The first of the "seven deadly sins" is pride.
What does The Bible say about pride?
Proverbs 16:18 - Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall.
Leviticus 26:18-19 - "If after all this you will not listen to me, I will punish you for your sins seven times over. I will break down your stubborn pride and make the sky above you like iron and the ground beneath you like bronze."
2 Chronicles 26:16 - But after Uzziah became powerful, his pride led to his downfall. He was unfaithful to the Lord his God, and entered the temple of the Lord to burn incense on the altar of incense. (It was unlawful for anyone but priests to burn incense to the Lord in those days.)
Psalm 10:4 - In his pride the wicked man does not seek him; in all his thoughts there is no room for God.
Psalm 31:18 - Let their lying lips be silenced, for with pride and contempt they speak arrogantly against the righteous.
Psalm 73:6-7 - Therefore pride is their necklace; they clothe themselves with violence. From their callous hearts comes iniquity; their evil imaginations have no limits.
Proverbs 11:2 - When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom.
Proverbs 14:2 - A fool's mouth lashes out with pride, but the lips of the wise protect them.
Proverbs 29:23 - Pride brings a person low, but the lowly in spirit gain honor.
Ecclesiastes 7:8 - The end of a matter is better than its beginning and patience is better than pride.
Isaiah 2:11 - The eyes of the arrogant will be humbled and human pride brought low; the Lord alone will be exalted in that day.
So, even though the idea of pride being a deadly sin is not in The Bible, there are warnings against being prideful, and the consequences of being prideful. Pride will keep us from God, and from truly serving Him.
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