| "Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall. Better it is to be of an humble spirit with the lowly, than to divide the spoil with the proud." "...God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble." "The Lord will destroy the house of the proud: but he will establish the border of the widow." "When pride cometh, then cometh shame: but with the lowly is wisdom." "The fear of the Lord is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate." "An high look, and a proud heart, and the plowing of the wicked, is sin." "Though the Lord be high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly: but the proud he knoweth afar off." |
CORE MEANING: describing somebody who is well pleased with himself or herself.
PROUD can be used to describe somebody who is rightly self-satisfied. It can also
be used disapprovingly to describe somebody who shows a lack of humility or who
has an very high opinion of himself or herself; ARRORGANT used disapprovingly
to describe somebody who seems very self-confident or pleased with his or her
achievements and who lacks humility; CONCEITED used to describe somebody
who displays excessive satisfaction and smugness with regard to his or her
appearance or achievements, often combined with a rather superior attitude
toward others; some one who is self-centered, somebody who has an inflated
sense of his or her own importance, especially when this is shown through
constantly talking or thinking about himself or herself; VAIN used to describe
somebody who shows an excessive concern with and admiration for his or her
personal appearance
PROUD can be used to describe somebody who is rightly self-satisfied. It can also
be used disapprovingly to describe somebody who shows a lack of humility or who
has an very high opinion of himself or herself; ARRORGANT used disapprovingly
to describe somebody who seems very self-confident or pleased with his or her
achievements and who lacks humility; CONCEITED used to describe somebody
who displays excessive satisfaction and smugness with regard to his or her
appearance or achievements, often combined with a rather superior attitude
toward others; some one who is self-centered, somebody who has an inflated
sense of his or her own importance, especially when this is shown through
constantly talking or thinking about himself or herself; VAIN used to describe
somebody who shows an excessive concern with and admiration for his or her
personal appearance
God Hates Pride
God hates pride because He loves people -- and pride prevents people from receiving help from God.
PROVERBS 8:13 NKJ
13 The fear of the Lord is to hate evil; pride and arrogance and the evil way and the perverse mouth I hate.
AMOS 6:8 NKJ
8 The Lord God has sworn by Himself, the Lord God of hosts says: "I abhor the pride of Jacob, and hate his
palaces; therefore I will deliver up the city and all that is in it."
Pride Is The Root Of All Sin
Pride is the most serious, and the most subtle, sin. It often is not even recognized as existing.
Pride is the root of all sin. It causes us to turn away from God instead of turning to Him. All disobedience has pride
as its root. All rebellion has pride behind it. All mistreatment of other people is caused by pride: someone putting
their self and their feelings above the other person and their feelings.
Pride Is Evil
MARK 7:20-23 NKJ
20 And He said, "What comes out of a man, that defiles a man.
21 "For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,
22 "thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, licentiousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness.
23 "All these evil things come from within and defile a man."
1 JOHN 2:16 NKJ
16 For all that is in the world -- the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life -- is not of the Father
but is of the world.
The world system promotes people who are proud, and often gives them great riches. God says pride is evil and
defiles a man.
Pride Prevents People Receiving
PSALM 10:4 NKJ
4 The wicked in his proud countenance does not seek God; God is in none of his thoughts.
Pride causes people to go their own way instead of God's way. Pride makes you think you do not need God's
advice or help.
JAMES 4:6 NKJ
6 . . ."God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble."
Only by faith in God can we receive God's blessings. Pride is faith in yourself. Faith in God is not faith in yourself.
Pride Causes People Trouble
PROVERBS 11:2 NKJ
2 When pride comes, then comes shame; but with the humble is wisdom.
PROVERBS 16:18-19 NKJ
18 Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.
19 Better to be of a humble spirit with the lowly, than to divide the spoil with the proud.
PROVERBS 29:23 NKJ
23 A man's pride will bring him low, but the humble in spirit will retain honor.
Manifestations Of Pride
* Neglecting The Bible & Prayer
You may think you do not read the Bible more because you are so busy. The root problem is pride: you think you
can make it without God's Word. Those who neglect prayer have the same root problem -- they think they can
make it without God.
Pride and prayer are inverse. A proud person does not pray much, and a praying person is not bothered much
with pride.
* Inability To Admit You Are Wrong
A proud person blames someone else -- the fault is never theirs! And, they refuse to admit anything they are
doing could be a failure.
* Not Submitting To Authority
1 PETER 5:5 NKJ
5 Likewise you younger people, submit yourselves to your elders. Yes, all of you be submissive to one another,
and be clothed with humility, for "God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble."
A proud person thinks they should do things their way, instead of going by what anyone else has to say.
* Know-it-all Attitude
1 CORINTHIANS 8:2 NKJ
2 And if anyone thinks that he knows anything, he knows nothing yet as he ought to know.
* Not Acting On God's Word
If we do not act on God's Word we are acting on the word of someone else, thereby placing ourselves above God.
