Bible Verses about “arrogance”
The Bible contains 20 verses about arrogance across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.
“But if anyone doesn't provide for his own, and especially his own household, he has denied the faith, and is worse than an unbeliever.”
“doing nothing through rivalry or through conceit, but in humility, each counting others better than himself;”
“For I say, through the grace that was given me, to every man who is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think reasonably, as God has apportioned to each person a measure of faith.”
“covetings, wickedness, deceit, lustful desires, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, and foolishness.”
“For from within, out of the hearts of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, sexual sins, murders, thefts,”
“The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but he who is wise listens to counsel.”
“Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.”
“He said, "That which proceeds out of the man, that defiles the man.”
“All these evil things come from within, and defile the man."”
“I fast twice a week. I give tithes of all that I get.'”
“Everyone who is proud in heart is an abomination to Yahweh: they shall certainly not be unpunished.”
“I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but he who humbles himself will be exalted."”
“The fear of Yahweh is to hate evil. I hate pride, arrogance, the evil way, and the perverse mouth.”
“"Two men went up into the temple to pray; one was a Pharisee, and the other was a tax collector.”
“The Pharisee stood and prayed to himself like this: 'God, I thank you, that I am not like the rest of men, extortioners, unrighteous, adulterers, or even like this tax collector.”
“But the tax collector, standing far away, wouldn't even lift up his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, 'God, be merciful to me, a sinner!'”
“He spoke also this parable to certain people who were convinced of their own righteousness, and who despised all others.”
“Let another man praise you, and not your own mouth; a stranger, and not your own lips.”
“"Talk no more so exceeding proudly. Don't let arrogance come out of your mouth, For Yahweh is a God of knowledge. By him actions are weighed.”
“I will punish the world for their evil, and the wicked for their iniquity. I will cause the arrogance of the proud to cease, and will humble the haughtiness of the terrible.”