Bible Verses About Humility: General references

Why, before him even the moon lacks brightness, and the stars themselves are not pure.

How much less a human, who is merely a maggot, a mortal, who is only a worm?!"

A song of ascents. By David: ADONAI, my heart isn't proud; I don't set my sight too high, I don't take part in great affairs or in wonders far beyond me.

No, I keep myself calm and quiet, like a little child on its mother's lap -I keep myself like a little child.

Don't put yourself forward in the king's presence; don't take a place among the great.

For it is better to be told, "Come up here,"than be degraded in the presence of a nobleman. What your eyes have seen,

When that day comes, you will not be ashamed of everything you have done, committing wrongs against me; for then I will remove from among you those of you who take joy in arrogance; you will no longer be full of pride on my holy mountain.

I will leave among you a poor and afflicted people, who will find their refuge in the name of ADONAI."

He called a child to him, stood him among them,

and said, "Yes! I tell you that unless you change and become like little children, you won't even enter the Kingdom of Heaven!

So the greatest in the Kingdom is who ever makes himself as humble as this child.

Among you, it must not be like that. On the contrary, whoever among you wants to be a leader must become your servant,

and whoever wants to be first must be your slave!

They arrived at K'far-Nachum. When Yeshua was inside the house, he asked them, "What were you discussing as we were traveling?"

But they kept quiet; because on the way, they had been arguing with each other about who was the greatest.

He sat down, summoned the Twelve and said to them, "If anyone wants to be first, he must make himself last of all and servant of all."

He took a child and stood him among them. Then he put his arms around him and said to them,

"Whoever welcomes one such child in my name welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes not me but the One who sent me."

But among you, it must not be like that! On the contrary, whoever among you wants to be a leader must be your servant;

and whoever wants to be first among you must become everyone's slave!

An argument arose among the talmidim as to which of them might be the greatest.

But Yeshua, knowing the thoughts of their hearts, took a child, stood him beside himself,

and said to them, “Whoever welcomes this child in my name welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes the One who sent me. In other words, the one who is least among you all — this is the one who is great.”

Instead, when you are invited, go and sit in the least important place; so that when the one who invited you comes, he will say to you, ‘Go on up to a better seat.’ Then you will be honored in front of everyone sitting with you.

Because everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but everyone who humbles himself will be exalted.”