The Ugliness of Pride

Proverbs 6:16–17 ESV

There are six things that the Lord hates, seven that are an abomination to him: haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,

Pride is first on the list of the things the Lord detests. The issue with pride from the Lord’s perspective is that a proud person maintains independence from the Lord and refuses to make any sort of change.

Proverbs 8:13 ESV

The fear of the Lord is hatred of evil. Pride and arrogance and the way of evil and perverted speech I hate.

The list from lady wisdom here exposes exactly what goes hand in hand with pride: arrogance, wickedness, and the perverse mouth.

Proverbs 13:10 ESV

By insolence comes nothing but strife, but with those who take advice is wisdom.

Pride is one of the sources of contention and strife.

Those who are not proud are much more likely to be “well-advised”

Proverbs 15:25 ESV

The Lord tears down the house of the proud but maintains the widow’s boundaries.

Proud person || widow

Destroy || Establish

Boundary || House

Proverbs 21:4 ESV

Haughty eyes and a proud heart, the lamp of the wicked, are sin.

Even the prideful manage to turn plowing a field into an evil endeavor.