Bible Verses About Humility in Relationships

Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble.

For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.

With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;

And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted.

Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.

Be of the same mind one toward another. Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate. Be not wise in your own conceits.

A man’s pride shall bring him low: but honour shall uphold the humble in spirit.

Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God.

Which things have indeed a shew of wisdom in will worship, and humility, and neglecting of the body; not in any honour to the satisfying of the flesh.

To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men.

Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered.

Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted.

Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time:

Though the Lord be high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly: but the proud he knoweth afar off.

Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.

Nevertheless let every one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself; and the wife see that she reverence her husband.

By humility and the fear of the Lord are riches, and honour, and life.

When pride cometh, then cometh shame: but with the lowly is wisdom.

I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.

Do all things without murmurings and disputings:

But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.

Better it is to be of an humble spirit with the lowly, than to divide the spoil with the proud.

The fear of the Lord is the instruction of wisdom; and before honour is humility.

But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.

Let us not be desirous of vain glory, provoking one another, envying one another.

Therefore let no man glory in men. For all things are yours;

Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings,

Now the God of patience and consolation grant you to be likeminded one toward another according to Christ Jesus:

Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.

And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.

But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.

Receive him therefore in the Lord with all gladness; and hold such in reputation:

Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;

Lord, my heart is not haughty, nor mine eyes lofty: neither do I exercise myself in great matters, or in things too high for me.

Before destruction the heart of man is haughty, and before honour is humility.

Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord.

If thou count me therefore a partner, receive him as myself.

Of such an one will I glory: yet of myself I will not glory, but in mine infirmities.

A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband: but she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.

And the mean man boweth down, and the great man humbleth himself: therefore forgive them not.