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Bible Verses About Pride and Humility

God opposes the proud and gives grace to the humble. These passages teach you to take the lower place and leave the lifting up to him.

When to say them. Say them when you are praised, when you are overlooked, and when you are sure you are right.

6 passages to memorize

  1. James 4:6 But He gives us more grace. This is why it says:“God opposes the proud,but gives grace to the humble.”
    An example of praying it: Father, you oppose the proud, and I do not want to be opposed by you. Show me where my pride is: in this argument, in the credit I want. Humble me. Thank you that you give grace to the humble, and more grace still.
  2. Proverbs 16:18 Pride goes before destruction,and a haughty spirit before a fall.
  3. Philippians 2:3–4 Do nothing out of selfish ambition or empty pride, but in humility consider others more important than yourselves. Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others.
  4. 1 Peter 5:6 Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, so that in due time He may exalt you.
  5. Micah 6:8 He has shown you, O man, what is good.And what does the LORD require of youbut to act justly, to love mercy,and to walk humbly with your God?
  6. Luke 14:11 For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”

You can pray any of these passages, memorized or not. How to pray scripture.

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible or World English Bible, as you choose under “Bible text”. The coach’s voice is computer-generated.