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2 Samuel 22:28 NKJV

You will save the humble[g] people;
But Your eyes are on the haughty, that You may bring them down.

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73 Bible Verses about Humility

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John 13:5
Then He poured water into the basin, and began to wash the disciples' feet and to wipe them with the
towel with which He was girded.
Zechariah 9:9
Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is
coming to you; He is just and endowed with salvation, Humble, and mounted on a donkey, Even on a
colt, the foal of a donkey.
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 Corinthians 8:9
For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sake He
became poor, so that you through His poverty might become rich.
Philippians 2:8
Being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of
death, even death on a cross.

Philippians 2:5
Have this attitude in yourselves which was also in Christ Jesus,
Luke 22:27
"For who is greater, the one who reclines at the table or the one who serves? Is it not the one who
reclines at the table? But I am among you as the one who serves.
Philippians 2:7
but emptied Himself, taking the form of a bond-servant, and being made in the likeness of men.
James 4:10
Humble yourselves in the presence of the Lord, and He will exalt you.
Ephesians 4:2
with all humility and gentleness, with patience, showing tolerance for one another in love,
Micah 6:8
He has told you, O man, what is good; And what does the LORD require of you But to do justice, to
love kindness, And to walk humbly with your God?
1 Peter 3:8
To sum up, all of you be harmonious, sympathetic, brotherly, kindhearted, and humble in spirit;
Exodus 10:3
Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and said to him, "Thus says the LORD, the God of the Hebrews,
'How long will you refuse to humble yourself before Me? Let My people go, that they may serve Me.
Proverbs 16:19
It is better to be humble in spirit with the lowly Than to divide the spoil with the proud.
Isaiah 57:15
For thus says the high and exalted One Who lives forever, whose name is Holy, "I dwell on a high
and holy place, And also with the contrite and lowly of spirit In order to revive the spirit of the lowly
And to revive the heart of the contrite.
Isaiah 58:5
"Is it a fast like this which I choose, a day for a man to humble himself? Is it for bowing one's head
like a reed And for spreading out sackcloth and ashes as a bed? Will you call this a fast, even an
acceptable day to the LORD?
Zephaniah 2:3
Seek the LORD, All you humble of the earth Who have carried out His ordinances; Seek
righteousness, seek humility Perhaps you will be hidden In the day of the LORD'S anger.
Luke 14:9-11
and he who invited you both will come and say to you, 'Give your place to this man,' and then in
disgrace you proceed to occupy the last place. "But when you are invited, go and recline at the last
place, so that when the one who has invited you comes, he may say to you, 'Friend, move up higher';
then you will have honor in the sight of all who are at the table with you. "For everyone who exalts
himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted."
Romans 12:3
For through the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think more highly of himself
than he ought to think; but to think so as to have sound judgment, as God has allotted to each a
measure of faith.
1 Corinthians 1:28
and the base things of the world and the despised God has chosen, the things that are not, so that He
may nullify the things that are,
Colossians 3:12
So, as those who have been chosen of God, holy and beloved, put on a heart of compassion, kindness,
humility, gentleness and patience;
Titus 3:2
to malign no one, to be peaceable, gentle, showing every consideration for all men.
James 3:13
Who among you is wise and understanding? Let him show by his good behavior his deeds in the
gentleness of wisdom.
1 Peter 5:5
You younger men, likewise, be subject to your elders; and all of you, clothe yourselves with humility
toward one another, for GOD IS OPPOSED TO THE PROUD, BUT GIVES GRACE TO THE
HUMBLE.
Luke 1:52
"He has brought down rulers from their thrones, And has exalted those who were humble.
2 Samuel 7:8
"Now therefore, thus you shall say to My servant David, 'Thus says the LORD of hosts, "I took you
from the pasture, from following the sheep, to be ruler over My people Israel.
1 Kings 14:7
"Go, say to Jeroboam, 'Thus says the LORD God of Israel, "Because I exalted you from among the
people and made you leader over My people Israel,
2 Chronicles 7:14
and My people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn
from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, will forgive their sin and will heal their land.
1 Peter 5:6
Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you at the proper time,
2 Samuel 22:28
"And You save an afflicted people; But Your eyes are on the haughty whom You abase.
1 Kings 21:29
"Do you see how Ahab has humbled himself before Me? Because he has humbled himself before Me,
I will not bring the evil in his days, but I will bring the evil upon his house in his son's days."
2 Kings 22:19
because your heart was tender and you humbled yourself before the LORD when you heard what I
spoke against this place and against its inhabitants that they should become a desolation and a curse,
