Pride (Heb. gâzôn; Gr. huper’fanía). Exaggerated self-esteem that blinds its possessor to weaknesses and dangers, and paves the way to his humiliation and destruction (Pro 11:2; 16:18; 29:23; etc.). It is one of the attitudes that God hates the most (Pro 8:13). The 861 arrogant pride contributed to the fall of the ancient nations (Isa 10:12; 33:19; Jer 13:9; etc.). Orientals. See Children of the East. East. See East. East, Children of the. See Children of the East.
Source: Evangelical Bible Dictionary
Although this term can be used in a positive way, in the Scriptures it is mostly used to indicate an excess of self-esteem, an arrogance or pride that leads a person to exaggerate his importance or his virtues. In Hebrew, the word ge†™a comes from a root meaning “to rise”. he or makes the individual think that he is better than others. And, what is worse, it seeks to deny God or question his words and actions. he or it is, therefore, sinful (“Haughty eyes, and o. of heart, and wicked thoughts, are sins”). † ¢ Satan lifted up his heart against God (Eze 28:17). he or it was part of the sins of †¢Sodom (†œBehold, this was the wickedness of your sister Sodom: pride, fullness of bread…† ). God hates the proud (“Six things the Lord hates … haughty eyes…† ; “The Lord will lay waste the house of the proud† ). “The Lord is exalted, and he attends to the humble, but he regards the proud from afar” (Ps 138:6).
In the NT the apostle John warns that “the pride of life is not from the Father, but from the world” (1Jn 2:16). The Lord said: “Learn from me, for I am meek and lowly in heart” (Matt 11:29). Therefore, in imitation of the example of Christ, humiliation is a virtue, always opposed in Scripture to the sin of pride and o. “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble” (Pro 3:34; Jas 4:6; 1Pe 5:5). “The pride of man brings him down; but to the humble in spirit honor sustains† (Pro 29:23). †¢Humility.
Source: Christian Bible Dictionary
See PRIDE.
Source: New Illustrated Bible Dictionary
Passion or act that leads to overestimating oneself, with or without reason, and with contempt for others. As a radical attitude of the person, it triggers a series of offensive acts for the neighbor and even offensive for God.
In Sacred Scripture, the man created by God to serve him is frequently condemned as contrary: Is. 10.13 and 14.12; Gal. 6.3; 1 Cor. 4.6; 2 Cor. 10.7. Pride is declared to be opposed to God: Tob. 4.14. Leads man to perdition: Ecclo. 10.14; Sant. 6.6.; 1 Pet. 5.5.
It is the source of many other sins: Prov. 26.12; 1 Jn. 5.44. And it is convenient to remember that God humbles the proud and exalts the humble: Job. 20. 6-9; Psalm. 31.24; Prov. 16.18. This is how the canticle of Mary Most Holy, the Magnificat, reminds us when she affirms that the Lord “exalts the humble and humbles the powerful” (Luke 2. 52).
Christian piety has always understood pride as the source of all disorder.
Pedro Chico González, Dictionary of Catechesis and Religious Pedagogy, Editorial Bruño, Lima, Peru 2006
Source: Dictionary of Catechesis and Religious Pedagogy
(v. capital vices)
(ESQUERDA BIFET, Juan, Dictionary of Evangelization, BAC, Madrid, 1998)
Source: Dictionary of Evangelization
The proud is a man who exalts himself exceedingly and against all reason (Mt 23,12), a proud man who will be humiliated by God (Lk 1,51-52); pride is a sin contrary to humility (Tob 4,14); through him apostasy begins (Mt 7,27; 1 Jn 2,15) and is the root and origin of many other sins (1 Jn 5,44). For these reasons, man must carefully avoid falling into pride (Lk 14:10). -> humility.
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FERNANDEZ RAMOS, Felipe (Dir.), Dictionary of Jesus of Nazareth, Editorial Monte Carmelo, Burbos, 2001
Source: Dictionary of Jesus of Nazareth
Excessive self-esteem in which one believes oneself superior to others due to qualities or possessions, such as talent, beauty, wealth, rank or others, and which leads to showing contempt for others or staying away from their treatment and act with insolence, arrogance and haughtiness. Less frequently, you may have a sense of great satisfaction for something of your own and personal, be it an action or possession, that you yourself consider worthy of merit. Synonyms of pride are: egotism, arrogance, haughtiness, vanity, presumption and arrogance.
The Hebrew verb ga·ʹah literally means “to stand tall; go up† , and is the root of several Hebrew words that convey the idea of pride. These related terms are translated “haughtiness,” “self-exaltation,” and, both good and bad, “eminence” and “superiority.” (Job 8:11; Eze 47:5; Isa 9:9; Pr 8:13; Ps 68:34; Am 8:7.)
The Greek word kau·kha·o·mai, meaning “to boast; glorify; rejoice† , is also used both in a good and a bad sense, which is determined by the context. (1Co 1:29; Ro 2:17; 5:2.)
