In the Bible, the words “pride,” “proud,” and “prideful” are used to talk about people who think that they are better than other people. Prideful people do not think they do wrong things. They do not tell others that they did something wrong when they did something wrong. They are not humble. They tell people about who they are and what they have done. They want people to think that they are great.
Being prideful causes a person to disobey God. God does not want people to be prideful (see: James 4:6). God punishes proud people so that they become humble people (see: Isaiah 2:11, 17).
The word “prideful” is always used to talk about something bad. The words “proud” and “pride” are sometimes used to talk about something bad. However, these words are sometimes used to talk about something good. A person can be proud of something without being prideful. For example, Paul took pride in the work he did for Jesus (see: Romans 11:13) That is, he loved serving God and wanted to serve God well. Christians take pride in Jesus. That is, Christians love Jesus, want to please him, and want to tell others about him (see: Philippians 3:3).
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