Arrogance

“Talk no more so exceeding proudly. Don’t let arrogance come out of your mouth, For Yahweh is a God of knowledge. By him actions are weighed.

For I say, through the grace that was given me, to every man who is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think reasonably, as God has apportioned to each person a measure of faith.

The fear of Yahweh is to hate evil. I hate pride, arrogance, the evil way, and the perverse mouth.

I will punish the world for their evil, and the wicked for their iniquity. I will cause the arrogance of the proud to cease, and will humble the haughtiness of the terrible.

He spoke also this parable to certain people who were convinced of their own righteousness, and who despised all others. — read the full passage →

Let another man praise you, and not your own mouth; a stranger, and not your own lips.

Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.

But if anyone doesn’t provide for his own, and especially his own household, he has denied the faith, and is worse than an unbeliever.

doing nothing through rivalry or through conceit, but in humility, each counting others better than himself;

Everyone who is proud in heart is an abomination to Yahweh: they shall certainly not be unpunished.

The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but he who is wise listens to counsel.

He said, “That which proceeds out of the man, that defiles the man. — read the full passage →

A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.

They pour out arrogant words. All the evildoers boast.

Now accept one who is weak in faith, but not for disputes over opinions.

Be of the same mind one toward another. Don’t set your mind on high things, but associate with the humble. Don’t be wise in your own conceits.

Don’t be deceived. God is not mocked, for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap. — read the full passage →

Seeing the multitudes, he went up onto the mountain. When he had sat down, his disciples came to him. — read the full passage →

Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

The proud and haughty man, “scoffer” is his name; he works in the arrogance of pride.

If a wise man goes to court with a foolish man, the fool rages or scoffs, and there is no peace.

They close up their callous hearts. With their mouth they speak proudly.

When pride comes, then comes shame, but with humility comes wisdom.

Be free from the love of money, content with such things as you have, for he has said, “I will in no way leave you, neither will I in any way forsake you.”

Now we call the proud happy; yes, those who work wickedness are built up; yes, they tempt God, and escape.’

The wicked, in the pride of his face, has no room in his thoughts for God.

A fool has no delight in understanding, but only in revealing his own opinion.

Before destruction the heart of man is proud, but before honor is humility.

A man’s pride brings him low, but one of lowly spirit gains honor.

Beloved, don’t believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.

So, then, my beloved brothers, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger;

But he gives more grace. Therefore it says, “God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”

Now the works of the flesh are obvious, which are: adultery, sexual immorality, uncleanness, lustfulness, — read the full passage →

The pride of your heart has deceived you, you who dwell in the clefts of the rock, whose habitation is high, who says in his heart, ‘Who will 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 Yahweh hates; yes, seven which are an abomination to him: — read the full passage →

But now you glory in your boasting. All such boasting is evil.

You have rebuked the proud who are cursed, who wander from your commandments.

However much she glorified herself, and grew wanton, so much give her of torment and mourning. For she says in her heart, ‘I sit a queen, and am no widow, and will in no way see mourning.’

he is conceited, knowing nothing, but obsessed with arguments, disputes, and word battles, from which come envy, strife, insulting, evil suspicions, — read the full passage →

Pride only breeds quarrels, but with ones who take advice is wisdom.

For though Yahweh is high, yet he looks after the lowly; but the proud, he knows from afar.

Likewise, you younger ones, be subject to the elder. Yes, all of you clothe yourselves with humility, to subject yourselves to one another; for “God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”

For I am afraid that by any means, when I come, I might find you not the way I want to, and that I might be found by you as you don’t desire; that by any means there would be strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, factions, slander, whisperings, proud thoughts, riots;

About 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 anyone is blameless, the husband of one wife, having children who believe, who are not accused of loose or unruly behavior. — read the full passage →

For as a dream comes with a multitude of cares, so a fool’s speech with a multitude of words.

Like a muddied spring, and a polluted well, so is a righteous man who gives way before the wicked.

He who is truthful testifies honestly, but a false witness lies.

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

The proud have hidden a snare for me, they have spread the cords of a net by the path. They have set traps for me. Selah.

For the sin of their mouth, and the words of their lips, let them be caught in their pride, for the curses and lies which they utter.

