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Yes, pride comes before the fall and it is from the enemy because humility is the essence of being a believer. When you're prideful, you don't submit and you think that you know better. So yeah, definitely pride is not from God.
So pride comes from a place of insecurity. You want to be acknowledged for your accolades or your achievements to make yourself appear to be a better person or a good person. In reality, that's far from the truth.
Here's an example. I could be the greatest baseball player of all time with the most consecutive home runs ever hit But I could still be an alcoholic. I could still be abusive. I could still be a murderer I could still be a rapist. I could still lie.