32 Bible Verses about Arrogance, Characterizes The Wicked

It is from the heart that evil thoughts come such as: fornications, thefts, murders, adulteries, coveting, wickedness, deceit, loose conduct, envy, slander, pride, and foolishness.

They cry out, but he does not answer, because of the pride of evildoers.

The wicked proudly persecutes the poor people. He will be caught in the schemes that he contrived. The wicked person boasts about his selfish desires. He blesses the covetous, which Jehovah abhors. In his arrogant attitude he does not search for God. His faulty reasoning concludes: There is no God.read more.
He always succeeds at what he does. Your judgments are beyond his understanding. He scoffs at all his opponents. He says to himself: Nothing can shake me. I will never face trouble. His mouth is full of curses, deception, and oppression. Trouble and wrongdoing are on the tip of his tongue. He waits in ambush in the villages. From his hiding places he kills innocent people. He searches for victims. He lurks in his hiding place like a lion in his den. He hides there to catch oppressed people. He catches oppressed people after he draws them into his net. His victims are crushed. They collapse, and they fall into the power of the wicked. He says in his heart (to himself): God has forgotten. He has hidden his face. He will never see it!

I was envious of arrogant people when I saw the peace and prosperity that wicked people enjoy. They suffer no pain. Their bodies are healthy. They have no drudgery in their lives like ordinary people. They are not plagued with problems like mankind.read more.
That is why arrogance is their necklace and violence covers them like clothing. Their eyes stand out with fatness, and their heart's imagination run wild. They ridicule. They speak maliciously. They speak arrogantly about oppression. They set their mouth in the heavens and their tongue parades through the earth. Therefore his people return here and here they drink waters of abundance. They ask: How does God know? And is there knowledge with the most High? Behold, these are the ungodly. They prosper in the world; they increase in wealth.

O God, arrogant people attack me, and a mob of ruthless people seeks my life. They think nothing of you.

O Jehovah, how long shall the wicked exult? They utter speech. They speak arrogantly. All troublemakers brag about themselves. They crush your people, O Jehovah. They make those who belong to you suffer.read more.
They kill widows and foreigners, and they murder orphans. They say: Jehovah does not see it. The God of Jacob does not even pay attention to it.

We call arrogant people happy. Evil people test God's patience with their wicked deeds. They not only get away with it, they also prosper.

They did not like to retain God in their knowledge, so God gave them over to a reprobate (depraved) mind, to do things that are not fitting. They are filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil mindedness; they are whisperers, backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,read more.
without understanding, covenant breakers, without natural affection, unforgiving, and unmerciful.

All the people will know it. Ephraim and the inhabitants of Samaria who say with pride and arrogance of heart: The bricks have fallen down, but we will rebuild with cut stones. The fig trees have been cut down, but we will replace them with cedars.

At the end of twelve months he was walking in the royal palace of Babylon. The king spoke: Is this not great Babylon, which I have built for the royal dwelling-place, by the might of my power and for the glory of my majesty?

To the extent she glorified herself and lived sensuously, to that extent give her much torment and sorrow. She says in her heart: 'I sit a queen, and am no widow, and I shall see no sorrow.'

The enemy said: 'I will pursue them! I will catch them! I will divide the loot! I will take all I want! I will use my sword! I will take all they have!'

The king of Israel responded: It is said, let not the one who puts on his armor boast like the one who takes it off.

It is true that you have overcome Edom and your heart is uplifted. Let that glory be enough for you and stay in your own country. Why do you make causes for trouble, putting yourself and Judah with you in danger of downfall?

You say you defeated Edom. Now you have become arrogant enough to look for more fame. Stay home! Why must you invite disaster and your own defeat and take Judah with you?'

Because you have said: We have made a covenant with death, and with the grave we are in agreement. When the overflowing scourge passes through, it will not come to us, for we have made lies our refuge. We have hidden under falsehood!

This was the guilt of your sister Sodom. She and her daughters had arrogance, abundant food and careless ease, but she did not help the poor and needy.

The people of Ephraim say: We are rich. We have made a fortune. With all this wealth, no one will find us guilty of any sin.

Behold, he is proud. He is not righteous. The righteous will live by faith. Wine is treacherous and never allows an arrogant man to rest. He never stays home. He has a large appetite like the grave. Like death he is never satisfied. He gathers all nations and collects all the people.

He then spoke this illustration to some who trusted in themselves. They were very self-righteous. They looked down on others:

A certain man called Simon was in the same city. He used sorcery, and bewitched the people of Samaria, telling everyone that he was great. They all listened to him, from the least to the greatest, saying: This man has great power from God.

This is primarily for those who indulge the flesh in its corrupt desires and despise authority. Daring, self-willed, they do not tremble at glorious ones but speak abusively.

They have no feeling. Their mouths have spoken arrogantly.

The arrogant utterly deride me, yet I do not turn aside from your law.

The tongue also is a little member. It boasts great things. Consider how great a forest fire a small fire kindles!

Boast no more so proudly. Remove arrogance from your mouth. Jehovah is a God of knowledge, and he measures his actions (deeds).

Let their lying lips be speechless, since they speak against righteous people with arrogance and contempt.

The arrogant have forged a lie against me. With all my heart I will observe your precepts.

We are filled with the scoffing of those who are at ease, and with the contempt of the proud.

Excellent speech does not fit a fool; much less do lying lips a prince.

Proud and haughty mocker is his name. He acts with overbearing pride.

As soon as Jeremiah, whom Jehovah their God had sent, had finished telling all the people all the words of Jehovah their God, that is, all these words, Azariah the son of Hoshaiah, and Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the arrogant (egotistical) men said to Jeremiah: You are telling a lie! Jehovah our God has not sent you to say: 'You are not to enter Egypt to reside there.