling over his kingdom in Israel.

But as it is, you boast in your arrogance. All such boasting is evil.