Bible Verses About Humility: General references
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Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble.
By humility and the fear of the LORD are riches, and honour, and life.
Before destruction the heart of man is haughty, and before honour is humility.
Let no man beguile you of your reward in a voluntary humility and worshipping of angels, intruding into those things which he hath not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,
The fear of the LORD is the instruction of wisdom; and before honour is humility.
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Yet they are thy people and thine inheritance, which thou broughtest out by thy mighty power and by thy stretched out arm.
And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in the land of Egypt, and the LORD thy God redeemed thee: therefore I command thee this thing to day.
Remember the days of old, consider the years of many generations: ask thy father, and he will shew thee; thy elders, and they will tell thee.
To set up on high those that be low; that those which mourn may be exalted to safety.
When men are cast down, then thou shalt say, There is lifting up; and he shall save the humble person.
5Behold even to the moon, and it shineth not; yea, the stars are not pure in his sight.
6How much less man, that is a worm? and the son of man, which is a worm?
When he maketh inquisition for blood, he remembereth them: he forgetteth not the cry of the humble.
LORD, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear:
But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised of the people.
The meek shall eat and be satisfied: they shall praise the LORD that seek him: your heart shall live for ever.
The meek will he guide in judgment: and the meek will he teach his way.
But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.
The humble shall see this, and be glad: and your heart shall live that seek God.
A Prayer of David. Bow down thine ear, O LORD, hear me: for I am poor and needy.
1A Song of degrees of David. LORD, my heart is not haughty, nor mine eyes lofty: neither do I exercise myself in great matters, or in things too high for me.
2Surely I have behaved and quieted myself, as a child that is weaned of his mother: my soul is even as a weaned child.
Though the LORD be high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly: but the proud he knoweth afar off.
The LORD lifteth up the meek: he casteth the wicked down to the ground.
Surely he scorneth the scorners: but he giveth grace unto the lowly.
The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall.
When pride cometh, then cometh shame: but with the lowly is wisdom.
The way of a fool is right in his own eyes: but he that hearkeneth unto counsel is wise.
The fear of the LORD is the instruction of wisdom; and before honour is humility.
Better it is to be of an humble spirit with the lowly, than to divide the spoil with the proud.