Romans 12:3
In fulfillment of the charge with which I have been entrusted, I bid every one of you not to think more highly of himself than he ought to think, but to think till he learns to think soberly--in accordance with the measure of faith that God has allotted to each.
Philippians 3:6
As to zeal, I was a persecutor of the Church; as to such righteousness as is due to Law, I proved myself blameless.
Matthew 6:1-7
Take care not to perform your religious duties in public in order to be seen by others; if you do, your Father who is in Heaven has no reward for you.
Matthew 9:14
Then John's disciples came to Jesus, and asked: "Why do we and the Pharisees fast while your disciples do not?"
Matthew 15:2-9
"How is it that your disciples break the traditions of our ancestors? For they do not wash their hands when they eat food."
Matthew 23:5
All their actions are done to attract attention. They widen their phylacteries, and increase the size of their tassels,
Matthew 23:23-24
Alas for you, Teachers of the Law and Pharisees, hypocrites that you are! You pay tithes on mint, fennel, and caraway seed, and have neglected the weightier matters of the Law--justice, mercy, and good faith. These last you ought to have put into practice, without neglecting the first.
Matthew 23:29
Alas for you, Teachers of the Law and Pharisees, hypocrites that you are! You build the tombs of the Prophets, and decorate the monuments of religious men,
Matthew 23:38
Verily, your house is left to you desolate!
Luke 18:12
I fast twice a week, and give a tenth of everything I get to God.'
Romans 10:2
I can testify that they are zealous for the honor of God; but they are not guided by true insight,
Romans 11:25
Brothers, for fear that you should think too highly of yourselves, I want you to recognize the truth, hitherto hidden, that the callousness which has come over Israel is only partial, and will continue only till the whole Gentile world has been gathered in.
1 Corinthians 3:18
Let no one deceive himself. If any one among you imagines that, as regards this world, he is a wise man, let him become a 'fool,' that he may become wise.
1 Corinthians 3:20
And it says again-'The Lord sees how fruitless are the deliberations of the wise.'
Colossians 2:18
Do not let any one defraud you of the reality by affecting delight in so-called 'humility' and angel-worship. Such a man busies himself with his visions, and without reason is rendered conceited by his merely human intellect.
Colossians 2:23
Such prohibitions appear reasonable where there is a desire for self-imposed service, and so-called 'humility,' and harsh treatment of the body, but are of no real value against the indulgence of our earthly nature.
1 Timothy 4:3
and they discourage marriage and enjoin abstinence from certain kinds of food; though God created these foods to be enjoyed thankfully by those who hold the Faith and have attained a full knowledge of the Truth.
James 3:13-17
Who among you claims to be wise and intelligent? Let him show that his actions are the outcome of a good life lived in the humility of true wisdom.
Revelation 18:19
They threw dust on their heads, and, as they wept and wailed, they cried-- 'Alas! Alas! Great City! All who have ships on the sea grew rich through her magnificence. In a single hour it has vanished.'