19 Bible Verses about Self Exaltation

Whoever loves transgression loves strife; he who makes his door high seeks destruction.

Do not put yourself forward in the king's presence or stand in the place of the great,

for it is better to be told, "Come up here," than to be put lower in the presence of a noble.What your eyes have seen

It is not good to eat much honey, nor is it glorious to seek one's own glory.

You said in your heart, 'I will ascend to heaven; above the stars of God I will set my throne on high; I will sit on the mount of assembly in the far reaches of the north;

I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High.'

You felt secure in your wickedness, you said, "No one sees me"; your wisdom and your knowledge led you astray, and you said in your heart, "I am, and there is no one besides me."

"Son of man, say to the prince of Tyre, Thus says the Lord GOD: "Because your heart is proud, and you have said, 'I am a god, I sit in the seat of the gods, in the heart of the seas,' yet you are but a man, and no god, though you make your heart like the heart of a god--

"Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: Because it towered high and set its top among the clouds, and its heart was proud of its height,

Though you soar aloft like the eagle, though your nest is set among the stars, from there I will bring you down, declares the LORD.

And they said to him, "Grant us to sit, one at your right hand and one at your left, in your glory."

But I have understanding as well as you; I am not inferior to you. Who does not know such things as these?

"Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: Because it towered high and set its top among the clouds, and its heart was proud of its height, I will give it into the hand of a mighty one of the nations. He shall surely deal with it as its wickedness deserves. I have cast it out. Foreigners, the most ruthless of nations, have cut it down and left it. On the mountains and in all the valleys its branches have fallen, and its boughs have been broken in all the ravines of the land, and all the peoples of the earth have gone away from its shadow and left it.read more.
On its fallen trunk dwell all the birds of the heavens, and on its branches are all the beasts of the field. All this is in order that no trees by the waters may grow to towering height or set their tops among the clouds, and that no trees that drink water may reach up to them in height. For they are all given over to death, to the world below, among the children of man, with those who go down to the pit.

Now he told a parable to those who were invited, when he noticed how they chose the places of honor, saying to them, "When you are invited by someone to a wedding feast, do not sit down in a place of honor, lest someone more distinguished than you be invited by him, and he who invited you both will come and say to you, 'Give your place to this person,' and then you will begin with shame to take the lowest place.read more.
But when you are invited, go and sit in the lowest place, so that when your host comes he may say to you, 'Friend, move up higher.' Then you will be honored in the presence of all who sit at table with you. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted."

We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ,

For if anyone thinks he is something, when he is nothing, he deceives himself.

who opposes and exalts himself against every so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple of God, proclaiming himself to be God.

"How you are fallen from heaven, O Day Star, son of Dawn! How you are cut down to the ground, you who laid the nations low! You said in your heart, 'I will ascend to heaven; above the stars of God I will set my throne on high; I will sit on the mount of assembly in the far reaches of the north; I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High.'read more.
But you are brought down to Sheol, to the far reaches of the pit.

They set their mouths against the heavens, and their tongue struts through the earth.