Bible verses about "humility" | Murdock

Matthew 23:12

12 For whoever shall exalt himself, will be abased: and whoever shall abase himself, will be exalted.

Romans 12:3

3 And, by the grace given to me, I say to you all: Do not carry thoughts, beyond what ye ought to think; but think with modesty, as God hath distributed to each one his measure of faith.

1 Peter 5:5

5 And ye juniors submit yourselves to your seniors; and clothe yourselves, stringently, with lowliness of mind one towards another; because God resisteth them who exalt themselves, and giveth grace to the humble.

Colossians 3:12

12 Therefore, holy and beloved, as the elect of God, put ye on compassions, and tenderness, and suavity, and humbleness of mind, and gentleness, and long suffering.

James 4:10

10 Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will exalt you.

Ephesians 4:2

2 with all lowliness of mind, and quietness, and long suffering; and that ye be forbearing one towards another, in love.

1 Peter 5:6

6 Humble yourselves, therefore, under the powerful hand of God: and it will exalt you in due time.

Luke 14:11

11 For, every one that exalteth himself, will be humbled: and every one that humbleth himself, will be exalted.

Philippians 2:3-11

3 And do nothing in strife, or in vain glory; but, with lowliness of mind, let each esteem his neighbor as better than himself. 4 And let not each be solicitous only for himself, but every one also for his neighbor. 5 And think ye so in yourselves, as Jesus the Messiah also thought; 6 who, as he was in the likeness of God, deemed it no trespass to be the coequal of God; 7 yet divested himself, and assumed the likeness of a servant, and was in the likeness of men, and was found in fashion as a man; 8 and he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. 9 Wherefore, also, God hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is more excellent than all names; 10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of beings in heaven, and on earth, and under the earth; 11 and that every tongue should confess that Jesus the Messiah is the Lord, to the glory of God his Father.

James 4:6

6 But our Lord hath given us more grace. Therefore he said: The Lord humbleth the lofty, and giveth grace to the lowly.

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