28 Bible Verses about Proud People

Now I am certain that the Lord is greater than all gods, for he has overcome them in their pride.

This I said to you, but you gave no attention and went against the orders of the Lord, and in your pride went up into the hill-country.

But they and our fathers, in their pride, made their necks stiff, and gave no attention to your orders,

And gave witness against them so that you might make them come back again to your law: but their hearts were lifted up, and they gave no attention to your orders and went against your decisions (which, if a man keeps them, will be life to him), and turning their backs on you, made their necks stiff and did not give ear.

It is true that you have overcome Edom and your heart is uplifted; let that glory be enough for you, and keep in your country; why do you make causes of trouble, putting yourself, and Judah with you, in danger of downfall?

Now some are full of pride, as if I was not coming to you.

And all the people will have experience of it, even Ephraim and the men of Samaria, who say in the pride of their uplifted hearts,

They were full of pride and did what was disgusting to me: and so I took them away as you have seen.

We have had word of the pride of Moab, how great it is; how he is lifted up in pride and passion: his high words about himself are false.

We have had word of the pride of Moab, how great it is; how he is lifted up in pride; and his great opinion of himself, and that his heart is lifted up.

I sent a letter to the church, but Diotrephes, whose desire is ever to have the first place among them, will not have us there.

And in place of feeling sorrow, you are pleased with yourselves, so that he who has done this thing has not been sent away from among you.

Let not the foot of pride come against me, or the hand of the evil-doers put me out of my place.

Was not your sister Sodom an oath in your mouth in the day of your pride,

Son of man, say to the ruler of Tyre, This is what the Lord has said: Because your heart has been lifted up, and you have said, I am a god, I am seated on the seat of God in the heart of the seas; but you are man and not God, though you have made your heart as the heart of God:

And you have made yourselves great against me with your mouths, increasing your words against me; and it has come to my ears.

He will have no respect for the gods of his fathers or for the god desired by women; he will have no respect for any god: for he will put himself on high over all.

And his designs will be turned against the holy people, causing deceit to do well in his hand; in his heart he will make himself great, and send destruction on numbers who are living unconscious of their danger; and he will put himself up against the prince of princes; but he will be broken, though not by men's hands.

And the army will be taken away, and his heart will be uplifted: he will be the cause of the downfall of tens of thousands, but he will not be strong.

And the king will do his pleasure; he will put himself on high, lifting himself over every god, and saying things to be wondered at against the God of gods; and all will be well for him till the wrath is complete; for what has been purposed will be done.

When I gave them food they were full, and their hearts were full of pride, and they did not keep me in mind.

As for the man of pride, my soul has no pleasure in him; but the upright man will have life through his good faith.

For I have a fear that, when I come, you may not be answering to my desire, and that I may not be answering to yours; that there may be fighting, hate, angry feeling, divisions, evil talk about others, secrets, thoughts of pride, outbursts against authority;

And there was given to him a mouth to say words of pride against God; and there was given to him authority to go on for forty-two months.

Because your wrath against me and your words of pride have come up to my ears, I will put my hook in your nose and my cord in your lips, and I will make you go back by the way you came.

Send for the archers to come together against Babylon, all the bowmen; put up your tents against her on every side; let no one get away: give her the reward of her work; as she has done, so do to her: for she has been uplifted in pride against the Lord, against the Holy One of Israel.

And the pride of Israel gives an answer to his face; and Ephraim will have a fall through his sins, and the fall of Judah will be the same as theirs.

And the pride of Israel gives an answer to his face; but for all this, they have not gone back to the Lord their God, or made search for him.