God is far away from any man who's heart is proud, or establishes his own goodness before His goodness. He says, 'Well, I'm not that bad of a person, really,' and they make justify what they do see as bad by saying, 'Well, everyone else does it. My friends do it, so it must be okay.' But, God sees not only the outside, but the heart - when you think, 'well, deep down, I really don't mean wrong,' when the heart is deceitful and deceptive, and doesn't want to see itself in truth! Really, consider yourself the way God wants you to see yourself. Look into the mirror of what you're going to be judged by on Judgment day - the law, or 10 commandments. Have you committed adultery? The bible so clearly declares that the thoroughness of the law isn't only to your actions, but the thoughts and intents of your heart - Jesus said in Matthew 5:27-32 that if you've even looked at a woman to lust after her, you've sinned against God and you'll be judged as an adulterer (or fornicator if you're not married), on the day of judgment. Please, lets see ourselves in truth.

To the Christian who is struggling with pride - God wants us to clothe ourselves in humility and patience and kindness of heart, which is how God is. What children don't resemble their father? Since we're saved by God's grace and mercy through faith on the Son of God, lets examine ourselves - do we have pride in our heart? Who have we really been serving lately - God? Or ourselves? If you're serving yourself, you're not serving God. Lets turn our hearts from the worldly, ungodly attention, turn off televisions, stop reading romance novels that have us dwell on our lustful imagination, and turn our hearts and attentions to God in His Word. Scripture isn't just inspired, written by God, but it's revelation of God - when you open the Word, God is teaching. If you want to heart the voice of God, read your bible out loud.

To whomever reads, get to know Jesus better! Be a man (or woman) of one man - Jesus. Follow in His footsteps. When it gets hard, lean on His broad shoulders, because He carries our burdens.

Here are some verses on pride and humility to help you, whoever you are. God loves you, so I loves you, too!

Pride:
"The wicked in his proud countenance does not seek God; God is in none of his thoughts." (Psalms 10:4)
"Though the LORD is on high, yet He regards the lowly; but the proud He knows from afar." (Psalm 138:6)
"The fear of the LORD is to hate evil; pride and arrogance and the evil way and the perverse mouth I hate." (Proverbs ..:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microso ft-com:office:smarttags&q uot; />8:13)
"When pride comes, then comes shame; but with the humble is wisdom." (Proverbs 11:2)
"By pride comes nothing but strife, but with the well-advised is wisdom." (Proverbs 13:10)
"Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall." (Proverbs 16:18)
"Everyone proud in heart is an abomination to the LORD; though they join forces, none will go unpunished." (Proverbs 16:5)
"A man's pride will bring him low, but the humble in spirit will retain honor." (Proverbs 29:23)
Psalm 103:11-12 says, "For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his love for those who fear him; as far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us."
Ephesians 4:32 says, "Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you."
"If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness" (1 John 1:9).
Colossians 3:12 says, "Since God chose you to be the holy people whom he loves, you must clothe yourselves with tenderhearted mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience."
Philippians 2:3 says, "Don't be selfish; don't live to make a good impression on others. Be humble, thinking of others as better than yourself."
1 Corinthians 4:7 says, "What makes you better than anyone else? What do you have that God hasn't given you? And if all you have is from God, why boast as though you have accomplished something on your own?"
Philippians 2:5-8 says, "Your attitude should be the same that Christ Jesus had. Though he was God, he did not demand and cling to his rights as God. He made himself nothing; he took the humble position of a slave and appeared in human form. And in human form he obediently humbled himself even further by dying a criminal's death on a cross."
1 Peter 5:6 says, "So humble yourselves under the mighty power of God, and in his good time he will honor you."
Pride leads to disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom. - Proverbs 11:2
Fear of the LORD teaches a person to be wise; humility precedes honor. - Proverbs 15:33
Haughtiness goes before destruction; humility precedes honor. - Proverbs 18:12
True humility and fear of the LORD lead to riches, honor, and long life. - Proverbs 22:4
Pride ends in humiliation, while humility brings honor. - Proverbs 29:23
You younger men, accept the authority of the elders. And all of you, serve each other in humility, for "God sets himself against the proud, but he shows favor to the humble."*1 - 1 Peter 5:5

Some of these I got from www.AllaboutGod.com/