Prayer against pride Heavenly Father I come before You with a sincere and humble heart recognizing that pride is a sin that separates me from You Your word says in Proverbs 16:18 "Pride goes before destruction and a haughty spirit before a fall." Lord I do not want to walk in pride or arrogance I ask You to search my heart and remove any spirit of pride that tries to take root in me "You resist the proud but give grace to the humble," as written in James 4:6 I choose humility Lord I submit myself under Your mighty hand so that in due time You may lift me up first Peter 5:6 Help me to esteem others better than myself and to walk in love and service just as Christ did Your word says in Proverbs 8:13 "The fear of the Lord is to hate evil Pride and arrogance and the evil way and the perverse mouth I hate." Give me a holy hatred for pride and all that ...