An example of this is people who do not worship God with their tithe, and who neglect giving. While they may think
they cannot afford it, their root problem is pride: thinking they can make it on their own.
* Criticizing Others
Anyone who criticizes another person considers they are superior to that person. They also think they are
qualified to judge another human being (which they are not).
* Thinking You Are Better Than Others
You are not better than anyone -- just different in some ways. True, you may be superior to some people in some
ways, but every one of them is superior to you in at least one way. Every one of them knows something you do
not. And, there are many people superior to you in many ways.
1 CORINTHIANS 4:7 NKJ
7 For who makes you differ from another? And what do you have that you did not receive? Now if you did indeed
receive it, why do you glory as if you had not received it?
* Being Overly Busy
Being overly busy can be a manifestation of being proud. Some people think they have to do everything
themselves because no one else could do it as well -- that is pride -- and can certainly keep someone very busy.
Continual busyness -- even in the ministry -- is usually a sign of pride.
Dictionary Definition Of Pride
Webster's Eighth New Collegiate Dictionary gives these meanings:
* arrogant: exaggerating or disposed to exaggerate one's own worth or importance in an overbearing manner
* arrogance: a feeling of superiority manifested in an overbearing manner or presumptuous claims
* pride: inordinate self-esteem; conceit
(Note on proud) Synonyms: arrogant, haughty, overbearing, disdainful. . . . showing or feeling superiority toward
others.
What Causes Pride?
These things invite, bring, or produce pride. But we do not have to receive it!
* Knowledge.
1 CORINTHIANS 8:1 NKJ
1 Now concerning things offered to idols: We know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love
edifies.
* Natural attributes: beauty, intelligence, talent.
EZEKIEL 28:17 NKJ
17 "Your heart was lifted up because of your beauty; you corrupted your wisdom for the sake of your splendor; I
cast you to the ground, I laid you before kings, that they might gaze at you.
* Prosperity or successful accomplishment.
1 TIMOTHY 6:17 NKJ
17 Command those who are rich in this present age not to be haughty, nor to trust in uncertain riches but in the
living God, who gives us richly all things to enjoy.
* Spiritual power: supernatural miracles.
When God's power flows through you ministering to others, or God gives mighty answers to your prayers --
remember God is the Great One -- not you.
* Inexperience.
1 TIMOTHY 3:6 NKJ
6 not a novice, lest being puffed up with pride he fall into the same condemnation as the devil.
Pride is associated with being a novice. This implies that with experience people should be less susceptible to
pride. It further implies people will fail a lot -- what else but failure could cure us of pride?
Difference Between Pride And Faith
Interestingly, faith is mistaken for pride or arrogance by some people. Both can cause a person to be bold and
confident. How can you tell the difference?
* The focus of the person's speech and how they treat other people.
If their speech focuses on themselves, or another human, it is pride. If it is on God, it is faith. The other outward
actions may be similar, but the speech will be different.
The person in faith will have spent much time in the Word of God and prayer.
A proud person treats other people with indifference -- only using them.
The person of faith will walk in love -- because faith works by love. The person of faith will honor and prefer the
other person above their own self.
Is it possible to have a mixture? Certainly! As Christians we are being perfected and changed into the image of
Jesus Christ -- but none of us have arrived yet!
So, yes, some people who are walking in faith may manifest some measure of pride in some areas, and vice-versa.
Sodom's Sin
EZEKIEL 16:49-50 NKJ
49 "Look, this was the iniquity of your sister Sodom: She and her daughter had pride, fullness of food, and
abundance of idleness; neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy.
50 "And they were haughty and committed abomination before Me; therefore I took them away as I saw fit.
God did not destroy the city of Sodom just because of its sexual perversion -- Ezekiel lists pride first
among the reasons.
A Proud King
DANIEL 5:18-23 NKJ
18 "O king, the Most High God gave Nebuchadnezzar your father a kingdom and majesty, glory and honor.
19 "And because of the majesty that He gave him, all peoples, nations, and languages trembled and feared
before him. Whomever he wished, he executed; whomever he wished, he kept alive; whomever he wished, he set
up; and whomever he wished, he put down.
20 "But when his heart was lifted up, and his spirit was hardened in pride, he was deposed from his kingly throne,
and they took his glory from him.
21 "Then he was driven from the sons of men, his heart was made like the beasts, and his dwelling was with the
wild donkeys. They fed him with grass like oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven, till he knew that the
Most High God rules in the kingdom of men, and appoints over it whomever He chooses.
22 "But you his son, Belshazzar, have not humbled your heart, although you knew all this.