For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as idolatry and teraphim. Because you have rejected Yahweh’s word, he has also rejected you from being king.”

For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.”

But let each man test his own work, and then he will take pride in himself and not in his neighbor.

As he sat in the house, behold, many tax collectors and sinners came and sat down with Jesus and his disciples. — read the full passage →

He who is often rebuked and stiffens his neck will be destroyed suddenly, with no remedy.

but chiefly those who walk after the flesh in the lust of defilement, and despise authority. Daring, self-willed, they are not afraid to speak evil of dignitaries;

But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things, and will remind you of all that I said to you.

Yahweh of Armies has planned it, to stain the pride of all glory, to bring into contempt all the honorable of the earth.

For there will be a day of Yahweh of Armies for all that is proud and haughty, and for all that is lifted up; and it shall be brought low:

The brothers immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Beroea. When they arrived, they went into the Jewish synagogue. — read the full passage →

He who gives answer before he hears, that is folly and shame to him.

for he is a servant of God to you for good. But if you do that which is evil, be afraid, for he doesn’t bear the sword in vain; for he is a servant of God, an avenger for wrath to him who does evil.

Surely he mocks the mockers, but he gives grace to the humble.

This is a faithful saying: if a man seeks the office of an overseer, he desires a good work. — read the full passage →

“You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor, and hate your enemy.’ — read the full passage →

It is better to be of a lowly spirit with the poor, than to divide the plunder with the proud.

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

Should he reason with unprofitable talk, or with speeches with which he can do no good?

It shall happen, if you shall listen diligently to Yahweh your God’s voice, to observe to do all his commandments which I command you this day, that Yahweh your God will set you high above all the nations of the earth. — read the full passage →

He answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself.”

This is the Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things which must happen soon, which he sent and made known by his angel to his servant, John,

Let no one deceive you with empty words. For because of these things, the wrath of God comes on the children of disobedience.

The king’s heart is in Yahweh’s hand like the watercourses. He turns it wherever he desires. — read the full passage →

but chiefly those who walk after the flesh in the lust of defilement, and despise authority. Daring, self-willed, they are not afraid to speak evil of dignitaries; — read the full passage →

What is it then, brothers? When you come together, each one of you has a psalm, has a teaching, has a revelation, has another language, has an interpretation. Let all things be done to build each other up.

Love is patient and is kind; love doesn’t envy. Love doesn’t brag, is not proud,

If I speak with the languages of men and of angels, but don’t have love, I have become sounding brass, or a clanging cymbal. — read the full passage →

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

I will stand at my watch, and set myself on the ramparts, and will look out to see what he will say to me, and what I will answer concerning my complaint. — read the full passage →

Behold, I am against you, you proud one, says the Lord, Yahweh of Armies; for your day has come, the time that I will visit you. — read the full passage →

There they cry, but no one gives answer, because of the pride of evil men.

For where jealousy and selfish ambition are, there is confusion and every evil deed. — read the full passage →

Let your gentleness be known to all men. The Lord is at hand.

God of my praise, don’t remain silent, — read the full passage →

Finally, be all like-minded, compassionate, loving as brothers, tender hearted, courteous, — read the full passage →

I therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, beg you to walk worthily of the calling with which you were called, — read the full passage →

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

Now I know that Yahweh is greater than all gods because of the thing in which they dealt arrogantly against them.”

Surely God is good to Israel, to those who are pure in heart. — read the full passage →

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

Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord comes, who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and reveal the counsels of the hearts. Then each man will get his praise from God. — read the full passage →

Paul, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and our brother Sosthenes, — read the full passage →

The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a glad father; but a foolish son brings grief to his mother. — read the full passage →

I commanded your judges at that time, saying, “Hear cases between your brothers, and judge righteously between a man and his brother, and the foreigner who is living with him. — read the full passage →

You have put all things in subjection under his feet.” For in that he subjected all things to him, he left nothing that is not subject to him. But now we don’t see all things subjected to him, yet. — read the full passage →

It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and such sexual immorality as is not even named among the Gentiles, that one has his father’s wife. — read the full passage →

As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover to an obedient ear. — read the full passage →

Whoever loves correction loves knowledge, but he who hates reproof is stupid. — read the full passage →