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Matthew 23:12
But those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.
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Proverbs 3:34
The Lord mocks the mockers but is gracious to the humble.
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1 Peter 5 5
In the same way, you who are younger must accept the authority of the elders. And all of you, dress yourselves in humility as you relate to one another, for“ God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.”
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Psalms 138:6
Though the Lord is great, he cares for the humble, but he keeps his distance from the proud.
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Proverbs 18:12
Haughtiness goes before destruction; humility precedes honor.
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Proverbs 29:23
Pride ends in humiliation, while humility brings honor.
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Proverbs 6:16-17
There are six things the Lord hates— no, seven things he detests:haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that kill the innocent,
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Job 22:29
If people are in trouble and you say,‘ Help them,’ God will save them.
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Isaiah 2:11-12
Human pride will be brought down, and human arrogance will be humbled. Only the Lord will be exalted on that day of judgment.For the Lord of Heaven’s Armies has a day of reckoning. He will punish the proud and mighty and bring down everything that is exalted.
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Daniel 4:37
“ Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and glorify and honor the King of heaven. All his acts are just and true, and he is able to humble the proud.”
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Proverbs 22:4
True humility and fear of the Lord lead to riches, honor, and long life.
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Isaiah 2:17
Human pride will be humbled, and human arrogance will be brought down. Only the Lord will be exalted on that day of judgment.
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Luke 14:11
For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.”
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Isaiah 57:15
The high and lofty one who lives in eternity, the Holy One, says this:“ I live in the high and holy place with those whose spirits are contrite and humble. I restore the crushed spirit of the humble and revive the courage of those with repentant hearts.
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Luke 18:14
I tell you, this sinner, not the Pharisee, returned home justified before God. For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.”
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Proverbs 15:33
Fear of the Lord teaches wisdom; humility precedes honor.
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2 Chronicles 33 12
But while in deep distress, Manasseh sought the Lord his God and sincerely humbled himself before the God of his ancestors.
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2 Chronicles 33 23
But unlike his father, he did not humble himself before the Lord. Instead, Amon sinned even more.
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Luke 1:52
He has brought down princes from their thrones and exalted the humble.
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1 Samuel 2 3
“ Stop acting so proud and haughty! Don’t speak with such arrogance! For the Lord is a God who knows what you have done; he will judge your actions.
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2 Chronicles 34 27
You were sorry and humbled yourself before God when you heard his words against this city and its people. You humbled yourself and tore your clothing in despair and wept before me in repentance. And I have indeed heard you, says the Lord.
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2 Chronicles 32 26
Then Hezekiah humbled himself and repented of his pride, as did the people of Jerusalem. So the Lord’s anger did not fall on them during Hezekiah’s lifetime.
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Isaiah 10:8-14
He will say,‘ Each of my princes will soon be a king.We destroyed Calno just as we did Carchemish. Hamath fell before us as Arpad did. And we destroyed Samaria just as we did Damascus.Yes, we have finished off many a kingdom whose gods were greater than those in Jerusalem and Samaria.So we will defeat Jerusalem and her gods, just as we destroyed Samaria with hers.’”After the Lord has used the king of Assyria to accomplish his purposes on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem, he will turn against the king of Assyria and punish him— for he is proud and arrogant.He boasts,“ By my own powerful arm I have done this. With my own shrewd wisdom I planned it. I have broken down the defenses of nations and carried off their treasures. I have knocked down their kings like a bull.I have robbed their nests of riches and gathered up kingdoms as a farmer gathers eggs. No one can even flap a wing against me or utter a peep of protest.”
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Exodus 10:3-4
So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and said,“ This is what the Lord, the God of the Hebrews, says: How long will you refuse to submit to me? Let my people go, so they can worship me.If you refuse, watch out! For tomorrow I will bring a swarm of locusts on your country.
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Matthew 13:12
To those who listen to my teaching, more understanding will be given, and they will have an abundance of knowledge. But for those who are not listening, even what little understanding they have will be taken away from them.
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Isaiah 16:6-7
We have heard about proud Moab— about its pride and arrogance and rage. But all that boasting has disappeared.The entire land of Moab weeps. Yes, everyone in Moab mourns for the cakes of raisins from Kir hareseth. They are all gone now.
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Daniel 5:20-23
But when his heart and mind were puffed up with arrogance, he was brought down from his royal throne and stripped of his glory.He was driven from human society. He was given the mind of a wild animal, and he lived among the wild donkeys. He ate grass like a cow, and he was drenched with the dew of heaven, until he learned that the Most High God rules over the kingdoms of the world and appoints anyone he desires to rule over them.“ You are his successor, O Belshazzar, and you knew all this, yet you have not humbled yourself.For you have proudly defied the Lord of heaven and have had these cups from his Temple brought before you. You and your nobles and your wives and concubines have been drinking wine from them while praising gods of silver, gold, bronze, iron, wood, and stone— gods that neither see nor hear nor know anything at all. But you have not honored the God who gives you the breath of life and controls your destiny!
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Exodus 18:11
I know now that the Lord is greater than all other gods, because he rescued his people from the oppression of the proud Egyptians.”
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Job 40:10-12
All right, put on your glory and splendor, your honor and majesty.Give vent to your anger. Let it overflow against the proud.Humiliate the proud with a glance; walk on the wicked where they stand.
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Isaiah 54:7
“ For a brief moment I abandoned you, but with great compassion I will take you back.
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Psalms 9:12
For he who avenges murder cares for the helpless. He does not ignore the cries of those who suffer.
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2 Chronicles 33 19
Manasseh’s prayer, the account of the way God answered him, and an account of all his sins and unfaithfulness are recorded in The Record of the Seers. It includes a list of the locations where he built pagan shrines and set up Asherah poles and idols before he humbled himself and repented.
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Exodus 15:9-10
“ The enemy boasted,‘ I will chase them and catch up with them. I will plunder them and consume them. I will flash my sword; my powerful hand will destroy them.’But you blew with your breath, and the sea covered them. They sank like lead in the mighty waters.