23 "And you have lifted yourself up against the Lord of heaven. They have brought the vessels of His house
before you, and you and your lords, your wives and your concubines, have drunk wine from them. And you have
praised the gods of silver and gold, bronze and iron, wood and stone, which do not see or hear or know; and the
God who holds your breath in His hand and owns all your ways, you have not glorified.
Anyone being tempted with pride should read the account of Nebuchadnezzar -- ruler of the known world. After
God taught him a lesson, he made the following statement.
DANIEL 4:37 NKJ
37 Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and extol and honor the King of heaven, all of whose works are truth, and His
ways justice. And those who walk in pride He is able to abase.
Do Not Pick Proud Leaders
1 TIMOTHY 3:2,3,6 NKJ
2 A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, temperate, sober-minded, of good behavior,
hospitable, able to teach;
3 not given to wine, not violent, not greedy for money, but gentle, not quarrelsome, not covetous;
6 not a novice, lest being puffed up with pride he fall into the same condemnation as the devil.
Why would a novice be more apt to fall with pride? Surely, lack of failure can be the only answer. Experience
shows us that we can be wrong. This should cause us to always look to God for His help and direction.
Never Permanent
Pride is an error that shows a lack of understanding of the true facts. Pride shows ignorance. But, pride is never
permanent!
God hates pride because He loves people -- and pride prevents people from receiving help from God.
PROVERBS 8:13 NKJ
13 The fear of the Lord is to hate evil; pride and arrogance and the evil way and the perverse mouth I hate.
AMOS 6:8 NKJ
8 The Lord God has sworn by Himself, the Lord God of hosts says: "I abhor the pride of Jacob, and hate his
palaces; therefore I will deliver up the city and all that is in it."
Pride Is The Root Of All Sin
Pride is the most serious, and the most subtle, sin. It often is not even recognized as existing.
Pride is the root of all sin. It causes us to turn away from God instead of turning to Him. All disobedience has pride
as its root. All rebellion has pride behind it. All mistreatment of other people is caused by pride: someone putting
their self and their feelings above the other person and their feelings.
Pride Is Evil
MARK 7:20-23 NKJ
20 And He said, "What comes out of a man, that defiles a man.
21 "For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,
22 "thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, licentiousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness.
23 "All these evil things come from within and defile a man."
1 JOHN 2:16 NKJ
16 For all that is in the world -- the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life -- is not of the Father
but is of the world.
The world system promotes people who are proud, and often gives them great riches. God says pride is evil and
defiles a man.
Pride Prevents People Receiving
PSALM 10:4 NKJ
4 The wicked in his proud countenance does not seek God; God is in none of his thoughts.
Pride causes people to go their own way instead of God's way. Pride makes you think you do not need God's
advice or help.
JAMES 4:6 NKJ
6 . . ."God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble."
Only by faith in God can we receive God's blessings. Pride is faith in yourself. Faith in God is not faith in yourself.
Pride Causes People Trouble
PROVERBS 11:2 NKJ
2 When pride comes, then comes shame; but with the humble is wisdom.
PROVERBS 16:18-19 NKJ
18 Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.
19 Better to be of a humble spirit with the lowly, than to divide the spoil with the proud.
PROVERBS 29:23 NKJ
23 A man's pride will bring him low, but the humble in spirit will retain honor.
Manifestations Of Pride
* Neglecting The Bible & Prayer
You may think you do not read the Bible more because you are so busy. The root problem is pride: you think you
can make it without God's Word. Those who neglect prayer have the same root problem -- they think they can
make it without God.
Pride and prayer are inverse. A proud person does not pray much, and a praying person is not bothered much
with pride.
* Inability To Admit You Are Wrong
A proud person blames someone else -- the fault is never theirs! And, they refuse to admit anything they are
doing could be a failure.
* Not Submitting To Authority
1 PETER 5:5 NKJ
5 Likewise you younger people, submit yourselves to your elders. Yes, all of you be submissive to one another,
and be clothed with humility, for "God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble."
A proud person thinks they should do things their way, instead of going by what anyone else has to say.
* Know-it-all Attitude
1 CORINTHIANS 8:2 NKJ
2 And if anyone thinks that he knows anything, he knows nothing yet as he ought to know.
* Not Acting On God's Word
If we do not act on God's Word we are acting on the word of someone else, thereby placing ourselves above God.
An example of this is people who do not worship God with their tithe, and who neglect giving. While they may think
they cannot afford it, their root problem is pride: thinking they can make it on their own.
* Criticizing Others
Anyone who criticizes another person considers they are superior to that person. They also think they are
qualified to judge another human being (which they are not).
* Thinking You Are Better Than Others
You are not better than anyone -- just different in some ways. True, you may be superior to some people in some
ways, but every one of them is superior to you in at least one way. Every one of them knows something you do
not. And, there are many people superior to you in many ways.
