Psalms 4:2

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“You sons of men, how long shall my glory be turned into dishonor? Will you love vanity, and seek after falsehood? Selah.”

— WEB

“O ye sons of men, how long will ye turn my glory into shame? how long will ye love vanity, and seek after leasing? Selah.”

— KJV

“O ye sons of men, how long shall my glory be turned into dishonor? [How long] will ye love vanity, and seek after falsehood? Selah”

— ASV

Bible Verses About Pride

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Proverbs 1:22 "“How long, you simple ones, will you love simplicity? How long will mockers delight themselves in mockery, and fools hate knowledge?"
Hosea 4:7 "As they were multiplied, so they sinned against me. I will change their glory into shame."
Psalms 3:3 "But you, Yahweh, are a shield around me, my glory, and the one who lifts up my head."
Psalms 106:20 "Thus they exchanged their glory for an image of a bull that eats grass."
Jeremiah 2:11 "Has a nation changed its gods, which really are no gods? But my people have changed their glory for that which does not profit."
Psalms 5:6 "You will destroy those who speak lies. Yahweh abhors the bloodthirsty and deceitful man."
1 Samuel 12:21 "Don’t turn away to go after vain things which can’t profit or deliver, for they are vain."
Ephesians 4:25 "Therefore putting away falsehood, speak truth each one with his neighbor. For we are members of one another."

Commentary

sons of men--men of note or prominence (compare Ch2 21:9). turn my glory--or, "royal dignity." into shame--or, "reproach." vanity--a foolish and hopeless enterprise (Psa 2:1). leasing--a lie.

— Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (public domain)

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