The spirit of pride

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• James 4:6

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

• 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.

• Proverbs 16:5

  Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to the LORD: though hand join in hand, he shall not be unpunished.

• 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.

• Psalms 10:4

  The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God: God is not in all his thoughts.

• Proverbs 21:4

  An high look, and a proud heart, and the plowing of the wicked, is sin.

• Romans 12:16

  Be of the same mind one toward another. Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate. Be not wise in your own conceits.

• Proverbs 13:10

  Only by pride cometh contention: but with the well advised is wisdom.

• Proverbs 18:12

  Before destruction the heart of man is haughty, and before honour is humility.

• Proverbs 16:19

  Better it is to be of an humble spirit with the lowly, than to divide the spoil with the proud.

• Romans 12:2

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

• Philippians 2:3

  Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.

• Romans 12:3

  For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.

• Proverbs 16:18–19

  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.

• 1 Corinthians 4:7

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

• Proverbs 26:12

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

• Psalms 138:6

  Though the LORD be high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly: but the proud he knoweth afar off.

• 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.

• 1 Timothy 3:6

  Not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil.

• Proverbs 21:24

  Proud and haughty scorner is his name, who dealeth in proud wrath.

• Galatians 6:3

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

• 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:

• 1 Peter 5:5

  Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble.

• 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.

• Luke 18:9–14

  And he spake this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others: Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican. The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican. …

• James 4:10

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

• 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.

• Proverbs 14:3

  In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.

• Galatians 6:4

  But let every man prove his own work, and then shall he have rejoicing in himself alone, and not in another.

• Proverbs 27:2

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

• Proverbs 25:27

  It is not good to eat much honey: so for men to search their own glory is not glory.

• 1 Corinthians 13:4

  Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,

• 1 John 2:15–17

  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. 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. And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.

• Matthew 5:3

  Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

• 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:

• Isaiah 66:2

  For all those things hath mine hand made, and all those things have been, saith the LORD: but to this man will I look, even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit, and trembleth at my word.

• 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.

• Ecclesiastes 7:8

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