Bible Verses About Humility
This collection includes 50 passages about Humility. Copy a verse or open its chapter for context.
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For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.
Scripture Passages
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.
A manโs pride shall bring him low: but honour shall uphold the humble in spirit.
Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time:
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.
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.
But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.
The fear of the Lord is the instruction of wisdom; and before honour is humility.
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.
Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.
Though the Lord be high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly: but the proud he knoweth afar off.
The lofty looks of man shall be humbled, and the haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, and the Lord alone shall be exalted in that day.
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.
And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.
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.
Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;
Who humbleth himself to behold the things that are in heaven, and in the earth!
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.
And the loftiness of man shall be bowed down, and the haughtiness of men shall be made low: and the Lord alone shall be exalted in that day.
But let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price.
Better it is to be of an humble spirit with the lowly, than to divide the spoil with the proud.
To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men.
Now I Paul myself beseech you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ, who in presence am base among you, but being absent am bold toward you:
Before destruction the heart of man is haughty, and before honour is humility.
And the mean man boweth down, and the great man humbleth himself: therefore forgive them not.
Therefore let no man glory in men. For all things are yours;
Let no man beguile you of your reward in a voluntary humility and worshipping of angels, intruding into those things which he hath not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,
Of such an one will I glory: yet of myself I will not glory, but in mine infirmities.
Let the proud be ashamed; for they dealt perversely with me without a cause: but I will meditate in thy precepts.
With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;
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.
He croucheth, and humbleth himself, that the poor may fall by his strong ones.
For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour.
My soul shall make her boast in the Lord: the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad.
The humble shall see this, and be glad: and your heart shall live that seek God.
When men are cast down, then thou shalt say, There is lifting up; and he shall save the humble person.
Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
Say unto the king and to the queen, Humble yourselves, sit down: for your principalities shall come down, even the crown of your glory.
Now I Nebuchadnezzar praise and extol and honour the King of heaven, all whose works are truth, and his ways judgment: and those that walk in pride he is able to abase.
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