Matthew 23:12 Cross References - BBE

¹² And whoever makes himself high will be made low, and whoever makes himself low will be made high.

²⁹ For God makes low those whose hearts are lifted up, but he is a saviour to the poor in spirit.

⁶ Though the Lord is high, he sees those who are low; and he has knowledge from far off of those who are lifted up.

³³ The fear of the Lord is the teaching of wisdom; and a low opinion of oneself goes before honour.

¹⁸ Pride goes before destruction, and a stiff spirit before a fall. ¹⁹ Better it is to have a gentle spirit with the poor, than to take part in the rewards of war with men of pride.

²³ A man's pride will be the cause of his fall, but he who has a gentle spirit will get honour.

¹⁵ For this is the word of him who is high and lifted up, whose resting-place is eternal, whose name is Holy: my resting-place is in the high and holy place, and with him who is crushed and poor in spirit, to give life to the spirit of the poor, and to make strong the heart of the crushed.

³⁷ Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, give worship and praise and honour to the King of heaven; for all his works are true and his ways are right: and those who go in pride he is able to make low.

³ Happy are the poor in spirit: for the kingdom of heaven is theirs.

⁴ Whoever, then, will make himself as low as this little child, the same is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.

⁵¹ With his arm he has done acts of power; he has put to flight those who have pride in their hearts. ⁵² He has put down kings from their seats, lifting up on high the men of low degree.

¹¹ For every man who gives himself a high place will be put down, but he who takes a low place will be lifted up.

¹⁴ I say to you, This man went back to his house with God's approval, and not the other: for everyone who makes himself high will be made low and whoever makes himself low will be made high.

⁶ But he gives more grace. So that the Writings say, God is against the men of pride, but he gives grace to those who make themselves low before him.

⁵ And in the same way, let the younger men be ruled by the older ones. Let all of you put away pride and make yourselves ready to be servants: for God is a hater of pride, but he gives grace to those who make themselves low.