Quotes about Pride
You said, ‘I will be queen forever.’ You did not take these things to heart or consider their outcome.
— Isaiah 47:7
So now hear this, O lover of luxury who sits securely, who says to herself, ‘I am, and there is none besides me. I will never be a widow or know the loss of children.’
— Isaiah 47:8
You were secure in your wickedness; you said, ‘No one sees me.’ Your wisdom and knowledge led you astray; you told yourself, ‘I am, and there is none besides me.’
— Isaiah 47:10
For My own sake, My very own sake, I will act; for how can I let Myself be defamed? I will not yield My glory to another.
— Isaiah 48:11
They say, ‘Keep to yourself; do not come near me, for I am holier than you!’ Such people are smoke in My nostrils, a fire that burns all day long.
— Isaiah 65:5
you say, ‘I am innocent. Surely His anger will turn from me.’ Behold, I will judge you, because you say, ‘I have not sinned.’
— Jeremiah 2:35
This is what the LORD says: “Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, nor the strong man in his strength, nor the wealthy man in his riches.
— Jeremiah 9:23
“This is what the LORD says: In the same way I will ruin the pride of Judah and the great pride of Jerusalem.
— Jeremiah 13:9
But if you do not listen, I will weep in secret because of your pride. My eyes will overflow with tears, because the LORD’s flock has been taken captive.
— Jeremiah 13:17
Say to the king and to the queen mother: “Take a lowly seat, for your glorious crowns have fallen from your heads.”
— Jeremiah 13:18
Lift up your eyes and see those coming from the north. Where is the flock entrusted to you, the sheep that were your pride?
— Jeremiah 13:20
Egypt rises like the Nile, and its waters churn like rivers, boasting, ‘I will rise and cover the earth; I will destroy the cities and their people.’
— Jeremiah 46:8