Pride

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, isn’t the Father’s, but is the world’s.

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

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

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

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

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

For if a man thinks himself to be something when he is nothing, he deceives himself.

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

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

Thus says Yahweh, Don’t let the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, don’t let the rich man glory in his riches;

But “he who boasts, let him boast in the Lord.” — read the full passage →

It is better to be of a lowly spirit with the poor, than to divide the plunder 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 who walk in pride he is able to abase.

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.”

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

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.

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

Charge those who are rich in this present world that they not be haughty, nor have their hope set on the uncertainty of riches, but on the living God, who richly provides us with everything to enjoy;

Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he will 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 works in the arrogance of pride.

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

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.

and God chose the lowly things of the world, and the things that are despised, and the things that are not, that he might bring to nothing the things that are: — read the full passage →

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

But let the brother in humble circumstances glory in his high position; — read the full passage →

It is not good to eat much honey; nor is it honorable to seek one’s own honor.

But Yahweh said to Samuel, “Don’t look on his face, or on the height of his stature; because I have rejected him: for I see not as man sees; for man looks at the outward appearance, but Yahweh looks at the heart.”

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

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?’

If I dole out all my goods to feed the poor, and if I give my body to be burned, but don’t have love, it profits me nothing.

Better is the end of a thing than its beginning. The patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.

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:

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

I will break the pride of your power, and I will make your sky like iron, and your soil like brass.

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.

Yahweh will uproot the house of the proud, but he will keep the widow’s borders intact.

Because you say, ‘I am rich, and have gotten riches, and have need of nothing;’ and don’t know that you are the wretched one, miserable, poor, blind, and naked;

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.

I will silence whoever secretly slanders his neighbor. I won’t tolerate one who is haughty and conceited.

By reason of the exceeding greatness of the revelations, that I should not be exalted excessively, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to torment me, that I should not be exalted excessively.

For the wicked boasts of his heart’s cravings. He blesses the greedy, and condemns Yahweh. — read the full passage →

Whether therefore you eat, or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.

Don’t love the world, neither the things that are in the world. If anyone loves the world, the Father’s love isn’t in him. — read the full passage →

Yahweh, my heart isn’t haughty, nor my eyes lofty; nor do I concern myself with great matters, or things too wonderful for me.

Your heart was lifted up because of your beauty; you have corrupted your wisdom by reason of your brightness: I have cast you to the ground; I have laid you before kings, that they may see you.

For who makes you different? And what do you have that you didn’t receive? But if you did receive it, why do you boast as if you had not received it?

Don’t be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what is the good, well-pleasing, and perfect will of God.

for God knows that in the day you eat it, your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.”

Therefore pride is like a chain around their neck. Violence covers them like a garment.

not a new convert, lest being puffed up he fall into the same condemnation as the devil.

The fool’s talk brings a rod to his back, but the lips of the wise protect them.

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

For all these things has my hand made, and so all these things came to be,” says Yahweh: “but to this man will I look, even to him who is poor and of a contrite spirit, and who trembles at my word.

We have heard of the pride of Moab, that he is very proud; even of his arrogance, his pride, and his wrath. His boastings are nothing.

Therefore let him who thinks he stands be careful that he doesn’t fall.

In arrogance, the wicked hunt down the weak. They are caught in the schemes that they devise.

Oh love Yahweh, all you his saints! Yahweh preserves the faithful, and fully recompenses him who behaves arrogantly.

But Hezekiah didn’t render again according to the benefit done to him; for his heart was lifted up: therefore there was wrath on him, and on Judah and Jerusalem. — read the full passage →

As for your terror, the pride of your heart has deceived you, O you who dwell in the clefts of the rock, who hold the height of the hill: though you should make your nest as high as the eagle, I will bring you down from there, says Yahweh.

One who is greedy stirs up strife; but one who trusts in Yahweh will prosper.

Because there is one loaf of bread, we, who are many, are one body; for we all partake of the one loaf of bread. — read the full passage →

The third day, there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there. — read the full passage →

Doesn’t wisdom cry out? Doesn’t understanding raise her voice? — read the full passage →

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

Beware lest you forget Yahweh your God, in not keeping his commandments, and his ordinances, and his statutes, which I command you this day; — read the full passage →

How you have fallen from heaven, morning star, son of the dawn! How you are cut down to the ground, who laid the nations low! — read the full passage →

There are six things which Yahweh hates; yes, seven which are an abomination to him: — read the full passage →

For it isn’t he who commends himself who is approved, but whom the Lord commends.

He sees everything that is high. He is king over all the sons of pride.”

But if anyone thinks that he knows anything, he doesn’t yet know as he ought to know.

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

For we are not commending ourselves to you again, but speak as giving you occasion of boasting on our behalf, that you may have something to answer those who boast in appearance, and not in heart.

then your heart might be lifted up, and you forget Yahweh your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage;

In that day you will not be disappointed for all your doings, in which you have transgressed against me; for then I will take away out of your midst your proudly exulting ones, and you will no more be haughty in my holy mountain.

How you have fallen from heaven, morning star, son of the dawn! How you are cut down to the ground, who laid the nations low! — read the full passage →

One who despises his neighbor is void of wisdom, but a man of understanding holds his peace.

My little children, I write these things to you so that you may not sin. If anyone sins, we have a Counselor with the Father, Jesus Christ, the righteous. — read the full passage →

Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall. — read the full passage →

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

My enemies want to swallow me up all day long, for they are many who fight proudly against me.

For we are not bold to number or compare ourselves with some of those who 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, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, isn’t the Father’s, but is the world’s. — read the full passage →

Moreover Yahweh said, “Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, and walk with outstretched necks and flirting eyes, walking to trip as they go, jingling ornaments on their feet; — read the full passage →

Therefore it will happen that, when the Lord has performed his whole work on Mount Zion and on Jerusalem, I will punish the fruit of the willful proud heart of the king of Assyria, and the insolence of his haughty looks.

In that day, Yahweh’s branch will be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the land will be the beauty and glory of the survivors of Israel.

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.’

Seek Yahweh and his strength. Seek his face forever more.

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

“But they and our fathers dealt proudly and hardened their neck, didn’t listen to your commandments,

Samuel said, “How can I go? If Saul hears it, he will kill me.” Yahweh said, “Take a heifer with you, and say, I have come to sacrifice to Yahweh.

I will ascend above the heights of the clouds! I will make myself like the Most High!”

Yahweh’s word came again to me, saying, — read the full passage →