Bible Verses About Humility: Exemplified

And king David cometh in and sitteth before Jehovah, and saith, `Who am I, Lord Jehovah? and what my house, that Thou hast brought me hitherto?

And yet this is little in Thine eyes, Lord Jehovah, and Thou dost speak also concerning the house of Thy servant afar off; and this is the law of the Man, Lord Jehovah.

What is man that Thou dost magnify him? And that Thou settest unto him Thy heart?

And inspectest him in the mornings, In the evenings dost try him?

How much less do I--I answer Him? Choose out my words with Him?

Whom, though I were righteous, I answer not, For my judgment I make supplication.

Lo, I have been vile, What do I return to Thee? My hand I have placed on my mouth.

Once I have spoken, and I answer not, And twice, and I add not.

`Hear, I pray thee, and I--I do speak, I ask thee, and cause thou me to know.'

By the hearing of the ear I heard Thee, And now mine eye hath seen Thee.

Therefore do I loathe it , And I have repented on dust and ashes.

For I see Thy heavens, a work of Thy fingers, Moon and stars that Thou didst establish.

What is man that Thou rememberest him? The son of man that Thou inspectest him?

A Song of the Ascents, by David. Jehovah, my heart hath not been haughty, Nor have mine eyes been high, Nor have I walked in great things, And in things too wonderful for me.

Have I not compared, and kept silent my soul, As a weaned one by its mother? As a weaned one by me is my soul.

Jehovah, what is man that Thou knowest him? Son of man, that Thou esteemest him?

Man to vanity hath been like, His days are as a shadow passing by.

For I am more brutish than any one, And have not the understanding of a man.

Nor have I learned wisdom, Yet the knowledge of Holy Ones I know.

I have known, O Jehovah, that not of man is his way, Not of man the going and establishing of his step.

Chastise me, O Jehovah, only in judgment, Not in Thine anger, lest Thou make me small.

`Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when did we see thee hungering, and we nourished? or thirsting, and we gave to drink?

and when did we see thee a stranger, and we received? or naked, and we put around?

and when did we see thee infirm, or in prison, and we came unto thee?

`And the king answering, shall say to them, Verily I say to you, Inasmuch as ye did it to one of these my brethren--the least--to me ye did it .