Which other scriptures warn about the dangers of pride and arrogance? Pride exposed in Psalm 73:6 Psalm 73:6: “Therefore pride is their necklace; violence covers them like a garment.” Woven through the Wisdom Books • Proverbs 6:16–17 — “There are six things that the LORD hates, seven that are detestable to Him: haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood …” • Proverbs 11:2 — “When pride comes, disgrace follows, but with humility comes wisdom.” • Proverbs 16:18 — “Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.” • Proverbs 18:12 — “Before his downfall a man’s heart is proud, but humility comes before honor.” • Proverbs 21:4 — “Haughty eyes and a proud heart—the guides of the wicked—are sin.” • Proverbs 29:23 — “A man’s pride will bring him low, but a humble spirit will obtain honor.” • Psalm 10:4 — “In his pride the wicked man does not seek Him; in all his schemes there is no God.” • Psalm 138:6 — “Though the LORD is on high, He attends to the lowly; but the proud He knows from afar.” The prophets warn louder • Isaiah 2:11 — “The proud look of man will be humbled and the loftiness of men brought low; the LORD alone will be exalted in that day.” • Jeremiah 9:23–24 — “Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, nor the mighty man in his strength, nor the rich man in his wealth. But let him who boasts boast in this: that he understands and knows Me …” • Obadiah 1:3–4 — “The pride of your heart has deceived you … Though you soar like the eagle … I will bring you down, declares the LORD.” • Ezekiel 28:17 — “Your heart was proud because of your beauty; you corrupted your wisdom because of your splendor. So I cast you to the earth …” • Isaiah 14:12–15 sketches the fall of Lucifer for exalting himself above God—another sobering picture of unchecked pride. History’s living object lessons • King Uzziah (2 Chronicles 26:16) — “But after Uzziah became powerful, his pride led to his downfall.” • Hezekiah (2 Chronicles 32:25–26) — his pride invited wrath until he humbled himself. • Nebuchadnezzar (Daniel 4:30–37) — the proud king became a beast until he “lifted [his] eyes to heaven” and praised God. • Herod Agrippa I (Acts 12:21–23) — accepted worship, “and immediately … an angel of the Lord struck him … and he was eaten by worms and died.” Jesus and the apostles carry the torch • Matthew 23:12 — “Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.” • Luke 18:14 — conclusion to the Pharisee and the tax collector: “Everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but he who humbles himself will be exalted.” • Romans 12:3 — “Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but think soberly with sound judgment …” • 1 Corinthians 10:12 — “So the one who thinks he is standing firm should be careful not to fall.” • James 4:6 — “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.” • 1 Peter 5:5 — “Clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because ‘God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.’” The path God honors — humility • Psalm 18:27 — “For You save an afflicted people, but You humble those with haughty eyes.” • Isaiah 57:15 — “I dwell … with the contrite and humble in spirit, to revive the spirit of the lowly.” • Micah 6:8 — “He has shown you, O man, what is good … to walk humbly with your God.” • James 4:10 — “Humble yourselves before the Lord, and He will exalt you.” These passages, alongside Psalm 73:6, form a consistent biblical chorus: pride invites judgment, while humility opens the door to grace and honor. |
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