Bible Verses About Humility: General references

Behold, he wil giue no light to the moone, and the starres are vncleane in his sight.

How much more man, a worme, euen the sonne of man, which is but a worme?

A song of degrees or Psalme of David. Lord, mine heart is not hautie, neither are mine eyes loftie, neither haue I walked in great matters and hid from me.

Surely I haue behaued my selfe, like one wained from his mother, and kept silence: I am in my selfe as one that is wained.

Boast not thy selfe before the King, and stand not in the place of great men.

For it is better, that it be saide vnto thee, Come vp hither, then thou to be put lower in the presece of the prince whom thine eyes haue seene.

In that day shalt thou not be ashamed for all thy workes, wherein thou hast transgressed against mee: for then I will take away out of the middes of thee them that reioyce of thy pride, and thou shalt no more be proude of mine holy Mountaine.

Then will I leaue in the middes of thee an humble and poore people: and they shall trust in the Name of the Lord.

And Iesus called a litle childe vnto him, and set him in the mids of them,

And sayd, Verely I say vnto you, except ye be conuerted, and become as litle children, ye shall not enter into the kingdome of heauen.

Whosoeuer therefore shall humble himselfe as this litle childe, the same is the greatest in the kingdome of heauen.

But it shall not be so among you: but whosoeuer will be great among you, let him be your seruant.

And whosoeuer will be chiefe among you, let him be your seruant.

After, he came to Capernaum: and when he was in the house, he asked them, What was it that ye disputed among you by the way?

And they helde their peace: for by the way they reasoned among themselues, who should bee the chiefest.

And he sate downe, and called the twelue, and said to them, If any man desire to be first, the same shalbe last of all, and seruant vnto all.

And he tooke a litle childe, and set him in the middes of them, and tooke him in his armes, and sayd vnto them,

Whosoeuer shall receiue one of such litle children in my Name, receiueth me: and whosoeuer receiueth mee, receiueth not me, but him that sent me.

But it shall not be so among you: but whosoeuer will be great among you, shall be your seruant.

And whosoeuer will be chiefe of you, shall be the seruant of all.

Then there arose a disputation among them, which of them should be the greatest.

When Iesus sawe the thoughtes of their heartes, he tooke a litle childe, and set him by him,

And said vnto them, Whosoeuer receiueth this litle childe in my Name, receiueth me: and whosoeuer shall receiue me, receiueth him that sent me: for he that is least among you all, he shall be great.

But when thou art bidden, goe and sit downe in the lowest roome, that when he that bade thee, cometh, he may say vnto thee, Friende, sit vp hier: then shalt thou haue worship in the presence of them that sit at table with thee.

For whosoeuer exalteth himselfe, shall be brought lowe, and he that humbleth himselfe, shall be exalted.