Why does God hate pride so much?

The Book of Proverbs provides wonderful lessons on the sin of pride.

“These six things the LORD hates, yes, seven are an abomination to Him: a proud look…” (Proverbs 6:16-17a) Seven things God hates, and number one is pride. “Everyone proud in heart is an abomination to the LORD” (Proverbs 16:5a)

Pride created the devil. Pride turned Lucifer, the son of the morning, into Satan, the father of the night.

Pride ruined humanity. In the Garden of Eden, do you think the temptation was to taste a particular kind of fruit? No—the temptation was, “You will be like God.” (See Genesis 3:5.)

What Is the Sin of Pride?

An Attitude of Independence from God. Pride is an attitude of, “I don’t need you, God. Stay out of my life.”

Here are some indicators of pride.

A proud person…

• Will not admit mistakes and becomes irritated when corrected for mistakes.

• Accepts praise for gifts over which they have no control: beauty, talent, etc.

• Refuses to take counsel and learn from others.

“By pride comes nothing but strife” (Proverbs 13:10a).

There has never been an argument, war, divorce, or church split in which pride was not the major factor.

“Pride gets no pleasure out of having something, only out of having more of it than the next man” (C.S. Lewis; Mere Christianity)