What the Bible Says About Pride

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

— Proverbs 16:18 (ESV)

Key Scriptures

James 4:6

"God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble."

Proverbs 11:2

"When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with the humble is wisdom."

Philippians 2:3-4

"Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves."

1 Peter 5:5-6

"Clothe yourselves, all of you, with humility toward one another, for God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble."

Romans 12:3

"I say to everyone among you not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think with sober judgment."

Micah 6:8

"What does the LORD require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?"

Pride is the root sin behind most other sins. It places self on the throne where God belongs.

Humility is not thinking less of yourself — it is thinking of yourself less.

God opposes the proud — one of the most sobering statements in Scripture.

The cure for pride is not self-hatred but God-awareness. When you see Him clearly, you see yourself accurately.

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