7 Bible Verses about Proud Hearts

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Psalm 73:7

Their eyes bulge from obesity and the imaginations of their mind cross the border into sin.

Proverbs 21:4

A proud attitude, accompanied by a haughty look, is sin; they reveal wicked people.

Jeremiah 48:29

We have heard about Moab's pride he's very proud his haughtiness, his arrogance, his insolence, and his conceit.

Jeremiah 49:16

The terror you cause and the pride of your heart have deceived you. You who live in hidden places in the rocks, who hold on to the heights of the hill, although you make your nest high like the eagle, I'll bring you down from there," declares the LORD.

Ezekiel 28:2-17

"Son of Man, tell Tyre's Commander-in-Chief, "This is what the Lord GOD says: "Because your heart is arrogant, and because you keep saying, "I have taken my seat, I am a god, seated in God's seat right in the middle of the sea,' and because you're a man, and not a god, even though you pretend that you have a god-like heart" Look! You're wiser than Daniel, aren't you? No secret is too mysterious for you! Your wisdom and understanding brought you phenomenal wealth. You've brought gold and silver into your treasuries.read more.
By your great wisdom, by your skills in trading you have amassed wealth for yourself and your heart has become arrogant because of your wealth." Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: "Because you've made your heart like that of God Therefore, look! I'm bringing foreigners in your direction, the most terrifying of nations! They will direct their violence against the grandeur that you've created by your wisdom. They'll send you down to the Pit, and you'll die defiled in the depths of the sea. Is that when you'll say, "I'm God' to the face of those who will be killing you? After all, you're a man, and have never been a god, especially when you're under the control of those who will defile you! You will die a death fit for the uncircumcised at the hand of foreigners." "for I have said it will be so,' declares the LORD." Another message came to me from the LORD, and this is what it said: "Son of Man, start singing this lamentation for the king of Tyre. Tell him, "This is what the Lord GOD says: "You served as my model, my example of complete wisdom and perfect beauty. You used to be in Eden God's paradise! You wore precious stones for clothing: ruby, topaz, diamond, beryl, onyx, jasper, sapphire, turquoise, and carbuncle. Your settings were crafted in gold, along with your engravings. On the day of your creation they had been prepared! "You were the anointed cherub; having been set in place on the holy mountain of God, you walked in the midst of fiery stones. You were blameless in your behavior from the day you were created until wickedness was discovered in you. Since your vast business dealings filled you with violent intent from top to bottom, you sinned, so I cast you away as defiled from the mountain of God. I destroyed you, you guardian cherub, from the midst of the fiery stones. Your heart grew arrogant because of your beauty; you annihilated your own wisdom because of your splendor. Then I threw you to the ground in the presence of kings, giving them a good look at you!

Revelation 18:7

Just as she glorified herself and lived in luxury, inflict on her just as much torture and misery. In her heart she says, "I am a queen on a throne, not a widow. I will never see misery.'

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Psalm 119:69-70

The arrogant have accused me falsely; but I will observe your precepts wholeheartedly. Their minds are clogged as with greasy fat, but I find joy in your instruction.

Proverbs 21:4

A proud attitude, accompanied by a haughty look, is sin; they reveal wicked people.

Obadiah 1:1-3

1Obadiah's vision: This is what the Lord God has to say about Edom. We have heard a report from the Lord, and a messenger has been dispatched among the nations to say "Get up! Let us rise up against her to fight!" "Look! I will make you insignificant among the nations; you will be utterly despised. The arrogance in your heart has deceived you, who inhabit hidden places on rocky cliffs, whose dwelling is in the heights, who say continuously to yourself, 'Who will bring me down to the ground?'

Pride/arrogance » Proud hearts

Psalm 119:69-70

The arrogant have accused me falsely; but I will observe your precepts wholeheartedly. Their minds are clogged as with greasy fat, but I find joy in your instruction.

Proverbs 21:4

A proud attitude, accompanied by a haughty look, is sin; they reveal wicked people.

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