Pride noun \prid\

pride noun \ˈprīd\

• the selfish belief that you are more important or better than other people
• an exaggerated opinion of oneself
• the root of all sins

Synonyms

• arrogance
• conceit
• haughtiness
• smugness

Antonyms

• gentleness
• humility
• meekness
• restraint

Holy Scripture

• Pride and arrogance and the way of evil and perverted speech I hate. [Proverbs 8:13b]
• Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall. [Proverbs 16:18]
• “Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.” [Matthew 23:12]
• “From within, out of the heart of man, come … pride … All these evil things come from within, and they defile a person.” [Mark 7:21-23]
• For by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think with sober judgment. [Romans 12:3a]
• Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant, [1 Corinthians 13:4]
• Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. [Philippians 2:3]
• People will be lovers of self, … proud, arrogant, … Avoid such people. [2 Timothy 3:2-5]
• “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.” … As it is, you boast in your arrogance. All such boasting is evil. [James 4:6, 16]
• Clothe yourselves, all of you, with humility toward one another, … Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time He may exalt you. [1 Peter 5:5-6]

Prayer

• O God, You resist the proud and give grace to the humble. Grant us true humility after the likeness of Your only Son that we may never be arrogant and prideful and thus provoke Your wrath but in all lowliness be made partakers of the gifts of Your grace; through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen. [Lutheran Service Book, #216 For Humility]