and you have torn your clothes and wept before Me, I truly have heard you," declares the LORD.
2 Chronicles 12:6-7
So the princes of Israel and the king humbled themselves and said, "The LORD is righteous." When
the LORD saw that they humbled themselves, the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah, saying,
"They have humbled themselves so I will not destroy them, but I will grant them some measure of
deliverance, and My wrath shall not be poured out on Jerusalem by means of Shishak.
2 Chronicles 30:11
Nevertheless some men of Asher, Manasseh and Zebulun humbled themselves and came to
Jerusalem.
2 Chronicles 33:12
When he was in distress, he entreated the LORD his God and humbled himself greatly before the God
of his fathers.
2 Chronicles 34:27
"Because your heart was tender and you humbled yourself before God when you heard His words
against this place and against its inhabitants, and because you humbled yourself before Me, tore your
clothes and wept before Me, I truly have heard you," declares the LORD.
Psalm 18:27
For You save an afflicted people, But haughty eyes You abase.
Psalm 25:9
He leads the humble in justice, And He teaches the humble His way.
Psalm 138:6
For though the LORD is exalted, Yet He regards the lowly, But the haughty He knows from afar.
Psalm 147:6
The LORD supports the afflicted; He brings down the wicked to the ground.
Psalm 149:4
For the LORD takes pleasure in His people; He will beautify the afflicted ones with salvation.
Proverbs 3:34
Though He scoffs at the scoffers, Yet He gives grace to the afflicted.
Proverbs 18:12
Before destruction the heart of man is haughty, But humility goes before honor.
James 4:6
But He gives a greater grace Therefore it says, "GOD IS OPPOSED TO THE PROUD, BUT GIVES
GRACE TO THE HUMBLE."
Isaiah 29:19
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The afflicted also will increase their gladness in the LORD, And the needy of mankind will rejoice in
the Holy One of Israel.
Isaiah 38:15
"What shall I say? For He has spoken to me, and He Himself has done it; I will wander about all my
years because of the bitterness of my soul.
Proverbs 15:33
The fear of the LORD is the instruction for wisdom, And before honor comes humility.
Proverbs 22:4
The reward of humility and the fear of the LORD Are riches, honor and life.
Psalm 35:13
But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth; I humbled my soul with fasting, And
my prayer kept returning to my bosom.
Leviticus 26:41
I also was acting with hostility against them, to bring them into the land of their enemies--or if their
uncircumcised heart becomes humbled so that they then make amends for their iniquity,
Deuteronomy 8:2
"You shall remember all the way which the LORD your God has led you in the wilderness these forty
years, that He might humble you, testing you, to know what was in your heart, whether you would
keep His commandments or not.
2 Chronicles 28:19
For the LORD humbled Judah because of Ahaz king of Israel, for he had brought about a lack of
restraint in Judah and was very unfaithful to the LORD.
2 Corinthians 12:21
I am afraid that when I come again my God may humiliate me before you, and I may mourn over
many of those who have sinned in the past and not repented of the impurity, immorality and
sensuality which they have practiced.
Luke 18:14
"I tell you, this man went to his house justified rather than the other; for everyone who exalts himself
will be humbled, but he who humbles himself will be exalted."
1 Samuel 2:7
"The LORD makes poor and rich; He brings low, He also exalts.
Isaiah 2:11
The proud look of man will be abased And the loftiness of man will be humbled, And the LORD
alone will be exalted in that day.
Isaiah 5:15
So the common man will be humbled and the man of importance abased, The eyes of the proud also
will be abased.
Isaiah 13:11
Thus I will punish the world for its evil And the wicked for their iniquity; I will also put an end to the
arrogance of the proud And abase the haughtiness of the ruthless.
Isaiah 23:9
The LORD of hosts has planned it, to defile the pride of all beauty, To despise all the honored of the
earth.
Isaiah 25:11
And he will spread out his hands in the middle of it As a swimmer spreads out his hands to swim, But
the Lord will lay low his pride together with the trickery of his hands.
Isaiah 26:5
"For He has brought low those who dwell on high, the unassailable city; He lays it low, He lays it low
to the ground, He casts it to the dust.
Daniel 4:37
"Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise, exalt and honor the King of heaven, for all His works are true and
His ways just, and He is able to humble those who walk in pride."
Genesis 32:10
I am unworthy of all the lovingkindness and of all the faithfulness which You have shown to Your
servant; for with my staff only I crossed this Jordan, and now I have become two companies.
Genesis 41:16
Joseph then answered Pharaoh, saying, "It is not in me; God will give Pharaoh a favorable answer."
Numbers 12:3
(Now the man Moses was very humble, more than any man who was on the face of the earth.)
Heavenly » Joy kingdom » Humility

Matthew 5:3
"Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Matthew 5:10
"Blessed are those who have been persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom
of heaven.
1 Peter 5:5
You younger men, likewise, be subject to your elders; and all of you, clothe yourselves with
humility toward one another, for GOD IS OPPOSED TO THE PROUD, BUT GIVES GRACE
TO THE HUMBLE.

