Bible verses about "humility" | Thomson

Proverbs 11:2

2 Where pride entereth, there dishonour [entereth] also. But the mouth of the lowly speaketh wisdom.

Proverbs 18:12

12 Before destruction a man's heart is haughty, and before honour it is humble.

Matthew 23:12

12 For who soever exalteth himself, shall be humbled, but he who humbleth himself, shall be exalted.

Romans 12:3

3 For by virtue of the favour which is granted to me, I charge every one who is among you not to have an overweening opinion of himself, but to bend his thoughts to the attaining of a sober and modest demeanour, as God hath distributed a portion of faith to every one.

Ephesians 4:2

2 with all humility and meekness; with long suffering, bearing with one another in love;

1 Peter 5:5

5 Likewise ye who are young, submit to those more advanced in years. And being all submissive to one another; adorn yourselves with humility; because "God resisteth the proud and granteth favour to the humble;"

Colossians 3:12

12 put on therefore as chosen of God, holy and beloved, bowels of tender mercies, gentleness, humility, meekness, long suffering,

James 4:10

10 Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord and he will exalt you. Speak not, brethren, against one another. He who speaketh against a brother, and judgeth his brother, speaketh against law, and judgeth law. Now if thou judgest law, thou art not a doer of law, but a judge.

1 Peter 5:6

6 therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that he may in due time exalt you.

Proverbs 22:4

4 The offspring of wisdom are the fear of the Lord and riches and glory and life.

Luke 14:11

11 For whoever exalteth himself, shall be humbled, and he who humbleth. himself, shall be exalted.

Philippians 2:3-11

3 upon nothing out of a spirit of contention or vain glory, but in lowliness of mind esteeming one another better than yourselves, 4 look not every one to his own interests, but every one of you to the interests also of others. 5 For let this temper of mind be in you which was in Christ Jesus, 6 who being in the form of God did not think it robbery to be like God, 7 but he emptied himself"having taken the form of a servant, being in the likeness of men, 8 and found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself and became obedient to death, even the death of a cross; 9 wherefore God highly exalted him, and granted him a name which is above every name, 10 that in the name of Jesus every knee should bend, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those beneath the earth; 11 and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord to the glory of God the father.

James 4:6

6 It granteth indeed a greater favour, therefore it saith, "God resisteth the proud, and granteth favour to the humble."

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