Bible Verses About Being Humble

Being humble means recognizing that we are not better than others and that we should be kind and respectful. The Bible teaches us a lot about humility and why it’s important. In this blog post, we’ll look at some short verses about being humble. These verses will help us understand how to live with a humble heart and show respect to others. Let’s dive into these verses and see what the Bible says about being humble and living a life that honors God.

Bible Verses About Being Humble

James 4:10 – “Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up.”

1 Peter 5:6 – “Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time.”

Proverbs 11:2 – “When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom.”

Proverbs 15:33 – “Wisdom’s instruction is to fear the Lord, and humility comes before honor.”

Matthew 23:12 – “For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.”

Philippians 2:3 – “Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves.”

Micah 6:8 – “He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.”

Luke 14:11 – “For all those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.”

Psalm 25:9 – “He guides the humble in what is right and teaches them his way.”

Isaiah 57:15 – “For this is what the high and exalted One says— he who lives forever, whose name is holy: ‘I live in a high and holy place, but also with the one who is contrite and lowly in spirit, to revive the spirit of the lowly and to revive the heart of the contrite.’”

2 Chronicles 7:14 – “If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land.”

Psalm 138:6 – “Though the Lord is exalted, he looks kindly on the lowly; though lofty, he sees them from afar.”

Zephaniah 2:3 – “Seek the Lord, all you humble of the land, you who do what he commands. Seek righteousness, seek humility; perhaps you will be sheltered on the day of the Lord’s anger.”

1 Corinthians 4:7 – “For who makes you different from anyone else? What do you have that you did not receive? And if you did receive it, why do you boast as though you did not?”

Romans 12:3 – “For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the faith God has distributed to each of you.”

Proverbs 22:4 – “Humility is the fear of the Lord; its wages are riches and honor and life.”

Psalm 147:6 – “The Lord sustains the humble but casts the wicked to the ground.”

Luke 18:14 – “I tell you that this man, rather than the other, went home justified before God. For all those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.”

Matthew 5:5 – “Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.”

1 Timothy 3:6 – “He must not be a recent convert, or he may become conceited and fall under the same judgment as the devil.”

James 1:9 – “Believers in humble circumstances ought to take pride in their high position.”

1 Peter 3:8 – “Finally, all of you, be like-minded, be sympathetic, love one another, be compassionate and humble.”

Psalm 34:18 – “The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.”

Proverbs 16:19 – “Better to be lowly in spirit along with the oppressed than to share plunder with the proud.”

Proverbs 27:2 – “Let someone else praise you, and not your own mouth; an outsider, and not your own lips.”

Isaiah 66:2 – “Has not my hand made all these things, and so they came into being?” declares the Lord. “These are the ones I look on with favor: those who are humble and contrite in spirit, and who tremble at my word.”

Luke 1:52 – “He has brought down rulers from their thrones but has lifted up the humble.”

Psalm 37:11 – “But the meek will inherit the land and enjoy peace and prosperity.”

1 Peter 5:5 – “In the same way, you who are younger, submit yourselves to your elders. All of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, ‘God opposes the proud but shows favor to the humble.’”

Matthew 18:4 – “Therefore, whoever takes the lowly position of this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.”

Proverbs 30:32 – “If you play the fool and exalt yourself, or if you plan evil, clap your hand over your mouth.”

Job 22:29 – “When people are brought low and you say, ‘Lift them up!’ then he will save the humble.”

Psalm 76:9 – “When you, God, rose up to judge, to save all the afflicted of the land.”

Jeremiah 45:5 – “Should you then seek great things for yourself? Seek them not. For I will bring disaster on all people, declares the Lord, but wherever you go I will let you escape with your life.”

1 Corinthians 13:4 – “Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.”

Proverbs 25:27 – “It is not good to eat too much honey, nor is it honorable to search out matters that are too deep.”

Proverbs 15:1 – “A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.”

Psalm 119:71 – “It was good for me to be afflicted so that I might learn your decrees.”

Romans 12:16 – “Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but be willing to associate with people of low position. Do not be conceited.”

1 Samuel 2:7 – “The Lord sends poverty and wealth; he humbles and he exalts.”

Exodus 10:3 – “So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and said to him, ‘This is what the Lord, the God of the Hebrews, says: How long will you refuse to humble yourself before me? Let my people go, so that they may worship me.’”

Philippians 2:7 – “Rather, he made himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness.”

Job 40:12 – “Look at all who are proud and humble them; crush the wicked where they stand.”

Proverbs 11:25 – “A generous person will prosper; whoever refreshes others will be refreshed.”

Job 42:6 – “Therefore I despise myself and repent in dust and ashes.”

Matthew 11:29 – “Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.”

2 Chronicles 12:7 – “When the Lord saw that they humbled themselves, this word of the Lord came to Shemaiah: ‘Since they have humbled themselves, I will not destroy them but will soon give them deliverance. My wrath will not be poured out on Jerusalem through Shishak.’”

1 Samuel 1:11 – “And she made a vow, saying, ‘Lord Almighty, if you will only look on your servant’s misery and remember me, and not forget your servant but give her a son, then I will give him to the Lord for all the days of his life, and no razor will ever be used on his head.’”

2 Samuel 22:28 – “You save the humble, but your eyes are on the haughty to bring them low.”

Jeremiah 13:18 – “Say to the king and to the queen mother, ‘Come down from your thrones, for your glorious crowns will fall from your heads.’”

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