22 Bible Verses about God Opposes The Proud

Though the Lord is exalted,
He takes note of the humble;
but He knows the haughty from a distance.

To fear the Lord is to hate evil.
I hate arrogant pride, evil conduct,
and perverse speech.

Look, I am against you, you arrogant one—
this is the declaration of
the Lord God of Hosts—
because your day has come,
the time when I will punish you.

arrogant eyes, a lying tongue,
hands that shed innocent blood,

The Lord God has sworn by Himself—this is the declaration of Yahweh, the God of Hosts:

I loathe Jacob’s pride
and hate his citadels,
so I will hand over the city and everything in it.

But He gives greater grace. Therefore He says:

God resists the proud,
but gives grace to the humble.

In the same way, you younger men, be subject to the elders. And all of you clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because

God resists the proud
but gives grace to the humble.

For a day belonging to the Lord of Hosts is coming
against all that is proud and lofty,
against all that is lifted up—it will be humbled—

The Lord of Hosts planned it,
to desecrate all its glorious beauty,
to disgrace all the honored ones of the earth.

You rescue an afflicted people,
but Your eyes are set against the proud—
You humble them.

Love the Lord, all His faithful ones.
The Lord protects the loyal,
but fully repays the arrogant.

Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise, exalt, and glorify the King of heaven, because all His works are true and His ways are just. He is able to humble those who walk in pride.

He has done a mighty deed with His arm;
He has scattered the proud
because of the thoughts of their hearts;

So I will bring the most evil of nations
to take possession of their houses.
I will put an end to the pride of the strong,
and their sacred places will be profaned.

For You rescue an afflicted people,
but You humble those with haughty eyes.

You rebuke the proud,
the ones under a curse,
who wander from Your commands.

Rise up, Judge of the earth;
repay the proud what they deserve.

The Lord destroys the house of the proud,
but He protects the widow’s territory.

But when the Lord finishes all His work against Mount Zion and Jerusalem, He will say, “I will punish the king of Assyria for his arrogant acts and the proud look in his eyes.”

“This is what the Lord says: Just like this I will ruin the great pride of both Judah and Jerusalem.

A mongrel people will live in Ashdod,
and I will destroy the pride of the Philistines.

All who prosper on earth will eat and bow down;
all those who go down to the dust
will kneel before Him—
even the one who cannot preserve his life.