19 Bible Verses about Do Not Be Proud
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Give ear and let your ears be open; be not lifted up: for these are the words of the Lord.
But I say to every one of you, through the grace given to me, not to have an over-high opinion of himself, but to have wise thoughts, as God has given to every one a measure of faith.
For if a man has an idea that he is something when he is nothing, he is tricked by himself.
Doing nothing through envy or through pride, but with low thoughts of self let everyone take others to be better than himself;
Say no more words of pride; let not uncontrolled sayings come out of your mouths: for the Lord is a God of knowledge, by him acts are judged.
Let not your horn be lifted up: let no more words of pride come from your outstretched necks.
Do not be uplifted in pride over the branches: because it is not you who are the support of the root, but it is by the root that you are supported.
Truly, because they had no faith they were broken off, and you have your place by reason of your faith. Do not be lifted up in pride, but have fear;
My brothers, it is because of you that I have taken Apollos and myself as examples of these things, so that in us you might see that it is not wise to go farther than what is in the holy Writings, so that no one of you may be lifted up against his brother.
But if you have bitter envy in your heart and the desire to get the better of others, have no pride in this, talking falsely against what is true.
Give orders to those who have money and goods in this life, not to be lifted up in their minds, or to put their hope in the uncertain chances of wealth, but in God who gives us in full measure all things for our use;
Happy is the man who has faith in the Lord, and does not give honour to the men of pride or to those who are turned away to deceit.
The end of a thing is better than its start, and a gentle spirit is better than pride.
Will the axe say high-sounding words against him who is using it, or the blade be full of pride against him who is cutting with it? As if a rod had the power of shaking him who is using it, or as if a stick might take up him who is not wood.
Not one newly taken into the church, for fear that, through his high opinion of himself, he may come into the same sin as the Evil One.
For this cause the Lord has said, See, against this family I am purposing an evil from which you will not be able to take your necks away, and you will be weighted down by it; for it is an evil time.
When you get a request to come to a feast, do not take the best seat, for a more important man than you may be coming,
So that his heart may not be lifted up over his countrymen, and he may not be turned away from the orders, to one side or the other: but that his life and the lives of his children may be long in his kingdom in Israel.
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- Proud (119 instances)