Pride

• Jacob 2:12-18

Riches made Nephites proud, and they judged themselves by the riches they obtained.

Pride can destroy one's soul.

• Jacob 2:22-23

Whoredoms more serious than pride.

• “Putting My Marriage before My Pride,” Ensign, Jan 2008, 33

• “A Battle of Pride,” Ensign, Feb 2008, 58–59

One man's experience with battling his own pride in the management of his business.

• President Ezra Taft Benson, Read by Gordon B. Hinckley, "Beware of Pride", 159th Annual General Conference, April 1, 1989

• Joseph Smith, compiled by Joseph Fielding Smith, "Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith", p. 138

"We would say, beware of pride also; for well and truly hath the wise man said, thaty pride goeth before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall. And again, outward appearance is not always a criterion by which to judge our fellow man; but the lips betray the haughty and overbearing imaginations of the heart; by his words and his deeds let him be judged."

• Amy Morin, "The Simple Trick to Increasing Your Willpower", Psychology Today, 28 Sep 2015

Blog reporting on results of study showing that pride undermines self-discipline/willpower.

Notes

An older element of the group which became the 7 Deadly Sins, Vainglory, (unjustified boasting) was combined with Pride.

Cross-References

• The 7 Deadly Sins
• Humility
• Modesty
• Pride Cycle