1 CORINTHIANS 4:7 NKJ
7 For who makes you differ from another? And what do you have that you did not receive? Now if you did indeed
receive it, why do you glory as if you had not received it?
* Being Overly Busy
Being overly busy can be a manifestation of being proud. Some people think they have to do everything
themselves because no one else could do it as well -- that is pride -- and can certainly keep someone very busy.
Continual busyness -- even in the ministry -- is usually a sign of pride.
Dictionary Definition Of Pride
Webster's Eighth New Collegiate Dictionary gives these meanings:
* arrogant: exaggerating or disposed to exaggerate one's own worth or importance in an overbearing manner
* arrogance: a feeling of superiority manifested in an overbearing manner or presumptuous claims
* pride: inordinate self-esteem; conceit
(Note on proud) Synonyms: arrogant, haughty, overbearing, disdainful. . . . showing or feeling superiority toward
others.
What Causes Pride?
These things invite, bring, or produce pride. But we do not have to receive it!
* Knowledge.
1 CORINTHIANS 8:1 NKJ
1 Now concerning things offered to idols: We know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love
edifies.
* Natural attributes: beauty, intelligence, talent.
EZEKIEL 28:17 NKJ
17 "Your heart was lifted up because of your beauty; you corrupted your wisdom for the sake of your splendor; I
cast you to the ground, I laid you before kings, that they might gaze at you.
* Prosperity or successful accomplishment.
1 TIMOTHY 6:17 NKJ
17 Command those who are rich in this present age not to be haughty, nor to trust in uncertain riches but in the
living God, who gives us richly all things to enjoy.
* Spiritual power: supernatural miracles.
When God's power flows through you ministering to others, or God gives mighty answers to your prayers --
remember God is the Great One -- not you.
* Inexperience.
1 TIMOTHY 3:6 NKJ
6 not a novice, lest being puffed up with pride he fall into the same condemnation as the devil.
Pride is associated with being a novice. This implies that with experience people should be less susceptible to
pride. It further implies people will fail a lot -- what else but failure could cure us of pride?
Difference Between Pride And Faith
Interestingly, faith is mistaken for pride or arrogance by some people. Both can cause a person to be bold and
confident. How can you tell the difference?
* The focus of the person's speech and how they treat other people.
If their speech focuses on themselves, or another human, it is pride. If it is on God, it is faith. The other outward
actions may be similar, but the speech will be different.
The person in faith will have spent much time in the Word of God and prayer.
A proud person treats other people with indifference -- only using them.
The person of faith will walk in love -- because faith works by love. The person of faith will honor and prefer the
other person above their own self.
Is it possible to have a mixture? Certainly! As Christians we are being perfected and changed into the image of
Jesus Christ -- but none of us have arrived yet!
So, yes, some people who are walking in faith may manifest some measure of pride in some areas, and vice-versa.
Sodom's Sin
EZEKIEL 16:49-50 NKJ
49 "Look, this was the iniquity of your sister Sodom: She and her daughter had pride, fullness of food, and
abundance of idleness; neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy.
50 "And they were haughty and committed abomination before Me; therefore I took them away as I saw fit.
God did not destroy the city of Sodom just because of its sexual perversion -- Ezekiel lists pride first
among the reasons.
A Proud King
DANIEL 5:18-23 NKJ
18 "O king, the Most High God gave Nebuchadnezzar your father a kingdom and majesty, glory and honor.
19 "And because of the majesty that He gave him, all peoples, nations, and languages trembled and feared
before him. Whomever he wished, he executed; whomever he wished, he kept alive; whomever he wished, he set
up; and whomever he wished, he put down.
20 "But when his heart was lifted up, and his spirit was hardened in pride, he was deposed from his kingly throne,
and they took his glory from him.
21 "Then he was driven from the sons of men, his heart was made like the beasts, and his dwelling was with the
wild donkeys. They fed him with grass like oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven, till he knew that the
Most High God rules in the kingdom of men, and appoints over it whomever He chooses.
22 "But you his son, Belshazzar, have not humbled your heart, although you knew all this.
23 "And you have lifted yourself up against the Lord of heaven. They have brought the vessels of His house
before you, and you and your lords, your wives and your concubines, have drunk wine from them. And you have
praised the gods of silver and gold, bronze and iron, wood and stone, which do not see or hear or know; and the
God who holds your breath in His hand and owns all your ways, you have not glorified.
Anyone being tempted with pride should read the account of Nebuchadnezzar -- ruler of the known world. After
God taught him a lesson, he made the following statement.
DANIEL 4:37 NKJ
37 Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and extol and honor the King of heaven, all of whose works are truth, and His
ways justice. And those who walk in pride He is able to abase.
