Arrogance

Talk no more so exceeding proudly; Let not arrogancy come out of your mouth; For Jehovah is a God of knowledge, And by him actions are weighed.

For I say, through the grace that was given me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but so to think as to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to each man a measure of faith.

The fear of Jehovah is to hate evil: Pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, And the perverse mouth, do I hate.

And I will punish the world for their evil, and the wicked for their iniquity: and I will cause the arrogancy of the proud to cease, and will lay low the haughtiness of the terrible.

And he spake also this parable unto certain who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and set all others at nought: — read the full passage →

Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; A stranger, and not thine own lips.

Pridegoethbefore destruction, And a haughty spirit before a fall.

But if any provideth not for his own, and specially his own household, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an unbeliever.

doing nothing through faction or through vainglory, but in lowliness of mind each counting other better than himself;

Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to Jehovah: Thoughhandjoinin hand, he shall not be unpunished.

The way of a fool is right in his own eyes; But he that is wise hearkeneth unto counsel.

And he said, That which proceedeth out of the man, that defileth the man. — read the full passage →

A soft answer turneth away wrath; But a grievous word stirreth up anger.

They prate, they speak arrogantly: All the workers of iniquity boast themselves.

But him that is weak in faith receive ye, yet not for decision of scruples.

Be of the same mind one toward another. Set not your mind on high things, but condescend to things that are lowly. Be not wise in your own conceits.

Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. — read the full passage →

And seeing the multitudes, he went up into the mountain: and when he had sat down, his disciples came unto him: — read the full passage →

Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? There is more hope of a fool than of him.

The proud and haughty man, scoffer is his name; He worketh in the arrogance of pride.

If a wise man hath a controversy with a foolish man, Whether he be angry or laugh, there will be no rest.

They are inclosed in their own fat: With their mouth they speak proudly.

When pride cometh, then cometh shame; But with the lowly is wisdom.

Be ye free from the love of money; content with such things as ye have: for himself hath said, I will in no wise fail thee, neither will I in any wise forsake thee.

and now we call the proud happy; yea, they that work wickedness are built up; yea, they tempt God, and escape.

The wicked, in the pride of his countenance, saith, He will not requireit. All his thoughts are, There is no God.

A fool hath no delight in understanding, But only that his heart may reveal itself.

Before destruction the heart of man is haughty; And before honorgoethhumility.

A man’s pride shall bring him low; But he that is of a lowly spirit shall obtain honor.

Beloved, believe not every spirit, but prove the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets are gone out into the world.

Ye knowthis, my beloved brethren. But let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:

But he giveth more grace. Wherefore the scripture saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace to the humble.

Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these: fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, — read the full passage →

The pride of thy heart hath deceived thee, O thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, whose habitation is high; that saith in his heart, Who shall bring me down to the ground?

But when his heart was lifted up, and his spirit was hardened so that he dealt proudly, he was deposed from his kingly throne, and they took his glory from him:

There are six things which Jehovah hateth; Yea, seven which are an abomination unto him: — read the full passage →

But now ye glory in your vauntings: all such glorying is evil.

Thou hast rebuked the proud that are cursed, That do wander from thy commandments.

How much soever she glorified herself, and waxed wanton, so much give her of torment and mourning: for she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall in no wise see mourning.

he is puffed up, knowing nothing, but doting about questionings and disputes of words, whereof cometh envy, strife, railings, evil surmisings, — read the full passage →

By pride cometh only contention; But with the well-advised is wisdom.

For though Jehovah is high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly; But the haughty he knoweth from afar.

Likewise, ye younger, be subject unto the elder. Yea, all of you gird yourselves with humility, to serve one another: for God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace to the humble.

For I fear, lest by any means, when I come, I should find you not such as I would, and should myself be found of you such as ye would not; lest by any means there should be strife, jealousy, wraths, factions, backbitings, whisperings, swellings, tumults;

And to these also Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied, saying, Behold, the Lord came with ten thousands of his holy ones, — read the full passage →

if any man is blameless, the husband of one wife, having children that believe, who are not accused of riot or unruly. — read the full passage →

For a dream cometh with a multitude of business, and a fool’s voice with a multitude of words.

Asa troubled fountain, and a corrupted spring, So isa righteous man that giveth way before the wicked.

He that uttereth truth showeth forth righteousness; But a false witness, deceit.

A high look, and a proud heart, Eventhe lamp of the wicked, is sin.

The proud have hid a snare for me, and cords; They have spread a net by the wayside; They have set gins for me. [Selah

Forthe sin of their mouth, and the words of their lips, Let them even be taken in their pride, And for cursing and lying which they speak.

