Bible Verses About Haughty Eyes

“Haughty eyes and a proud heart— the guides of the wicked— are sin.”

“Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.”

“Whoever slanders his neighbor in secret, I will put to silence; the one with haughty eyes and a proud heart, I will not endure.”

“But He gives us more grace. This is why it says: “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”

“Let another praise you, and not your own mouth— a stranger, and not your own lips.”

“Lying lips are detestable to the LORD, but those who deal faithfully are His delight.”

“To fear the LORD is to hate evil; I hate arrogant pride, evil conduct, and perverse speech.”

“There is a generation— how haughty are their eyes and pretentious are their glances —”

“Before his downfall a man’s heart is proud, but humility comes before honor.”

“Their feet run to evil; they are swift to shed innocent blood. Their thoughts are sinful thoughts; ruin and destruction lie in their wake.”

“Thus innocent blood will not be shed in the land that the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance, so that you will not be guilty of bloodshed.”

“For their feet run to evil, and they are swift to shed blood.”

“In his pride the wicked man does not seek Him; in all his schemes there is no God.”

“A man’s pride will bring him low, but a humble spirit will obtain honor.”

“When pride comes, disgrace follows, but with humility comes wisdom.”

“A song of ascents. Of David. My heart is not proud, O LORD, my eyes are not haughty. I do not aspire to great things or matters too lofty for me.”

“Though the LORD is on high, He attends to the lowly; but the proud He knows from afar.”

“Deliver my soul, O LORD, from lying lips and a deceitful tongue.”

“For You save an afflicted people, but You humble those with haughty eyes.”

“For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but think of yourself with sober judgment, according to the measure of faith God has given you.”

“For all that is in the world — the desires of the flesh, the desires of the eyes, and the pride of life — is not from the Father but from the world.”

“He looks down on all the haughty; he is king over all the proud.”

“He is secure in his ways at all times; Your lofty judgments are far from him; he sneers at all his foes.”

“It is better to be lowly in spirit among the humble than to divide the spoil with the proud.”

“Mocker is the name of the proud and arrogant man — of him who acts with excessive pride.”

“Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.”

“Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but associate with the lowly. Do not be conceited.”

“My son, pay attention to my wisdom; incline your ear to my insight, that you may maintain discretion and your lips may preserve knowledge. Though the lips of the forbidden woman drip honey and her speech is smoother than oil, in the end she is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a double-edged sword. Her feet go down to death; her steps lead straight to Sheol. She does not consider the path of life; she does not know that her ways are unstable. So now, my sons, listen to me, and do not turn aside from the words of my mouth. Keep your path far from her; do not go near the door of her house, lest you concede your vigor to others, and your years to one who is cruel; lest strangers feast on your wealth, and your labors enrich the house of a foreigner. At the end of your life you will groan when your flesh and your body are spent, and you will say, “How I hated discipline, and my heart despised reproof! I did not listen to the voice of my teachers or incline my ear to my mentors. I am on the brink of utter ruin in the midst of the whole assembly.” Drink water from your own cistern, and running water from your own well. Why should your springs flow in the streets, your streams of water in the public squares? Let them be yours alone, never to be shared with strangers. May your fountain be blessed, and may you rejoice in the wife of your youth: A loving doe, a graceful fawn— may her breasts satisfy you always; may you be captivated by her love forever. Why be captivated, my son, by an adulteress, or embrace the bosom of a stranger? For a man’s ways are before the eyes of the LORD, and the LORD examines all his paths. The iniquities of a wicked man entrap him; the cords of his sin entangle him. He dies for lack of discipline, led astray by his own great folly.”

“The LORD also says: “Because the daughters of Zion are haughty — walking with heads held high and wanton eyes, prancing and skipping as they go, jingling the bracelets on their ankles —”

“On that day you will not be put to shame for any of the deeds by which you have transgressed against Me. For then I will remove from among you those who rejoice in their pride, and you will never again be haughty on My holy mountain.”

“You save an afflicted people, but Your eyes are on the haughty to bring them down.”

“The proud look of man will be humbled, and the loftiness of men brought low; the LORD alone will be exalted in that day.”

