The beginning of pride is sin!  The man who clings to it pours out abominations!  Pride is the reservoir of all sin.  Pride is a high or inordinate opinion of one's own dignity, importance, merit, superiority, in mind or conduct.  Pride is the state of being proud, arrogant, boastful, egotistical.  Pride is self exaltation, self-sufficient, stiff-neckedness.  Pride is a vice which is in direct opposition against the virtue of humility.  Pride is the parent of all the vices, and evil are her progeny.  Pride leads to degradation here and eternal damnation hereafter.  Other words that correlate with pride are vainglory, conceit, vanity, egotism and an overabundance of self-esteem.

Self-centeredness comes from a sanguine temperament.  From a strong self-will comes a choleric temperament.  If one is melancholic, pride conceals itself under the garb of self-pity and over sensitivity.  Through a phlegmatic character, one's pride inclines the person to self-complacency and vanity.  Pride of superiority makes us want to control the lives of others.  Pharisaical pride leads us to boastfulness and criticism of others.  The pride of scrupulosity fixes our attention on wrong things.  Pride is an abomination against meritorious grace which lead to good works.

The ultimate example of pride can be found in the Old Testament Book of the great prophet, Isaiah, regarding the fall of Satan through pride.  Isaiah 14:12-15 gives definitive evidence of how the Devil fell from grace through pride, regarding himself equal to the Most High God.  Tobit 4:13 states:

Proverbs 11:2 states:

Sirach 3:28 states:

Pride can be described as an arrogant insensitivity to others, matched with an overwhelming self confidence.  Pride strives for perverse excellence.  It despises others and, depending on its perversity, even looks down on God.

Pride is rebellion against the commands of God.  Deuteronomy 4:13 gives absolute biblical evidence of the presumptuous arrogance of Israel in disobedience to the commands of the Almighty God.  Pride as a self-exalting attitude is wrong, but not all pride is wrong.  In 2 Corinthians 5:11-12, St. Paul gives evidence that not all pride is sinful.  Pride is one of the seven capital sins.  Pride is the root of all envy, which is the immoderate desire of one's goods.  Hatred of God comes from pride.

The opposite of the virtue of humility is pride.  Humility leads to great sanctity, to exaltation, and to everlasting felicity.  Sacred Scripture give definitive evidence of humility and pride.  In James 4:6, St. James exhorts,

In 1 Peter 5:5-6, St. Peter states,

Sin causes blindness and ignorance in the understanding.  Zephaniah 1:17 give evidence that the sinner will walk like a blind man because he sinned against the Lord.  In the heart there are two masters, whose characters are diametrically opposed.  One is concupiscence, the other is conscience.  Through the power of the grace of God, conscience holds us back from concupiscence, which is the sensual desire for self pleasure.  The virtues which have the effect of bringing our actions into conformity with the moral law, are called moral virtues.  Virtue makes us resemble God, and admits us to the friendship of God.  The remedy for pride is a sincere knowledge of oneself, the acceptance of daily humiliations, the humble acknowledgement of one's fault with prayerful communion with God.

John 14:12 and Philippians 4:13 give absolute definitive truth we can do all things in Christ who give us strength.  We must have an obedience of faith to the Word of God.  In Matthew 12:50 Jesus exhorts,

In Matthew 7:21, Jesus warns,

In Luke 11:28 Jesus exhorts,

In Matthew 13:43, Jesus states that

Let us never forget the virtuous man is a friend of God.

The three theological virtues are Faith, Hope, and Charity!  1 Corinthians 13:13 gives evidence that charity is the greatest virtue.  Without these virtues, one cannot reach the kingdom of God.  The four cardinal virtues are prudence, temperance, justice, and fortitude.  All virtues spring from the love of God in Christ coming through the power of the Holy Spirit.  In 1 Timothy 1:19, the Apostle Paul give magnificent affirmation that we may wage the good fight in Christ holding firm to faith and a good conscience.  He goes on to say that by rejecting conscience some people have made shipwreck of their faith.  Conscience is the voice of God in the soul.  John 16:8 gives definitive affirmation that the Holy Spirit convicts one of sin, righteousness and judgment.

The Blessed Virgin Mary, the Mother of God, in her Magnificat, gives magnificent evidence of humility, praise, and honor to God.  In Luke 1:46-52, Mary states:

The Lord Jesus Christ calls mankind to humility and humbleness of heart.  In Matthew 11:28-30, Jesus exhorts:

May God richly bless you!  Amen!  Hallelujah!