28 Bible Verses about Pride, Examples Of

They also love the most honorable places at suppers, and the first seats in the synagogues, and salutations in the markets, and to be called by men, Rabbi, Rabbi.

And he said to them in his teaching: Beware of the scribes, who love to walk in robes, and love salutations in the markets, and the first seats in the synagogues, and the first places at suppers;

Beware of the scribes, who delight to walk in robes, and love greetings in the markets, and the first seats in the synagogues, and the first places at suppers;

Alas for you, Pharisees! for you love the chief seat in the synagogues, and greetings in the markets.

But there was a certain man, named Simon, who had, be fore this time, been practicing magic in the city, and astonishing the people of Samaria, saying that he was some great one;

As much glory and voluptuousness as she has given to herself, so much torment and sorrow give her: for she says in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow.

Peter answered and said to him: Though all shall be offended at thee, yet will I never be offended. Jesus said to him: Verily I say to you, This night, before the cock crows, you will deny me three times. Peter said to him: Though it should be necessary for me to die with thee, I will not deny thee. In like manner said all the disciples.

Peter said to him: Though all should find occasion for offense, yet I will not. And Jesus said to him: Verily I say to you, this day, during this very night, before the cock crows twice, you will deny me three times. But he said with the more vehemence: Though it should be necessary for me to die with thee, I would not deny thee. And so said they all.

And he said to him: Lord, I am ready to go with thee, both to prison and to death.

Peter said to him: Lord, why can I not follow thee now? I will lay down my life for thee.

For all the Athenians and resident strangers have leisure for nothing else than to tell or to hear some new thing.

professing to be wise, they became foolish,

Where is the wise man? Where is the scribe? Where is the disputer of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of- this world?

Let no one deceive himself: if any one among you is considered as wise in this age, let him become a fool, that he may be wise.

Let no one deceive you by any means; for that day will not come, unless the apostasy come first, and the man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition, who opposes and exalts himself above every one that is called God, or that is worshiped, so that he sits as God in the temple of God, openly showing him self that he is God.

When, therefore, you do a charitable deed, do not cause a trumpet to be sounded before you, as the hypocrites do, in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may be glorified by men. Verily, I say to you, They have their reward.

And they do all their works for the purpose of being seen by men. They make their amulets broad, and enlarge the fringes of their mantles.

who eat up the houses of widows, and, as a pretext, make long prayers: these shall receive more abundant condemnation.

who eat up the houses of widows, and, for a pretext, make long prayers. These shall receive the greater condemnation.

And the Pharisees also, who were lovers of money, heard all these things, and they scoffed at him. And he said to them: You set yourselves forth as righteous before men, but God knows your hearts; for that which is highly esteemed among men, is detestable in the sight of God.

And he spoke this parable to some, who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and who despised others.

And some of the Pharisees who were with him, heard these things, and said to him: Are we also blind? Jesus said to them: If you were blind, you would not have sin; but now you say, We see; therefore your sin remains.

But, wishing to justify himself, he said to Jesus: And who is my neighbor?

They answered him: We are the posterity of Abraham, and have never been in bondage to any one. How say you, You shall be made free?

They answered and said to him: You were wholly born in sins, and do you teach us? And they cast him out.

But if you are named Jew, and rest in the law, and make your boast in God. and know his will, and approve what is excellent, being instructed by the law: if you are also confident that you yourself are a guide for the blind, a light to those who are in darkness,read more.
an instructor of the simple, a teacher of the unlearned, because you have the form of true knowledge in the law;

For who gave you distinction, as a teacher? And what have you as a teacher, that you did not receive? And if you received it, why do you boast, as if you had not received it?

Because you say I am rich, and abound in wealth, and have need of nothing, and know not that you are miserable and pitiable and poor and blind and naked,