Bible Verses about “proud people”

“doing nothing through rivalry or through conceit, but in humility, each counting others better than himself;”

“each of you not just looking to his own things, but each of you also to the things of others.”

“Likewise, you younger ones, be subject to the elder. Yes, all of you clothe yourselves with humility, to subject yourselves to one another; for "God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble."”

“But he gives more grace. Therefore it says, "God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble."”

“"The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim release to the captives, recovering of sight to the blind, to deliver those who are crushed,”

“Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.”

“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.”

“But let each man test his own work, and then he will take pride in himself and not in his neighbor.”

“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!'”

“and to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord."”

“He came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up. He entered, as was his custom, into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and stood up to read.”

“He spoke also this parable to certain people who were convinced of their own righteousness, and who despised all others.”

“The book of the prophet Isaiah was handed to him. He opened the book, and found the place where it was written,”

“He closed the book, gave it back to the attendant, and sat down. The eyes of all in the synagogue were fastened on him.”

“He began to tell them, "Today, this Scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing."”

“When pride comes, then comes shame, but with humility comes wisdom.”

“You have rebuked the proud who are cursed, who wander from your commandments.”

“A man's pride brings him low, but one of lowly spirit gains honor.”

“Jesus answered him, "Get behind me Satan! For it is written, 'You shall worship the Lord your God, and you shall serve him only.'"”

“Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness”

“Amazement came on all, and they spoke together, one with another, saying, "What is this word? For with authority and power he commands the unclean spirits, and they come out!"”

“for forty days, being tempted by the devil. He ate nothing in those days. Afterward, when they were completed, he was hungry.”

“In the synagogue there was a man who had a spirit of an unclean demon, and he cried out with a loud voice,”

“saying, "Ah! what have we to do with you, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know you who you are: the Holy One of God!"”

“Jesus rebuked him, saying, "Be silent, and come out of him!" When the demon had thrown him down in their midst, he came out of him, having done him no harm.”

“for it is written, 'He will put his angels in charge of you, to guard you;'”

“The lofty looks of man will be brought low, the haughtiness of men will be bowed down, and Yahweh alone will be exalted in that day.”

“There were many lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet, yet not one of them was cleansed, except Naaman, the Syrian."”

“Jesus answered him, saying, "It is written, 'Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.'"”

“The devil, leading him up on a high mountain, showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.”

“The devil said to him, "I will give you all this authority, and their glory, for it has been delivered to me; and I give it to whomever I want.”

“If you therefore will worship before me, it will all be yours."”

“The devil said to him, "If you are the Son of God, command this stone to become bread."”

“He led him to Jerusalem, and set him on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, cast yourself down from here,”

“and, 'On their hands they will bear you up, lest perhaps you dash your foot against a stone.'"”

“Jesus answering, said to him, "It has been said, 'You shall not tempt the Lord your God.'"”

“When the devil had completed every temptation, he departed from him until another time.”

“When the sun was setting, all those who had any sick with various diseases brought them to him; and he laid his hands on every one of them, and healed them.”

“All testified about him, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth, and they said, "Isn't this Joseph's son?"”

“He said to them, "Doubtless you will tell me this parable, 'Physician, heal yourself! Whatever we have heard done at Capernaum, do also here in your hometown.'"”

“He said, "Most certainly I tell you, no prophet is acceptable in his hometown.”

“But truly I tell you, there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the sky was shut up three years and six months, when a great famine came over all the land.”

“Elijah was sent to none of them, except to Zarephath, in the land of Sidon, to a woman who was a widow.”

“They were all filled with wrath in the synagogue, as they heard these things.”

“They rose up, threw him out of the city, and led him to the brow of the hill that their city was built on, that they might throw him off the cliff.”