28 Bible Verses about Pride, Examples Of

and they like the places of honor at feasts and the front seats in synagogues, to be greeted with honor in public places, and to have men call them 'Teacher.'

And in His teaching He continued to say: "Beware of the scribes who like to go about in long robes, to be saluted with honor in public places, to be seated in the front seats in the synagogues, to occupy the places of honor at banquets --

"Beware of the scribes who like to go about in long robes and love to be saluted with honor in public places, to be seated in the front seats in the synagogues, and to occupy the places of honor at banquets --

A curse on you Pharisees, because you like to have the front seats in synagogues, and to be greeted with honor in public places!

There was a man named Simon in the city, who had kept the Samaritan people thrilled by practicing magic there and by claiming to be a great man.

To the same degree in which she has lived in splendor and luxury, give her torture and tears. Because she is always boasting in her heart, 'I sit enthroned as queen; I am not a widow, I shall never experience any sorrow' --

Peter answered, "Though all the rest of them stumble over you, I will never do so." Jesus said to him, "I solemnly say to you, this very night, before a cock crows, you will disown me three times." Peter answered, "Even if I have to die with you, I will never disown you."

Then Peter said to Him, "Although all the rest of them stumble over you, yet I will never do so myself." Then Jesus said to him, "I solemnly say to you, this very night, before the cock crows twice, you, yes, you, will disown me three times." But Peter kept on emphatically saying, "Even if I have to die with you, I will never disown you." And they all kept saying the same thing.

But Peter said to Him, "Lord, I am ready to go even to prison and to death with you!"

Peter said to Him, "Lord, why can I not follow you right now? I will lay down my life for you."

(Now all the Athenians and foreign visitors in Athens used to spend their time in nothing else than telling or listening to the latest new thing out.)

Though claiming to be wise, they made fools of themselves,

So where is your philosopher? Where is your man of letters? Where is your logician of this age? Has not God shown up the nonsense of the world's wisdom?

Let no one deceive himself. If any one of you supposes that he is wise in this world's wisdom, as compared with the rest of you, to become really wise he must become a fool.

Do not let anybody at all deceive you about this, because that cannot take place until the great revolt occurs and the representative of lawlessness is uncovered, the one who is doomed to destruction, the one who keeps up his opposition and so far exalts himself above every so-called god or object of worship, that he actually takes his seat in the sanctuary of God, proclaiming himself to be God.

So whenever you do your deeds of charity, never blow your own horn in public, as the hypocrites are in the habit of doing in the synagogues and on the street corners, to be praised by the people. I solemnly say to you, they already have their reward.

They do what they do to attract people's attention. They wear on their coats Scripture texts in big letters, and they wear large tassels,

men who eat up widows' houses and to cover it up make long prayers. They will get a much heavier sentence!"

men who eat up widows' houses and to cover it up make long prayers! They will receive a much heavier sentence."

Now the Pharisees who were lovers of money had been listening to all this, and they began to ridicule Him. Then He said to them, "You are the men who exhibit your uprightness before the public, but God knows your hearts. For what stands high in the sight of men is detestable in the sight of God.

To some people who were confident that they themselves were upright, but who scorned everybody else, He told the following story:

Some of the Pharisees who were with Him heard this, and asked Him, "We are not blind, are we?" Jesus answered them, "If you were blind, you would not be guilty, but now you keep on claiming, 'We can see'; so your sin remains."

But he, as he wished to justify his question, said, "But who is my neighbor?"

They answered Him, "We are Abraham's descendants and we never have been anybody's slaves. How can you say to us, 'You will be set free'?"

Then they retorted, "You were born in total depravity, and yet you are trying to teach us!" And so they turned him out of the synagogue.

Now if you call yourself a Jew, and rely on law, and boast about God, and understand His will, and by being instructed in the law can know the things that excel, and if you are sure that you are a guide to the blind, a light to those in darkness,read more.
a tutor of the foolish, a teacher of the young, since you have a knowledge of the truth as formulated in the law --

For who makes you superior? And what do you have that you did not get from someone? But if you got it from someone, why do you boast as though you had not?

Because you say, 'I am rich, I have already become rich, I need nothing,' and you do not know that you are the very one that is wretched, pitiable, poor, blind, and naked;