“Arrogance leads only to strife, but wisdom is with the well-advised.”

“Has not My hand made all these things? And so they came into being,” declares the LORD. “This is the one I will esteem: he who is humble and contrite in spirit, who trembles at My word.”

“So when the Lord has completed all His work against Mount Zion and Jerusalem, He will say, “I will punish the king of Assyria for the fruit of his arrogant heart and the proud look in his eyes.”

“May lying lips be silenced — lips that speak with arrogance against the righteous, full of pride and contempt.”

“So mankind will be brought low, and each man humbled; the arrogant will lower their eyes.”

“The earth mourns and withers; the world languishes and fades; the exalted of the earth waste away.”

“Humble yourselves before the Lord, and He will exalt you.”

“He mocks the mockers, but gives grace to the humble.”

“I will punish the world for its evil and the wicked for their iniquity. I will end the haughtiness of the arrogant and lay low the pride of the ruthless.”

“For the Day of the LORD of Hosts will come against all the proud and lofty, against all that is exalted— it will be humbled—”

“For who makes you so superior? What do you have that you did not receive? And if you did receive it, why do you boast as though you did not?”

“The plans of the heart belong to man, but the reply of the tongue is from the LORD. All a man’s ways are pure in his own eyes, but his motives are weighed out by the LORD. Commit your works to the LORD and your plans will be achieved. The LORD has made everything for His purpose— even the wicked for the day of disaster. Everyone who is proud in heart is detestable to the LORD; be assured that he will not go unpunished. By loving devotion and faithfulness iniquity is atoned for, and by the fear of the LORD one turns aside from evil. When a man’s ways please the LORD, He makes even the man’s enemies live at peace with him. Better a little with righteousness than great gain with injustice. A man’s heart plans his course, but the LORD determines his steps. A divine verdict is on the lips of a king; his mouth must not betray justice. Honest scales and balances are from the LORD; all the weights in the bag are His concern. Wicked behavior is detestable for kings, for a throne is established through righteousness. Righteous lips are a king’s delight, and he who speaks honestly is beloved. The wrath of a king is a messenger of death, but a wise man will pacify it. When a king’s face brightens, there is life; his favor is like a rain cloud in spring. How much better to acquire wisdom than gold! To gain understanding is more desirable than silver. The highway of the upright leads away from evil; he who guards his way protects his life. Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall. It is better to be lowly in spirit among the humble than to divide the spoil with the proud. Whoever heeds instruction will find success, and blessed is he who trusts in the LORD. The wise in heart are called discerning, and pleasant speech promotes instruction. Understanding is a fountain of life to its possessor, but the discipline of fools is folly. The heart of the wise man instructs his mouth and adds persuasiveness to his lips. Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones. There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death. A worker’s appetite works for him because his hunger drives him onward. A worthless man digs up evil, and his speech is like a scorching fire. A perverse man spreads dissension, and a gossip divides close friends. A violent man entices his neighbor and leads him down a path that is not good. He who winks his eye devises perversity; he who purses his lips is bent on evil. Gray hair is a crown of glory; it is attained along the path of righteousness. He who is slow to anger is better than a warrior, and he who controls his temper is greater than one who captures a city. The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from the LORD.”

“Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes and clever in their own sight.”

“Your eye is the lamp of your body. When your eyes are good, your whole body also is full of light. But when they are bad, your body is full of darkness.”

“The fear of the LORD is the instruction of wisdom, and humility comes before honor.”

“We have heard of Moab’s pomposity, his exceeding pride and conceit, his proud arrogance and haughtiness of heart.”

“To some who trusted in their own righteousness and viewed others with contempt, He also told this parable: “Two men went up to the temple to pray. One was a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed, ‘God, I thank You that I am not like other men — swindlers, evildoers, adulterers — or even like this tax collector. I fast twice a week and pay tithes of all that I acquire.’ But the tax collector stood at a distance, unwilling even to lift up his eyes to heaven. Instead, he beat his breast and said, ‘God, have mercy on me, a sinner!’ I tell you, this man, rather than the Pharisee, went home justified. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”

“A wise heart will receive commandments, but foolish lips will come to ruin.”