Pride is a killer.
It puts self first and others last
It reduces truth to nothing
Pride says, I will do this my way no matter who I hurt
Pride says I am better than anyone else
It hates being wrong
It doesn’t like authority
Pride is lazy
Pride is manipulative, using people for its own gain regardless of consequences
It disdains others opinions
Pride rips relationships apart
Pride will not admit wrong doing
Pride is lonely
Pride prevents true friendship
Pride loves flattery but hates criticism
Because of the pridefulness of one being, the world groans in its own sin and sadness today.
My heart leans towards pride so much. Oh that I would put aside my own pride, and put on humility.
Likewise, you who are younger, be subject to the elders. Clothe yourselves, all of you, with humility toward one another, for “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.”
1 Peter 5:5
For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, proud, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, heartless, unappeasable, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not loving good, treacherous, reckless, swollen with conceit, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having the appearance of godliness, but denying its power. Avoid such people.
2 Timothy 3:2-5
But he gives more grace. Therefore it says, “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.”
James 4:6
Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.
Proverbs 16:18
When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with the humble is wisdom.
Proverbs 11:2
One’s pride will bring him low, but he who is lowly in spirit will obtain honor.
Proverbs 29:23
Likewise, you who are younger, be subject to the elders. Clothe yourselves, all of you, with humility toward one another, for “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.”
1 Peter 5:5
For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride of life—is not from the Father but is from the world.
1 John 2:16
- The fear of the Lord is hatred of evil. Pride and arrogance and the way of evil and perverted speech I hate.
Proverbs 8:13