Do Not Pick Proud Leaders
1 TIMOTHY 3:2,3,6 NKJ
2 A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, temperate, sober-minded, of good behavior,
hospitable, able to teach;
3 not given to wine, not violent, not greedy for money, but gentle, not quarrelsome, not covetous;
6 not a novice, lest being puffed up with pride he fall into the same condemnation as the devil.
Why would a novice be more apt to fall with pride? Surely, lack of failure can be the only answer. Experience
shows us that we can be wrong. This should cause us to always look to God for His help and direction.
Never Permanent
Pride is an error that shows a lack of understanding of the true facts. Pride shows ignorance. But, pride is never
permanent!
Pride
Living to Bringing Glory to Oneself.
Psalm 10:4 In his pride the wicked does not seek him; in all his thoughts there is no room for God.
Pride: To boastfully and joyously indulge (oneself) in a feeling of pleasure or satisfaction. A cause or source of
pleasure or satisfaction. Satisfaction taken in an achievement, possession, or association.
Pride of life is taking pleasure in life (not in the Lord God Almighty) and being satisfied with it. It is associated with
happily and joyously partaking in earthy pleasures.
Pride of life is associated with a lust for life. It is an intense eagerness to meet an overwhelming desire or craving
for power or self-recognition.
Those who are prideful often base their existence on selfish ambition and self-worth. Such people have an eager
or strong desire to achieve something, such as fame or power which brings glory to themselves and not God.
The eagerness to possess or enjoy associated with pride is often referred to as the "lust of gain".
Pride is an inward sin which leads to the falling away from God. God sends warnings to us about being
filled with pride:
Job 33:14-18 For God does speak--now one way, now another-- though man may not perceive it. In a dream, in a
vision of the night, when deep sleep falls on men as they slumber in their beds, he may speak in their ears and
terrify them with warnings, to turn man from wrongdoing and keep him from pride, to preserve his soul from the pit,
his life from perishing by the sword.
Isaiah 13:11 I will punish the world for its evil, the wicked for their sins. I will put an end to the arrogance of the
haughty and will humble the pride of the ruthless.
Ezekiel 28:2 "Son of man, say to the ruler of Tyre, `This is what the Sovereign LORD says: "`In the pride of your
heart you say, "I am a god; I sit on the throne of a god in the heart of the seas." But you are a man and not a god,
though you think you are as wise as a god.
The only thing that pride brings is disgrace.
Proverbs 11:2 When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom.
If you struggle with pride (or any other sin) please go to God in prayer right now. Pray to God asking Him to be the
center of your life, and for the desire to seek His will before your own. Pray that God will direct you to a life
pleasing to Him, not just yourself. God can give you victory over pride and any other sin.
Living to Bringing Glory to Oneself.
Psalm 10:4 In his pride the wicked does not seek him; in all his thoughts there is no room for God.
Pride: To boastfully and joyously indulge (oneself) in a feeling of pleasure or satisfaction. A cause or source of
pleasure or satisfaction. Satisfaction taken in an achievement, possession, or association.
Pride of life is taking pleasure in life (not in the Lord God Almighty) and being satisfied with it. It is associated with
happily and joyously partaking in earthy pleasures.
Pride of life is associated with a lust for life. It is an intense eagerness to meet an overwhelming desire or craving
for power or self-recognition.
Those who are prideful often base their existence on selfish ambition and self-worth. Such people have an eager
or strong desire to achieve something, such as fame or power which brings glory to themselves and not God.
The eagerness to possess or enjoy associated with pride is often referred to as the "lust of gain".
Pride is an inward sin which leads to the falling away from God. God sends warnings to us about being
filled with pride:
Job 33:14-18 For God does speak--now one way, now another-- though man may not perceive it. In a dream, in a
vision of the night, when deep sleep falls on men as they slumber in their beds, he may speak in their ears and
terrify them with warnings, to turn man from wrongdoing and keep him from pride, to preserve his soul from the pit,
his life from perishing by the sword.
Isaiah 13:11 I will punish the world for its evil, the wicked for their sins. I will put an end to the arrogance of the
haughty and will humble the pride of the ruthless.
Ezekiel 28:2 "Son of man, say to the ruler of Tyre, `This is what the Sovereign LORD says: "`In the pride of your
heart you say, "I am a god; I sit on the throne of a god in the heart of the seas." But you are a man and not a god,
though you think you are as wise as a god.
The only thing that pride brings is disgrace.
Proverbs 11:2 When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom.
If you struggle with pride (or any other sin) please go to God in prayer right now. Pray to God asking Him to be the
center of your life, and for the desire to seek His will before your own. Pray that God will direct you to a life
pleasing to Him, not just yourself. God can give you victory over pride and any other sin.
How does pride manifest itself in your life?
Here are some common ways pride often shows itself in our lives:
A desire to be admired or noticed by others for something
(achievement, looks, personality, serving, spiritual life).
