Very often our modern usage of the word pride or proud does not reflect the dangers contained therein. It typically reflects a fulfilling sense of accomplishment and pleasure with ourselves or those we are close with. However, the biblical sense of pride is more of an arrogance.  It reflects a denial of those who helped you achieve and especially and denial of God in one's accomplishments. 

People filled with this sort of pride tend to lack a sense of their dependency on the Almighty. This ultra-independent spirit is always reflected in the wicked and godless class of society. The best remedy is gratitude. 

"The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God: God is not in all his thoughts," Psalm 10:4. 

Psalm 10:11

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