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Humility » Promises concerning

Proverbs 29:23
A man's pride will bring him low, But a humble spirit will obtain honor.
Isaiah 57:15
For thus says the high and exalted One Who lives forever, whose name is Holy, "I dwell on a high
and holy place, And also with the contrite and lowly of spirit In order to revive the spirit of the lowly
And to revive the heart of the contrite.
Proverbs 16:19
It is better to be humble in spirit with the lowly Than to divide the spoil with the proud.
Matthew 18:4
"Whoever then humbles himself as this child, he is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
Proverbs 22:4
The reward of humility and the fear of the LORD Are riches, honor and life.

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The Bible teach us about humility, to have a humble heart, seeking God’s
will and giving Him glory. Be inspired by this selection of Bible verses on
this topic.

Reverence for the Lord is an education in itself. You must be humble before
you can ever receive honors. (Proverbs 15:33)

For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble
themselves will be exalted. (Matthew 23:12)

Are there any of you who are wise and understanding? You are to prove it by
your good life, by your good deeds performed with humility and
wisdom. (James 3:13)

You are the people of God; he loved you and chose you for his own. So then,
you must clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness,
and patience. (Colossians 3:12)

God brings down the proud and saves the humble. (Job 22:29)

Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in

love. (Ephesians 4:2)

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

He guides the humble in what is right and teaches them his way. (Psalm 25:9)

may your Kingdom come; may your will be done on earth as it is in

heaven. (Matthew 6:10)

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. (Matthew 11:29)

41 Bible Verses about Humility

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Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in
love.

Ephesians 4:2 | NIV |

Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value
others above yourselves.

Philippians 2:3 | NIV |

When pride comes, then comes disgrace,but with humility comes wisdom.

Proverbs 11:2 | NIV |

Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but be willing to
associate with people of low position. Do not be conceited.

Romans 12:16 | NIV |

Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up.

James 4:10 | NIV |Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such
as elaborate hairstyles and the wearing of gold jewelry or fine clothes. Rather,
it should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet
spirit, which is of great worth in God’s sight.

1 Peter 3:3-4 | NIV |

Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves
with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.

Colossians 3:12 | NIV |

Pride brings a person low, but the lowly in spirit gain honor.

Proverbs 29:23 | NIV |

Humility is the fear of the Lord;

its wages are riches and honor and life.

Proverbs 22:4 | NIV |

Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you
up in due time.

1 Peter 5:6 | NIV |

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.

2 Chronicles 7:14 | NIV |

Who is wise and understanding among you? Let them show it by their good
life, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom.

James 3:13 | NIV |

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. For my yoke is easy and my burden
is light.

Matthew 11:29-30 | NIV |

Before a downfall the heart is haughty, but humility comes before honor.

Proverbs 18:12 | NIV |

Finally, all of you, be like-minded, be sympathetic, love one another, be
compassionate and humble.

1 Peter 3:8 | NIV |

Sitting down, Jesus called the Twelve and said, “Anyone who wants to be first
must be the very last, and the servant of all.”

Mark 9:35 | NIV | Jesus understanding serving

God chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things—and the
things that are not—to nullify the things that are, so that no one may boast
before him.

1 Corinthians 1:28-29 | NIV |

So when you give to the needy, do not announce it with trumpets, as the
hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by others.
Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full.

Matthew 6:2 | NIV |

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.
Micah 6:8 | NIV |
Wives, submit yourselves to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord. Husbands,
love your wives and do not be harsh with them.

Colossians 3:18-19 | NIV |

Wisdom’s instruction is to fear the Lord, and humility comes before honor.

Proverbs 15:33 | NIV |

Good and upright is the Lord; therefore he instructs sinners in his ways. He
guides the humble in what is right and teaches them his way.

Psalm 25:8-9 | NIV |

You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But do not use your
freedom to indulge the flesh; rather, serve one another humbly in love.

Galatians 5:13 | NIV |

Then he said to them, “Whoever welcomes this little child in my name
welcomes me; and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me.
For it is the one who is least among you all who is the greatest.”

Luke 9:48 | NIV | Jesus

To our God and Father be glory for ever and ever. Amen.

Philippians 4:20 | NIV |

He must become greater; I must become less.

