Pride

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

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

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

Pridegoethbefore destruction, And a haughty spirit before a fall.

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

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.

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

For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes and the vainglory of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.

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

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

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

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

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

For if a man thinketh himself to be something when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself.

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

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

Thus saith Jehovah, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches;

But he that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord. — read the full passage →

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

Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and extol and honor the King of heaven; for all his works are truth, and his ways justice; and those that walk in pride he is able to abase.

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.

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

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.

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

Charge them that are rich in this present world, that they be not highminded, nor have their hope set on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy;

Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall exalt you.

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:

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

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.

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.

and the base things of the world, and the things that are despised, did God choose, yea and the things that are not, that he might bring to nought the things that are: — read the full passage →

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

But let the brother of low degree glory in his high estate: — read the full passage →

It is not good to eat much honey; Sofor mento search out their own glory is grievous.

But Jehovah said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have rejected him: for Jehovah seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but Jehovah looketh on the heart.

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

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?

And if I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and if I give my body to be burned, but have not love, it profiteth me nothing.

Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof; and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.

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 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 →

And I will break the pride of your power: and I will make your heaven as iron, and your earth as brass;

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.

Jehovah will root up the house of the proud; But he will establish the border of the widow.

Because thou sayest, I am rich, and have gotten riches, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art the wretched one and miserable and poor and blind and naked:

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.

Whoso privily slandereth his neighbor, him will I destroy: Him that hath a high look and a proud heart will I not suffer.

And by reason of the exceeding greatness of the revelations, that I should not be exalted overmuch, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to buffet me, that I should not be exalted overmuch.

For the wicked boasteth of his heart’s desire, And the covetous renounceth, yea, contemneth Jehovah. — read the full passage →

Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.

Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. — read the full passage →

Jehovah, my heart is not haughty, nor mine eyes lofty; Neither do I exercise myself in great matters, Or in things too wonderful for me.

Thy heart was lifted up because of thy beauty; thou hast corrupted thy wisdom by reason of thy brightness: I have cast thee to the ground; I have laid thee before kings, that they may behold thee.

For who maketh thee to differ? and what hast thou that thou didst not receive? but if thou didst receive it, why dost thou glory as if thou hadst not received it?

And be not fashioned according to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God.

for God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as God, knowing good and evil.

Therefore pride is as a chain about their neck; Violence covereth them as a garment.

not a novice, lest being puffed up he fall into the condemnation of the devil.

In the mouth of the foolish is a rod forhispride; But the lips of the wise shall preserve them.

But when he was strong, his heart was lifted up, so that he did corruptly, and he trespassed against Jehovah his God; for he went into the temple of Jehovah to burn incense upon the altar of incense.

For all these things hath my hand made, and so all these things came to be, saith Jehovah: but to this man will I look, even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit, and that trembleth at my word.

We have heard of the pride of Moab, thathe is very proud; even of his arrogancy, and his pride, and his wrath; his boastings are nought.

Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall.

In the pride of the wicked the poor is hotly pursued; Let them be taken in the devices that they have conceived.

Oh love Jehovah, all ye his saints: Jehovah preserveth the faithful, And plentifully rewardeth him that dealeth proudly.

But Hezekiah rendered not again according to the benefit done unto him; for his heart was lifted up: therefore there was wrath upon him, and upon Judah and Jerusalem. — read the full passage →

As for thy terribleness, the pride of thy heart hath deceived thee, O thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, that holdest the height of the hill: though thou shouldest make thy nest as high as the eagle, I will bring thee down from thence, saith Jehovah.

He that is of a greedy spirit stirreth up strife; But he that putteth his trust in Jehovah shall be made fat.

seeing that we, who are many, are one bread, one body: for we all partake of the one bread. — read the full passage →

And the third day there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee; and the mother of Jesus was there: — read the full passage →

Doth not wisdom cry, And understanding put forth her voice? — read the full passage →

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

Beware lest thou forget Jehovah thy God, in not keeping his commandments, and his ordinances, and his statutes, which I command thee this day: — read the full passage →

How art thou fallen from heaven, O day-star, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, that didst lay low the nations! — read the full passage →

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

For not he that commendeth himself is approved, but whom the Lord commendeth.

He beholdeth everything that is high: He is king over all the sons of pride.

If any man thinketh that he knoweth anything, he knoweth not yet as he ought to know;

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

We are not again commending ourselves unto you, but speak as giving you occasion of glorying on our behalf, that ye may have wherewith to answer them that glory in appearance, and not in heart.

then thy heart be lifted up, and thou forget Jehovah thy God, who brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage;

In that day shalt thou not be put to shame for all thy doings, wherein thou hast transgressed against me; for then I will take away out of the midst of thee thy proudly exulting ones, and thou shalt no more be haughty in my holy mountain.

How art thou fallen from heaven, O day-star, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, that didst lay low the nations! — read the full passage →

He that despiseth his neighbor is void of wisdom; But a man of understanding holdeth his peace.

My little children, these things write I unto you that ye may not sin. And if any man sin, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous: — read the full passage →

Pridegoethbefore destruction, And a haughty spirit before a fall. — read the full passage →

for by grace have ye been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; — read the full passage →

Mine enemies would swallow me up all the day long; For they are many that fight proudly against me.

For we are not bold to number or compare ourselves with certain of them that commend themselves: but they themselves, measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves with themselves, are without understanding.

For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes and the vainglory of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world. — read the full passage →

Moreover Jehovah said, Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, and walk with outstretched necks and wanton eyes, walking and mincing as they go, and making a tinkling with their feet; — read the full passage →

Wherefore it shall come to pass, that, when the Lord hath performed his whole work upon mount Zion and on Jerusalem, I will punish the fruit of the stout heart of the king of Assyria, and the glory of his high looks.

In that day shall the branch of Jehovah be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the land shall be excellent and comely for them that are escaped of Israel.

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.

Seek ye Jehovah and his strength; Seek his face evermore.

and were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea;

But they and our fathers dealt proudly, and hardened their neck, and hearkened not to thy commandments,

And Samuel said, How can I go? if Saul hear it, he will kill me. And Jehovah said, Take a heifer with thee, and say, I am come to sacrifice to Jehovah.

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

The word of Jehovah came again unto me, saying, — read the full passage →