Desire to be recognized or appreciated.
Boasting. We take credit for abilities given to me by God.
Desire to achieve status.
Selfishness. Focusing on myself.
Selfish ambition - Doing things or achieving something to look good rather than to glorify God.
Self-advancement.
Vanity - over concerned with appearance, beauty, looks, and clothes.
Attempting to look good or appear to be better than we really are.
Seeking the approval of people rather than God. Concerned about what others think.
Comparing myself to others.
Preaching or exhorting others while being blind to my need to repent and change. Not recognizing
my own spiritual need.
Not being teachable. Thinking I know it all or don't need to learn.
Wanting things done my way. Unwilling to risk getting close to others.
Hiding sin from others or failing to confess sin to God.
Not being willing to admit when I am wrong. Not asking for forgiveness.
Justifying our sin instead of just admitting it.
Criticizing others, finding faults in others. Being quick to blame others.
Shame or hurt or embarrassment occurs when my pride (or self) is damaged.
Bitterness, anger or lack of forgiveness.
Feeling ripped off or hurt when I am overlooked. Feeling sorry for myself.
Defending my actions or myself.
Unwillingness to ask for help. Self-sufficient spirit.
Lack of prayer. Trusting in myself instead of God.
Fear of failure. Not attempting something out of fear of looking bad if I fail.
Being unable to rejoice when others succeed.
Jealous of other's successes, talent, etc...
Materialism - (having things make me look good or successful).
Other sin - lying (so we'll look good) deception, strife (over trivial matters-we need to be right)
Here are some common ways pride often shows itself in our lives:
A desire to be admired or noticed by others for something
(achievement, looks, personality, serving, spiritual life).
Desire to be recognized or appreciated.
Boasting. We take credit for abilities given to me by God.
Desire to achieve status.
Selfishness. Focusing on myself.
Selfish ambition - Doing things or achieving something to look good rather than to glorify God.
Self-advancement.
Vanity - over concerned with appearance, beauty, looks, and clothes.
Attempting to look good or appear to be better than we really are.
Seeking the approval of people rather than God. Concerned about what others think.
Comparing myself to others.
Preaching or exhorting others while being blind to my need to repent and change. Not recognizing
my own spiritual need.
Not being teachable. Thinking I know it all or don't need to learn.
Wanting things done my way. Unwilling to risk getting close to others.
Hiding sin from others or failing to confess sin to God.
Not being willing to admit when I am wrong. Not asking for forgiveness.
Justifying our sin instead of just admitting it.
Criticizing others, finding faults in others. Being quick to blame others.
Shame or hurt or embarrassment occurs when my pride (or self) is damaged.
Bitterness, anger or lack of forgiveness.
Feeling ripped off or hurt when I am overlooked. Feeling sorry for myself.
Defending my actions or myself.
Unwillingness to ask for help. Self-sufficient spirit.
Lack of prayer. Trusting in myself instead of God.
Fear of failure. Not attempting something out of fear of looking bad if I fail.
Being unable to rejoice when others succeed.
Jealous of other's successes, talent, etc...
Materialism - (having things make me look good or successful).
Other sin - lying (so we'll look good) deception, strife (over trivial matters-we need to be right)
Leviticus 26:19 And I will break the pride of your power; and I will make your heaven as iron, and your earth as
brass:
1 Samuel 17:28 And Eliab his eldest brother heard when he spake unto the men; and Eliab's anger was kindled
against David, and he said, Why camest thou down hither? and with whom hast thou left those few sheep in the
wilderness? I know thy pride, and the naughtiness of thine heart; for thou art come down that thou mightest see
the battle.
2 Chronicles 32:26 Notwithstanding Hezekiah humbled himself for the pride of his heart, both he and the
inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that the wrath of the LORD came not upon them in the days of Hezekiah.
Job 33:17 That he may withdraw man from his purpose, and hide pride from man.
Job 35:12 There they cry, but none giveth answer, because of the pride of evil men.
Job 41:15 His scales are his pride, shut up together as with a close seal.
Job 41:34 He beholdeth all high things: he is a king over all the children of pride.
Psalms 10:2 The wicked in his pride doth persecute the poor: let them be taken in the devices that they have
imagined.
Psalms 10:4 The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God: God is not in all his
thoughts.
Psalms 31:20 Thou shalt hide them in the secret of thy presence from the pride of man: thou shalt keep them
secretly in a pavilion from the strife of tongues.
Psalms 36:11 Let not the foot of pride come against me, and let not the hand of the wicked remove me.
Psalms 59:12 For the 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.
Psalms 73:6 Therefore pride compasseth them about as a chain; violence covereth them as a garment.
Proverbs 8:13 The fear of the LORD is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward
mouth, do I hate.
Proverbs 11:2 When pride cometh, then cometh shame: but with the lowly is wisdom.
