30 Bible Verses About Arrogance

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

“To fear the Lord is to hate evil; I hate pride and arrogance, evil behavior and perverse speech.”

“But he gives us more grace. That is why Scripture says: ‘God opposes the proud but shows favor to the humble.'”

“The proud and arrogant person—’Mocker’ is his name— behaves with insolent fury.”

“Do you see a person wise in their own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for them.”

“Pride brings a person low, but the lowly in spirit gain honor.”

“For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the faith God has distributed to each of you.”

“In the same way, you who are younger, submit yourselves to your elders. All of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, ‘God opposes the proud but shows favor to the humble.'”

“Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others.”

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

“The Lord Almighty has a day in store for all the proud and lofty, for all that is exalted (and they will be humbled).”

“The Lord detests all the proud of heart. Be sure of this: They will not go unpunished.”

“Before a downfall the heart is haughty, but humility comes before honor.”

“Where there is strife, there is pride, but wisdom is found in those who take advice.”

“If you play the fool and exalt yourself, or if you plan evil, clap your hand over your mouth!”

“For all those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.”

“In their pride the wicked do not seek him; in all their thoughts there is no room for God.”

“Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up.”

“Better to be lowly in spirit along with the oppressed than to share plunder with the proud.”

“Let someone else praise you, and not your own mouth; an outsider, and not your own lips.”

“For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.”

“Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but be willing to associate with people of low position. Do not be conceited.”

“I will punish the world for its evil, the wicked for their sins. I will put an end to the arrogance of the haughty and will humble the pride of the ruthless.”

“Though the Lord is exalted, he looks kindly on the lowly; though lofty, he sees them from afar.”

“A sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven people who answer discreetly.”

“A fool’s mouth lashes out with pride, but the lips of the wise protect them.”

“The Lord tears down the house of the proud, but he sets the widow’s boundary stones in place.”

“The highway of the upright avoids evil; those who guard their ways preserve their lives.”

“Like a maniac shooting flaming arrows of death is one who deceives their neighbor and says, ‘I was only joking!'”

“This is what the Lord says: ‘Let not the wise boast of their wisdom or the strong boast of their strength or the rich boast of their riches, but let the one who boasts boast about this: that they have the understanding to know me, that I am the Lord, who exercises kindness, justice and righteousness on earth, for in these I delight,’ declares the Lord.”