The word in Scripture
Pride in the Bible
The word pride appears 49 times in the King James Version of the Bible. Pride is the self-exalting sin that sets itself against God. And like every true word of Scripture, it finds its fullness in Jesus Christ.
What pride means in the Bible
Pride is the self-exalting sin that sets itself against God.
Where the word pride appears
Here are 8 of the passages where the word pride appears, chosen from across the Scriptures, in the words of the King James Bible:
“The wicked in his pride doth persecute the poor: let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined.”Psalms 10:2
“Let not the foot of pride come against me, and let not the hand of the wicked remove me.”Psalms 36:11
“The fear of the LORD is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.”Proverbs 8:13
“In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.”Proverbs 14:3
“And all the people shall know, even Ephraim and the inhabitant of Samaria, that say in the pride and stoutness of heart,”Isaiah 9:9
“The crown of pride, the drunkards of Ephraim, shall be trodden under feet:”Isaiah 28:3
“Thus saith the LORD, After this manner will I mar the pride of Judah, and the great pride of Jerusalem.”Jeremiah 13:9
“Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness:”Mark 7:22
Pride and the Lord Jesus
Jesus, though rich, became poor for us, the opposite of pride, and God resists the proud.
Questions people ask
How many times does the word pride appear in the Bible?
The word pride appears 49 times in the King James Version of the Bible. That number counts the exact word, in its King James spelling, wherever it occurs.
What does pride mean in the Bible?
Pride is the self-exalting sin that sets itself against God.
How does pride point to Jesus?
Jesus, though rich, became poor for us, the opposite of pride, and God resists the proud.