Proverbs 13:10 Only by pride cometh contention: but with the well advised is wisdom.
Proverbs 14:3 In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.
Proverbs 16:18 Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.
Proverbs 29:23 A man's pride shall bring him low: but honour shall uphold the humble in spirit.
Isaiah 9:9 And all the people shall know, even Ephraim and the inhabitant of Samaria, that say in the pride and
stoutness of heart,
Isaiah 16:6 We have heard of the pride of Moab; he is very proud: even of his haughtiness, and his pride, and
his wrath: but his lies shall not be so.
Isaiah 23:9 The LORD of hosts hath purposed it, to stain the pride of all glory, and to bring into contempt all the
honourable of the earth.
Isaiah 25:11 And he shall spread forth his hands in the midst of them, as he that swimmeth spreadeth forth his
hands to swim: and he shall bring down their pride together with the spoils of their hands.
Isaiah 28:1 Woe to the crown of pride, to the drunkards of Ephraim, whose glorious beauty is a fading flower,
which are on the head of the fat valleys of them that are overcome with wine!
Isaiah 28:3 The crown of pride, the drunkards of Ephraim, shall be trodden under feet:
Jeremiah 13:9 Thus saith the LORD, After this manner will I mar the pride of Judah, and the great pride of
Jerusalem.
Jeremiah 13:17 But if ye will not hear it, my soul shall weep in secret places for your pride; and mine eye shall
weep sore, and run down with tears, because the LORD's flock is carried away captive.
Jeremiah 48:29 We have heard the pride of Moab, (he is exceeding proud) his loftiness, and his arrogancy, and
his pride, and the haughtiness of his heart.
Jeremiah 49:16Thy terribleness hath deceived thee, and the pride of thine heart, 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 the LORD.
Ezekiel 7:10 Behold the day, behold, it is come: the morning is gone forth; the rod hath blossomed, pride hath
budded.
Ezekiel 16:49 Behold, this was the iniquity of thy sister Sodom, pride, fulness of bread, and abundance of
idleness was in her and in her daughters, neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy.
Ezekiel 16:56 For thy sister Sodom was not mentioned by thy mouth in the day of thy pride,
Ezekiel 30:6 Thus saith the LORD; They also that uphold Egypt shall fall; and the pride of her power shall come
down: from the tower of Syene shall they fall in it by the sword, saith the Lord GOD.
Daniel 4:37 Now I Nebuchadnezzar praise and extol and honour the King of heaven, all whose works are truth,
and his ways judgment: and those that walk in pride he is able to abase.
Daniel 5:20 But when his heart was lifted up, and his mind hardened in pride, he was deposed from his kingly
throne, and they took his glory from him:
Hosea 5:5 And the pride of Israel doth testify to his face: therefore shall Israel and Ephraim fall in their iniquity:
Judah also shall fall with them.
Hosea 7:10 And the pride of Israel testifieth to his face: and they do not return to the LORD their God, nor seek
him for all this.
Obadiah 1:3 The pride of thine heart hath deceived thee, 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?
Zephaniah 2:10 This shall they have for their pride, because they have reproached and magnified themselves
against the people of the LORD of hosts.
Zephaniah 3:11 In that day shalt thou not be ashamed for all thy doings, wherein thou hast transgressed against
me: for then I will take away out of the midst of thee them that rejoice in thy pride, and thou shalt no more be
haughty because of my holy mountain.
Zechariah 9:6 And a bastard shall dwell in Ashdod, and I will cut off the pride of the Philistines.
Zechariah 10:11 And he shall pass through the sea with affliction, and shall smite the waves in the sea, and all
the deeps of the river shall dry up: and the pride of Assyria shall be brought down, and the sceptre of Egypt shall
depart away.
Zechariah 11:3 There is a voice of the howling of the shepherds; for their glory is spoiled: a voice of the roaring
of young lions; for the pride of Jordan is spoiled.
Mark 7:22 Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness:
1 Timothy 3:6 Not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil.
1 John 2:16 For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not
of the Father, but is of the world.
brass:
1 Samuel 17:28 And Eliab his eldest brother heard when he spake unto the men; and Eliab's anger was kindled
against David, and he said, Why camest thou down hither? and with whom hast thou left those few sheep in the
wilderness? I know thy pride, and the naughtiness of thine heart; for thou art come down that thou mightest see
the battle.
2 Chronicles 32:26 Notwithstanding Hezekiah humbled himself for the pride of his heart, both he and the
inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that the wrath of the LORD came not upon them in the days of Hezekiah.
Job 33:17 That he may withdraw man from his purpose, and hide pride from man.
Job 35:12 There they cry, but none giveth answer, because of the pride of evil men.
Job 41:15 His scales are his pride, shut up together as with a close seal.
Job 41:34 He beholdeth all high things: he is a king over all the children of pride.
