14 Bible Verses about The Proud
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Look, the one whose desires are not upright will faint from exhaustion, but the person of integrity will live because of his faithfulness.
How blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord and does not seek help from the proud or from liars!
May the arrogant be humiliated, for they have slandered me! But I meditate on your precepts.
The arrogant dig pits to trap me, which violates your law.
We have had our fill of the taunts of the self-assured, of the contempt of the proud.
Though the Lord is exalted, he takes note of the lowly, and recognizes the proud from far away.
So now we consider the arrogant to be happy; indeed, those who practice evil are successful. In fact, those who challenge God escape!'"
"For indeed the day is coming, burning like a furnace, and all the arrogant evildoers will be chaff. The coming day will burn them up," says the Lord who rules over all. "It will not leave even a root or branch.
he is conceited and understands nothing, but has an unhealthy interest in controversies and verbal disputes. This gives rise to envy, dissension, slanders, evil suspicions,
But he gives greater grace. Therefore it says, "God opposes the proud, but he gives grace to the humble."
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"For indeed the day is coming, burning like a furnace, and all the arrogant evildoers will be chaff. The coming day will burn them up," says the Lord who rules over all. "It will not leave even a root or branch.
How blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord and does not seek help from the proud or from liars!
Though the Lord is exalted, he takes note of the lowly, and recognizes the proud from far away.
We have had our fill of the taunts of the self-assured, of the contempt of the proud.
he is conceited and understands nothing, but has an unhealthy interest in controversies and verbal disputes. This gives rise to envy, dissension, slanders, evil suspicions,
Topics on The Proud
Abasement Of The Proud
Luke 14:11For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted."
God Opposes The Proud
Psalm 138:6Though the Lord is exalted, he takes note of the lowly, and recognizes the proud from far away.
Humbling The Proud
Matthew 23:12And whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.
The Proud Will Be Abased
Proverbs 16:18Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.