For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as idolatry and teraphim. Because thou hast rejected the word of Jehovah, he hath also rejected thee from being king.

For every one that exalteth himself shall be humbled; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.

But let each man prove his own work, and then shall he have his glorying in regard of himself alone, and not of his neighbor.

And it came to pass, as he sat at meat in the house, behold, many publicans and sinners came and sat down with Jesus and his disciples. — read the full passage →

He that being often reproved hardeneth his neck Shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.

but chiefly them that walk after the flesh in the lust of defilement, and despise dominion. Daring, self-willed, they tremble not to rail at dignities:

But the Comforter, even the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all that I said unto you.

Jehovah of hosts hath purposed it, to stain the pride of all glory, to bring into contempt all the honorable of the earth.

For there shall be a day of Jehovah of hosts upon all that is proud and haughty, and upon all that is lifted up; and it shall be brought low;

And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Beroea: who when they were come thither went into the synagogue of the Jews. — read the full passage →

He that giveth answer before he heareth, It is folly and shame unto him.

for he is a minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is a minister of God, an avenger for wrath to him that doeth evil.

Surely he scoffeth at the scoffers; But he giveth grace unto the lowly.

Faithful is the saying, If a man seeketh the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work. — read the full passage →

Ye have heard that it was said, Thou shalt love thy neighbor, and hate thine enemy: — read the full passage →

Better it is to be of a lowly spirit with the poor, Than to divide the spoil with the proud.

The lofty looks of man shall be brought low, and the haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, and Jehovah alone shall be exalted in that day.

Should he reason with unprofitable talk, Or with speeches wherewith he can do no good?

And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of Jehovah thy God, to observe to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that Jehovah thy God will set thee on high above all the nations of the earth: — read the full passage →

And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbor as thyself.

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John;

Let no man deceive you with empty words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the sons of disobedience.

The king’s heart is in the hand of Jehovah as the watercourses: He turneth it whithersoever he will. — read the full passage →

but chiefly them that walk after the flesh in the lust of defilement, and despise dominion. Daring, self-willed, they tremble not to rail at dignities: — read the full passage →

What is it then, brethren? When ye come together, each one hath a psalm, hath a teaching, hath a revelation, hath a tongue, hath an interpretation. Let all things be done unto edifying.

Love suffereth long, and is kind; love envieth not; love vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,

If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am become sounding brass, or a clanging cymbal. — read the full passage →

Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, Than a house full of feasting with strife. — read the full passage →

I will stand upon my watch, and set me upon the tower, and will look forth to see what he will speak with me, and what I shall answer concerning my complaint. — read the full passage →

Behold, I am against thee, O thou proud one, saith the Lord, Jehovah of hosts; for thy day is come, the time that I will visit thee. — read the full passage →

There they cry, but none giveth answer, Because of the pride of evil men.

For where jealousy and faction are, there is confusion and every vile deed. — read the full passage →

Let your forbearance be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand.

Hold not thy peace, O God of my praise; — read the full passage →

Finally, be ye all likeminded, compassionate, loving as brethren, tenderhearted, humbleminded: — read the full passage →

I therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, beseech you to walk worthily of the calling wherewith ye were called, — read the full passage →

Hear my voice, O God, in my complaint: Preserve my life from fear of the enemy. — read the full passage →

Now I know that Jehovah is greater than all gods; yea, in the thing wherein they dealt proudly against them.

Surely God is good to Israel, Evento such as are pure in heart. — read the full passage →

and there they burnt incense in all the high places, as did the nations whom Jehovah carried away before them; and they wrought wicked things to provoke Jehovah to anger; — read the full passage →

Wherefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and make manifest the counsels of the hearts; and then shall each man have his praise from God. — read the full passage →

Paul, calledto bean apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother, — read the full passage →

The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father; But a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother. — read the full passage →

And I charged your judges at that time, saying, Hear the causes between your brethren, and judge righteously between a man and his brother, and the sojourner that is with him. — read the full passage →

Thou didst put all things in subjection under his feet. For in that he subjected all things unto him, he left nothing that is not subject to him. But now we see not yet all things subjected to him. — read the full passage →

It is actually reported that there is fornication among you, and such fornication as is not even among the Gentiles, that oneof you hath his father’s wife. — read the full passage →

Asan ear-ring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, So isa wise reprover upon an obedient ear. — read the full passage →

Whoso loveth correction loveth knowledge; But he that hateth reproof is brutish. — read the full passage →