Psalms 10:2 The wicked in his pride doth persecute the poor: let them be taken in the devices that they have
imagined.
Psalms 10:4 The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God: God is not in all his
thoughts.
Psalms 31:20 Thou shalt hide them in the secret of thy presence from the pride of man: thou shalt keep them
secretly in a pavilion from the strife of tongues.
Psalms 36:11 Let not the foot of pride come against me, and let not the hand of the wicked remove me.
Psalms 59:12 For the 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.
Psalms 73:6 Therefore pride compasseth them about as a chain; violence covereth them as a garment.
Proverbs 8:13 The fear of the LORD is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward
mouth, do I hate.
Proverbs 11:2 When pride cometh, then cometh shame: but with the lowly is wisdom.
Proverbs 13:10 Only by pride cometh contention: but with the well advised is wisdom.
Proverbs 14:3 In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.
Proverbs 16:18 Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.
Proverbs 29:23 A man's pride shall bring him low: but honour shall uphold the humble in spirit.
Isaiah 9:9 And all the people shall know, even Ephraim and the inhabitant of Samaria, that say in the pride and
stoutness of heart,
Isaiah 16:6 We have heard of the pride of Moab; he is very proud: even of his haughtiness, and his pride, and
his wrath: but his lies shall not be so.
Isaiah 23:9 The LORD of hosts hath purposed it, to stain the pride of all glory, and to bring into contempt all the
honourable of the earth.
Isaiah 25:11 And he shall spread forth his hands in the midst of them, as he that swimmeth spreadeth forth his
hands to swim: and he shall bring down their pride together with the spoils of their hands.
Isaiah 28:1 Woe to the crown of pride, to the drunkards of Ephraim, whose glorious beauty is a fading flower,
which are on the head of the fat valleys of them that are overcome with wine!
Isaiah 28:3 The crown of pride, the drunkards of Ephraim, shall be trodden under feet:
Jeremiah 13:9 Thus saith the LORD, After this manner will I mar the pride of Judah, and the great pride of
Jerusalem.
Jeremiah 13:17 But if ye will not hear it, my soul shall weep in secret places for your pride; and mine eye shall
weep sore, and run down with tears, because the LORD's flock is carried away captive.
Jeremiah 48:29 We have heard the pride of Moab, (he is exceeding proud) his loftiness, and his arrogancy, and
his pride, and the haughtiness of his heart.
Jeremiah 49:16Thy terribleness hath deceived thee, and the pride of thine heart, 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 the LORD.
Ezekiel 7:10 Behold the day, behold, it is come: the morning is gone forth; the rod hath blossomed, pride hath
budded.
Ezekiel 16:49 Behold, this was the iniquity of thy sister Sodom, pride, fulness of bread, and abundance of
idleness was in her and in her daughters, neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy.
Ezekiel 16:56 For thy sister Sodom was not mentioned by thy mouth in the day of thy pride,
Ezekiel 30:6 Thus saith the LORD; They also that uphold Egypt shall fall; and the pride of her power shall come
down: from the tower of Syene shall they fall in it by the sword, saith the Lord GOD.
Daniel 4:37 Now I Nebuchadnezzar praise and extol and honour the King of heaven, all whose works are truth,
and his ways judgment: and those that walk in pride he is able to abase.
Daniel 5:20 But when his heart was lifted up, and his mind hardened in pride, he was deposed from his kingly
throne, and they took his glory from him:
Hosea 5:5 And the pride of Israel doth testify to his face: therefore shall Israel and Ephraim fall in their iniquity:
Judah also shall fall with them.
Hosea 7:10 And the pride of Israel testifieth to his face: and they do not return to the LORD their God, nor seek
him for all this.
Obadiah 1:3 The pride of thine heart hath deceived thee, 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?
Zephaniah 2:10 This shall they have for their pride, because they have reproached and magnified themselves
against the people of the LORD of hosts.
Zephaniah 3:11 In that day shalt thou not be ashamed for all thy doings, wherein thou hast transgressed against
me: for then I will take away out of the midst of thee them that rejoice in thy pride, and thou shalt no more be
haughty because of my holy mountain.
Zechariah 9:6 And a bastard shall dwell in Ashdod, and I will cut off the pride of the Philistines.
Zechariah 10:11 And he shall pass through the sea with affliction, and shall smite the waves in the sea, and all
the deeps of the river shall dry up: and the pride of Assyria shall be brought down, and the sceptre of Egypt shall
depart away.
Zechariah 11:3 There is a voice of the howling of the shepherds; for their glory is spoiled: a voice of the roaring
of young lions; for the pride of Jordan is spoiled.
Mark 7:22 Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness:
1 Timothy 3:6 Not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil.
1 John 2:16 For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not
of the Father, but is of the world.
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