Bible Verses About Humility: Exemplified

And David went in, and sat before the Lord, and said: Who am I, O Lord God, and what is my house, that thou hast brought me thus far?

Bur yet this hath seemed little in thy sight, O Lord God, unless thou didst also speak of the house of thy servant for a long time to come: for this is the law of Adam, O Lord God:

What is a man, that thou shouldst magnify him or why dost thou set thy heart upon him?

Thou visitest him early in the morning, and thou provest him suddenly.

What am I then, that I should answer him, and have words with him?

I, who although I should have any just thing, would not answer, but would make supplication to my judge.

And hast thou an arm like God, and canst thou thunder with a voice like him?

Clothe thyself with beauty, and set thyself up on high, and be glorious, and put on goodly garments.

Hear, and I will speak: I will ask thee, and do thou tell me.

With the hearing of the ear, I have heard thee, but now my eye seeth thee.

Therefore I reprehend myself, and do penance in dust and ashes.

Out of the mouth of infants and of sucklings thou hast perfected praise, because of thy enemies, that thou mayst destroy the enemy and the avenger.

For I will behold thy heavens, the works of thy fingers: the moon and the stars which thou hast founded.

A gradual canticle. O Lord, remember David, and all his meekness.

How he swore to the Lord, he vowed a vow to the God of Jacob:

Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised: and of his greatness there is no end.

Generation and generation shall praise thy works: and they shall declare thy power.

I am the most foolish of men, and the wisdom of men is not with me.

I have not learned wisdom, and have not known the science of saints.

I know, O Lord, that the way of a man is not his: neither is it in a man to walk, and to direct his steps.

Correct me, O Lord, but yet with judgment: and not in thy fury, lest thou bring me to nothing.

Then shall the just answer him, saying: Lord, when did we see thee hungry and fed thee: thirsty and gave thee drink?

Or when did we see thee a stranger and took thee in? Or naked and covered thee?

Or when did we see thee sick or in prison and came to thee?

And the king answering shall say to them: Amen I say to you, as long as you did it to one of these my least brethren, you did it to me.