John 3:30 | NIV | Jesus

For the Lord takes delight in his people; he crowns the humble with victory.

Psalm 149:4 | NIV |

For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give
his life as a ransom for many.

Mark 10:45 | NIV |

Philippians 2:5
Have this attitude in yourselves which was also in Christ Jesus,
Luke 22:27
"For who is greater, the one who reclines at the table or the one who serves? Is it not the one who
reclines at the table? But I am among you as the one who serves.
Philippians 2:7

but emptied Himself, taking the form of a bond-servant, and being made in the likeness of men.
Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and exalt and glorify the King of heaven,
because everything he does is right and all his ways are just. And those who
walk in pride he is able to humble.

Daniel 4:37 | NIV |

Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine,
according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church
and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.

Ephesians 3:20-21 | NIV |

Not to us, Lord, not to us but to your name be the glory, because of your love
and faithfulness.

Psalm 115:1 | NIV |

Woe to those who quarrel with their Maker, those who are nothing but
potsherds among the potsherds on the ground. Does the clay say to the
potter, ‘What are you making?’ Does your work say, The potter has no
hands’?

Isaiah 45:9 | NIV |

It is written: ‘As surely as I live,’ says the Lord,‘every knee will bow before me;
every tongue will acknowledge God.’

Romans 14:11 | NIV |

When you fast, do not look somber as the hypocrites do, for they disfigure
their faces to show others they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they have received
their reward in full.

Matthew 6:16 | NIV |

Come, let us bow down in worship, let us kneel before the Lord our Maker.
Psalm 95:6 | NIV |
Now that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should
wash one another’s feet.

John 13:14 | NIV |

The Lord sends poverty and wealth; he humbles and he exalts.

1 Samuel 2:7 | NIV |

Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be
your servant, and whoever wants to be first must be your slave.

Matthew 20:26-27 | NIV |

Believers in humble circumstances ought to take pride in their high position.
But the rich should take pride in their humiliation—since they will pass away
like a wild flower.
James 1:9-10 | NIV |
Rejoice greatly, Daughter Zion! Shout, Daughter Jerusalem! See, your king
comes to you,righteous and victorious,lowly and riding on a donkey,on a colt,
the foal of a donkey.
Zechariah 9:9 | NIV |
What is mankind that you are mindful of them,human beings that you care for
them?

24 Bible Verses About

Humility
Compiled and Edited by BibleStudyTools Staff on 2/4/2015

We know from God's Word that he resists the proud and gives grace to the
humble. How can we know that we are living in humility and ready to receive
God's blessings? Humility is the ability to be without pride or arrogance and it
is a main character that should be seen in those who follow Jesus Christ. Jesus
is the best example of someone who humbly followed God's plan for His life.
Proverbs is filled with warnings of those who refuse to be humble. The New
Testament is full of blessings for those who put others before themselves. You
will miss out on the blessed, abundant life that God wants for you if you refuse
to let get of pride and follow His purpose on your life. Be encouraged by these
Bible verses about humility and start choosing to day to come humbly before
God so He can lift you up!
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Colossians 3:12
12 Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion,
kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.

 Ephesians 4:2
2 Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love.

 James 4:6
6 But he gives us more grace. That is why Scripture says: “God opposes the proud but shows favor to the
humble.”

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

 1 Peter 5:5
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.”

 Proverbs 12:15
15 The way of fools seems right to them, but the wise listen to advice.

 Proverbs 15:33
33 Wisdom’s instruction is to fear the LORD, and humility comes before honor.

 Proverbs 18:12
12 Before a downfall the heart is haughty, but humility comes before honor.

 Proverbs 22:4
4 Humility is the fear of the LORD; its wages are riches and honor and life.

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

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

 Psalm 149:4
4 For the LORD takes delight in his people; he crowns the humble with victory.

 Romans 12:3
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.

 Romans 12:16
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.

 2 Corinthians 12:9-10
9 But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore
I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. 10 That is
why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For
 when I am weak, then I am strong.

 Philippians 2:3-4
3 Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above
yourselves, 4 not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others.

 Matthew 23:10-12
10 Nor are you to be called instructors, for you have one Instructor, the Messiah. 11 The greatest among
you will be your servant. 12 For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble
themselves will be exalted.

 James 4:14-16
14 Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears
for a little while and then vanishes. 15 Instead, you ought to say, “If it is the Lord’s will, we will live and
do this or that.” 16 As it is, you boast in your arrogant schemes. All such boasting is evil.

 Philippians 2:5-8
5 In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus: 6 Who, being in very
nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage; 7 rather, he
made himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. 8 And being
found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to death— even death on a cross!

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