Pride is deceitful and destructive. A person can be proud and not admit it, so in order to avoid facing the reality of her pride, she attributes his actions to other causes. Every person should examine himself and his motives to see if he suffers from this defect. The apostle Paul shows the need to have good motives and to know oneself in this regard, when he says: “If I give all my possessions to feed others, and if I give my body, to boast, but have no love, I get absolutely nothing. take advantage of† . (1Co 13:3.)
Therefore, pride has to be uprooted from the personality for its own benefit. More importantly, you have to do it if you want to please God. This defect is to be hated, for God’s Word says: “The fear of Jehovah means to hate bad. Self-exaltation and pride and the evil way and the wicked mouth have I hated† . (Prov 8:13)
Whoever does not free himself from pride will suffer. “Pride is before a loud crash; and a haughty spirit, before the stumble† (Pr 16:18); “the house of those who exalt themselves will be demolished by Jehovah.” (Pr 15:25) There are various examples of the “loud crashing” of some nations, dynasties, and proud individuals. (Le 26:18, 19; 2Ch 26:16; Isa 13:19; Jer 13:9; Eze 30:6, 18; 32:12; Da 5:22, 23, 30)
Pride is also deceitful. The apostle Paul advises: “If anyone thinks that he is something, when he is nothing, he is deceiving his own mind.” (Gal 6: 3) To the proud it seems that he is taking the path that is most profitable to him, but he does not take God into account. (Compare Jer 49:16; Rev 3:17.) The Bible says: “It is better to be humble in spirit with the meek ones than to divide the spoil with those exalting themselves.” (Proverbs 16:19.)
The boast. The Greek word kau·khaʹo·mai, “to boast,” is frequently used in the sense of having selfish pride. The Bible shows that no man has any basis for boasting about himself or his achievements. In the Christian congregation in Corinth, some were puffed up with pride or gloried in other men, causing divisions in the congregation. They thought carnally, looking to men instead of Christ. (1Co 1:10-13; 3:3, 4) These men were not interested in the spiritual welfare of the congregation, but instead of helping fellow Christians to acquire a good heart before God, they wanted to boast of external appearances. (2Co 5:12) Consequently, the apostle Paul sternly rebuked the congregation, showing that there was no room for them to boast about anyone except Jehovah God and what He had done for them. (1Co 1:28, 29; 4:6, 7) The rule was: “He that boasts, let him boast in Jehovah.” (1Co 1:31; 2Co 10:17.)
James, the half-brother of Jesus, went even further in condemning those who boasted about certain worldly projects they tried to accomplish, telling them: “You glory in your boastful boasts. All such boasting is wicked. (Jas 4:13-16; compare Pr 27:1.)
A good connotation. The Hebrew word ga·ʹah, the Greek kau·khaʹo·mai, and related terms are also used in a favorable sense—the satisfaction felt from an action or possession. The psalmist referred to Israel as “the pride of Jacob, whom he has loved.” (Ps 47:4) In a prophecy of restoration, Isaiah said that the fruit of the land would be “something to be proud of.” (Isa 4:2) The apostle told the Thessalonian congregation that as a result of their faith, love, and perseverance, “we ourselves boast of you among the congregations of God.” (2Th 1: 3, 4) Christians are proud that they have Jehovah as their God, that they have come to know him and that he has recognized them. They follow the principle: “Let him that boasts glory because of this very thing, that he has insight and that he has knowledge of me, that I am Jehovah, the One exercising loving-kindness, righteousness and justice on earth.” (Jer 9:24; compare Lu 10:20.)
Source: Dictionary of the Bible
The Greeks, to free themselves from the feeling of inferiority, often resorted to a completely human wisdom; the Bible establishes man’s pride in his condition as his creature and as a son of God: unless man is * a slave to * sin, he cannot be ashamed before God or before men. Authentic pride has nothing to do with * arrogance, which is the caricature of it; this pride is perfectly compatible with *humility. Thus the Virgin * Mary, when singing the Magnificat, is fully aware of her value, of a value created by God alone, and she proclaims it in the face of all generations (Lk 1.46-50).
The Bible has no proper term to designate this pride; but he characterizes it based on two attitudes. One, always noble, which the Greek translators call parrhesia, has an affinity with *liberty; the Hebrews describe it using a periphrasis: the fact of standing straight, of having the *face raised, of expressing oneself openly; pride manifests itself in full freedom of speech and behavior. It also derives from another attitude related to *trust, whose irradiation is; the Greek translators call it kaukhesis: it is the fact of boasting about something or leaning on it to give oneself aplomb, to exist one in front of oneself, in front of others, in front of God himself; this *glory can be noble or vain, depending on whether it feeds on God or on man.
AT. 1. Pride of the chosen people. When Israel was taken out of slavery and made free after breaking the bars of his yoke, then he was able to “walk with his head up” (Lev 26,13), with parrhesia (LXX). This nobility, pride that derives from a definitive consecration, obliges the people to live in the very sanctity of God (Lev 19, 2). This feeling, although it can easily degenerate into contempt…