Is pride good or bad?

Question

Explain please.

Answer 1

Funny...god hates pride:

http://www.gotquestions.org/pride-Bible.html

Reckon that's another example of how screwed up religion is.

Answer 2

It is neither good nor bad and it constantly changes depending on an individual's point of view. For example I think you should pride yourself with the things that you do but I do not think that you should ever let that pride overshadow you. In some cases pride is considered a sin because it overshadows your judgement making you think that you are better than anyone. I don't believe that you should think you are better than anyone, that would be a sin, I think that you should think that you are better than you were yesterday and take pride in that. Take pride in the things you do only for yourself, then pride is good. Don't let others tell you when to feel proud and when to hide it.

Answer 3

Pride can sometimes be good as well as bad.

You always here take pride in your work!, or have some pride man.

However, the times that pride is not a good thing is when a person has said or done something that he/she regretted saying, or doing and does not have the will to apologize for the bad acts due to too much pride.

I think that all people should take pride in their daily routines but, know when to be proud enough to cave in due to error.

Answer 4

Pride can be good because it can give you inspration to do stuff and could make you feel good. But pride also has a bad side. If you have pride then you could start to brag about it. Also you could think you are better than everyone else. So that is how pride is good and bad. Here is a good book to read about pride. It is Johnny Tremain. It is about a boy who has a lot of pride and it shows how pride could be bad and good.

Answer 5

Yes, it is.
The right amount of pride is good. Too much or too little is bad. It's just like anything else.
Is food good or bad? Is sex good or bad? Is civilization good or bad? I could go on and on. In the proper quantity, good things are good. In an improper quantity, good things can be bad.
Now will I have to launch into a big explanation of "good" and "bad"?
No.
That would be overdoing it.
The right amount of pride helps you take care of yourself, gives you the drive to do the things that your life requires, lets you find a reason to make an effort, lets you improve your definition of yourself.
If you were completely without pride, you probably couldn't make a commitment to anything; not to a job, not to a spouse, not to your home, certainly not to cleanliness.
If you were too proud, you would be too intolerant of others- finding yourself to be close to perfect and finding a lot of fault with everyone else. You would never negotiate. You'd be unable to compromise. You would kill or die for your principals, whether there was any meaning to your principals or not. With too much pride, you would never honestly examine yourself and you would never know if you could improve yourself.
Too high and too low are both unhealthy levels of self-esteem. Neither lets you see the way things really are. The proper amount of pride is the one that lets you be positive and realistic.

Answer 6

It could go either way. Pride is good because you need to take pride in the things that you do. If you don't beleive in yourself you're not getting anywhere. On the other hand, pride could be mistaken for bragging (because that is sort of what it is) if you have too much of it.

Answer 7

Pride is good. When there is too little or too much of it, then it becomes a problem. An example-Girls with a minimal amount of pride and self respect = a negative.
Another example- People prideful in their country lead others to be proud=a positive.

Answer 8

Its both !

Like if you belive in something and you won't want to give it up for your pride!That is good pride because you are sticking up for what you belive in!

Bad Pride Happen to me two weeks ago for example you have to do my project with a group of people I said no she said why not I said i won't work in a group ! Then she said then you will have to take a 0 % I said fine! Thats Bad Pride!

Answer 9

There are two types of pride...one is good and one is bad.
The good pride is the pride we feel when we are happy about our accomplishments, family, friends and things of that nature. The bad pride is placing ones needs before the needs of others. It is selfish, self seeking and it is not open to correction or instruction. Pride comes before the fall.

Answer 10

It can be good if you take pride in the way you look, act, talk, treat other people, or your work ethic.

It can be bad if you let it interfere with your life decisions like, don't let your pride stand in the way of apologizing to save your relationship or prove a point with someone.

Answer 11

I think it goes along with that old adage that too much of anything is a bad thing. It is good to feel good about yourself, and to feel empowered and capable in day to day tasks. Its important to have pride in your work, in your family, in your spouse/significant other. Pride in things like that keeps your working for them as well as makes your day to day life something you value. However, pride that teeters over the edge of conceit isn't a good thing. No one likes someone on a high horse towering down on them and preaching at them. Nor do such individuals command respect the way a person who simply shows the pride they have by doing a good job, or letting someone know that if they ever needed anything they were the first person they should come to--usually do. I guess the answer simply is that pride is a good thing, but that like anything else it shouldn't be overstated or pushed in others faces. Think of it more as something pretty about yourself that you can display on a shelf for others to notice...something sparkly and uniquely yours...but never something you should photograph and autograph for all of your friends and their cousins.