Pride

Pride: 49 times in Scripture. 1342 (exaltation, majesty, pride, arrogance (bad sense)
1 Sam. 17:28 I know thy pride, and the naughtiness of thine heart
2 Chron. 32:26 humbled himself for the pride of his heart
Job 33:17 That he may withdraw man from his purpose, and hide pride from man.
[Purpose - Margin, "work." So Job 36:9.
Pride - "Pride," an open "pit" (Job 33:18) which G-d hides or covers up, lest man should fall into it. Even the G-dly need to learn the lesson which trials teach, to "humble themselves under the mighty hand of G-d.” And G-d by this means is said to hide pride from man, because by these glorious representations of His Divine majesty to man, He takes him off from the admiration of His own excellency, and brings him to a sight of his own weakness, and to an humble and ready submission to His will. That he may withdraw man from his purpose, that is, from his evil purposes, may change the temper of his mind and the course of his life, his disposition and inclination, or prevent some particular sin he is in danger of falling into, that he may withdraw man from his work, may make him leave off man’s work, which is working for the world and the flesh, and may set him to work the work of G-d.]
Ps 10:2 The wicked in his pride doth persecute the poor: let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined.
[Literally, "In pride of the wicked they (the poor or humble, Psalms 10:17, Psalms 12:5) shall be taken in the devices the proud have imagined."
The wicked in his pride does persecute the poor, where two things are laid to their charge, pride and persecution, the former the cause of the latter. Proud men will have all about them to be of their mind, of their religion.
They imagined - The sinner proudly glories in his power and success. He boasts of his heart’s desire, boasts that he can do what he pleases, proudly contradicts the judgment of G-d, and proudly casts off the thoughts of G-d, and all dependence upon him and devotion to him.]
Ps 59:12 For the sin of their mouth and the words of their lips let them even be taken in their pride: and for cursing and lying which they speak.
[If G-d has undertaken the protection of his people as their shield, he will doubtless humble and abase all those that fight against them. That they might be dealt with according to their deserts: Sin of their mouth - There is a great deal of malignity in tongue-sins, Cursing, and lying, and speaking proudly, are some of the worst of the sins of the tongue; and that man is truly miserable whom G-d deals with according to the deserts of these, making his own tongue to fall on him. For the sin of their mouth, even for the words of their lips (for every word they speak has sin in it), let them for this be taken in their pride, even for their cursing others and themselves and lying.
Let them even be . . . taken in their pride - while evincing it - that is, to be punished for their lies an for their proud and rude speeches against you.
Lying - For their execrations and lying reports, which they have spread concerning me.]
Prov 8:13 The fear of the L-RD is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.
[The fear of the L-rd is to hate evil, the evil way, to hate sin as sin, and therefore to hate every false way. Wherever there is an awe of G-d there is a dread of sin, as an evil, as only evil.
Particularly to hate pride and passion, those two common and dangerous sins. Conceitedness of ourselves, pride and arrogancy, are sins which Messiah hates,
Froward mouth - or, "speech" (Proverbs 2:12, 6:14). The froward mouth, irritability towards others, G-d hates, because it is such an enemy to the peace of mankind.]
Prov 11:2 When pride cometh, then cometh shame: but with the lowly is wisdom.
[Self-conceit is un-teachable; the humble grow wise (compare Proverbs 16:18, 18:12).
1. How he that exalts himself is here abased, and contempt put upon him. When pride comes then comes shame. Pride is a sin which men have reason to be themselves ashamed of; it is a shame to a man who springs out of the earth, who lives upon alms, depends upon G-d, and has forfeited all he has, to be proud. It is a sin which others cry out shame on and look upon with scorn; he that is haughty makes himself disgraceful; it is a sin for which G-d often brings men down, for G-d resists the proud, contradicts them, and counterworks them, in the thing they are proud of, Isa. 2:11.
2. How he that humbles himself is here exalted, and a high character is given him. As with the proud there is foolishness, and will be shame, so with the lowly there is wisdom, and will be honour, for a man’s wisdom gains him respect and makes his face to shine before men; or, if any be so base as to trample upon the humble, G-d will give them grace which will be their glory. Considering how safe, and quiet, and easy, those are that are of a humble spirit, what communion they have with G-d and comfort in themselves, we will say, with the lowly is wisdom.]
Prov 13:10 Only by pride cometh contention: but with the well advised is wisdom.
[The stubbornness which attends self-conceit produces argument, which the well-advised, thus evincing modesty, avoid.
Pride - It is chiefly, pride which blows up the coals of argument.
Well advised - Who are not governed by their passions, but by prudent considerations. Wisdom - This teaches them to avoid argument.
1. Foolish pride is the great make-bate. Would you know whence wars and fightings come? They come from this root of bitterness. Whatever hand other lusts may have in contention (passion, envy, covetousness), pride has the great hand; it is its pride that it will itself sow discord and needs no help. Pride makes men impatient of disagreement in either their opinions or their desires, impatient of competition and rival ship, impatient of dislike, or any thing that looks like a slight, and impatient of allowance, and moving back, from a conceit of certain right and truth on their side; and hence arise quarrels among relations and neighbours, quarrels in states and kingdoms, in churches and Believers societies. Men will be revenged; will not forgive, because they are proud.
2. Those that are humble and peaceable are wise and well advised. Those that will ask and take advice, that will consult their own consciences, their Bibles, their ministers, their friends, and will do nothing rashly, are wise, as in other things, so in this, that they will humble themselves, will stoop and yield, to preserve quietness and prevent quarrels.]
Prov 14:3 In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.
[Rod of pride - that is, the punishment of pride, which they evince by their words. The words of the wise procure well to them. His insolent speeches as they are like a rod, offensive to others, so, they make a rod for their own backs.
1. A proud fool exposing himself. Where there is pride in the heart, and no wisdom in the head to suppress it, it commonly shows itself in the words: In the mouth there is pride, proud boasting, proud censuring, proud scorning, proud commanding and giving law; this is the rod, or branch, of pride; the word is used only here and Isa. 11:1. It grows from that root of bitterness which is in the heart; it is a rod from that stem. The root must be plucked up, or we cannot conquer this branch, or it is meant of a smiting beating rod, a rod of pride which strikes others. The proud man with his tongue lays about him and deals blows at pleasure, but it will in the end be a rod to himself; the proud man shall come under an humiliating correction by the words of his own mouth, not cut as a soldier, but caned as a servant; and herein he will be beaten with his own rod, Ps. 64:8.
2. A humble wise man saving himself and consulting his own good: The lips of the wise shall preserve them from doing that mischief to others which proud men do with their tongues, and from bringing that mischief on themselves which haughty scorners are often involved in.]
Prov 16:18 Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.
[Compare Proverbs 15:6, 16, 17.
1. Pride will have a fall. Those that are of a haughty spirit, that think of themselves above what is meet, and look with contempt upon others, that with their pride affront G-d and disquiet others, will be brought down, either by repentance or by ruin. It is the honour of G-d to humble the proud, Job 40:11, 12. It is the act of justice that those who have lifted up themselves should be laid low. Men cannot punish pride, but either admires it or fear it, and therefore G-d will take the punishing of it into his own hands. Let him alone to deal with proud men.
2. Proud men are frequently most proud, and rude, and haughty, just before their destruction, so that it is a certain foreshadow that they are upon the brink of it. When proud men set G-d’s judgments at disobedience, and think themselves at the greatest distance from them, it is a sign that they are at the door. Therefore let us not fear the pride of others, but greatly fear pride in ourselves.]
1John 2:16 For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.