36 Bible Verses about humbleness
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The reward of humility and the fear of Jehovah Is riches, and honor, and life.
Put on therefore, as God's elect, holy and beloved, a heart of compassion, kindness, lowliness, meekness, longsuffering;
Now the man Moses was very meek, above all the men that were upon the face of the earth.
with all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;
if my people, who are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
Be of the same mind one toward another. Set not your mind on high things, but condescend to things that are lowly. Be not wise in your own conceits.
And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be humbled; and whosoever shall humble himself shall be exalted.
Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
Before destruction the heart of man is haughty; And before honor goeth humility.
And thou shalt remember all the way which Jehovah thy God hath led thee these forty years in the wilderness, that he might humble thee, to prove thee, to know what was in thy heart, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments, or not.
Look on every one that is proud, and bring him low; And tread down the wicked where they stand.
Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself, Seeing thou art come into the hand of thy neighbor: Go, humble thyself, and importune thy neighbor;
But I will leave in the midst of thee an afflicted and poor people, and they shall take refuge in the name of Jehovah.
doing nothing through faction or through vainglory, but in lowliness of mind each counting other better than himself;
But he giveth more grace. Wherefore the scripture'saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace to the humble.
But the meek shall inherit the land, And shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.
The fear of Jehovah is the instruction of wisdom; And before honor goeth humility.
Seek ye Jehovah, all ye meek of the earth, that have kept his ordinances; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be ye will be hid in the day of Jehovah's anger.
My soul shall make her boast in Jehovah: The meek shall hear thereof, and be glad.
And though thy beginning was small, Yet thy latter end would greatly increase.
Say thou unto the king and to the queen-mother, Humble yourselves, sit down; for your headtires are come down, even the crown of your glory.
Then said he unto me, Fear not, Daniel; for from the first day that thou didst set thy heart to understand, and to humble thyself before thy God, thy words were heard: and I am come for thy words'sake.
Finally, be ye all likeminded, compassionate, loving as brethren, tenderhearted, humbleminded:
Who is wise and understanding among you? let him show by his good life his works in meekness of wisdom.
Better it is to be of a lowly spirit with the poor, Than to divide the spoil with the proud.
Is such the fast that I have chosen? the day for a man to afflict his soul? Is it to bow down his head as a rush, and to spread sackcloth and ashes under him? wilt thou call this a fast, and an acceptable day to Jehovah?
For Jehovah taketh pleasure in his people: He will beautify the meek with salvation.
Seest thou how Ahab humbleth himself before me? because he humbleth himself before me, I will not bring the evil in his days; but in his son's days will I bring the evil upon his house.
Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time;
Wherefore putting away all filthiness and overflowing of wickedness, receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.
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Humbleness » The humble
A man's pride shall bring him low; But he that is of a lowly spirit shall obtain honor.
And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be humbled; and whosoever shall humble himself shall be exalted.
For everyone that exalteth himself shall be humbled; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.
And he spake also this parable unto certain who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and set all others at nought: Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican. The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as the rest of men, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican. read more.
I fast twice in the week; I give tithes of all that I get. But the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote his breast, saying, God, be thou merciful to me a sinner. I say unto you, This man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be humbled; but he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.
For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy: I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite.
Humbleness » The reward for humbling yourself
And they shall confess their iniquity, and the iniquity of their fathers, in their trespass which they trespassed against me, and also that, because they walked contrary unto me, I also walked contrary unto them, and brought them into the land of their enemies: if then their uncircumcised heart be humbled, and they then accept of the punishment of their iniquity; then will I remember my covenant with Jacob; and also my covenant with Isaac, and also my covenant with Abraham will I remember; and I will remember the land. read more.
The land also shall be left by them, and shall enjoy its sabbaths, while it lieth desolate without them: and they shall accept of the punishment of their iniquity; because, even because they rejected mine ordinances, and their soul abhorred my statutes. And yet for all that, when they are in the land of their enemies, I will not reject them, neither will I abhor them, to destroy them utterly, and to break my covenant with them; for I am Jehovah their God; but I will for their sakes remember the covenant of their ancestors, whom I brought forth out of the land of Egypt in the sight of the nations, that I might be their God: I am Jehovah.
And Jehovah appeared to Solomon by night, and said unto him, I have heard thy prayer, and have chosen this place to myself for a house of sacrifice. If I shut up the heavens so that there is no rain, or if I command the locust to devour the land, or if I send pestilence among my people; if my people, who are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time;
Humbleness » What shall be humbled
Behold, the day of Jehovah cometh, cruel, with wrath and fierce anger; to make the land a desolation, and to destroy the sinners thereof out of it. For the stars of heaven and the constellations thereof shall not give their light; the sun shall be darkened in its going forth, and the moon shall not cause its light to shine. And I will punish the world for their evil, and the wicked for their iniquity: and I will cause the arrogancy of the proud to cease, and will lay low the haughtiness of the terrible.
The lofty looks of man shall be brought low, and the haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, and Jehovah alone shall be exalted in that day. For there shall be a day of Jehovah of hosts upon all that is proud and haughty, and upon all that is lifted up; and it shall be brought low;
Humbleness » Humbling yourself before the lord
Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time;
Humbleness » Jesus Christ humbling himself
Have this mind in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: who, existing in the form of God, counted not the being on an equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in the likeness of men; read more.
and being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, becoming obedient even unto death, yea, the death of the cross.
Humbleness » Being of a humble spirit
Better it is to be of a lowly spirit with the poor, Than to divide the spoil with the proud.
