Bible Verses About Humility

Humility is an important quality that helps us understand our place in the world and our relationship with others. The Bible teaches us a lot about being humble and how it can lead to a more fulfilling life. In this blog post, we’ll explore Bible verses that highlight the value of humility. These verses offer wisdom on how to practice humility in our daily lives and why it’s essential for building strong relationships with others and with God. If you’re looking to grow in this area, these scriptures will provide valuable guidance and inspiration.

Bible Verses About Humility

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.”

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

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

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.”

Matthew 5:3 – “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.”

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

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

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

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

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

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.”

John 13:14-15 – “Now that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another’s feet. I have set you an example that you should do as I have done for you.”

Acts 20:19 – “I served the Lord with great humility and with tears and in the midst of severe testing by the plots of the Jewish opponents.”

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.”

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 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?”

2 Corinthians 10:17-18 – “But, ‘Let the one who boasts boast in the Lord.’ For it is not the one who commends himself who is approved, but the one whom the Lord commends.”

Galatians 5:26 – “Let us not become conceited, provoking and envying each other.”

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

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

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

Colossians 3:12 – “Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.”

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

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.’”

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

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

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

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

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

Psalm 149:4 – “For the Lord takes delight in his people; he crowns the humble with victory.”

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

Proverbs 29:23 – “Pride brings a person low, but the lowly in spirit gain honor.”

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.’”

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.”

Jeremiah 9:23-24 – “This is what the Lord says: ‘Let not the wise boast of their wisdom or the strong boast of their strength or the rich boast of their riches, but let the one who boasts boast about this: that they have the understanding to know me, that I am the Lord, who exercises kindness, justice and righteousness on earth, for in these I delight,’ declares the Lord.”

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.”

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.”

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

James 1:21 – “Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and the evil that is so prevalent and humbly accept the word planted in you, which can save you.”

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.’”

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

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

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

Zechariah 9:9 – “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.”

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.”

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

1 Kings 21:29 – “Have you noticed how Ahab has humbled himself before me? Because he has humbled himself, I will not bring this disaster in his day, but I will bring it on his house in the days of his son.”

Jeremiah 22:29 – “O land, land, land, hear the word of the Lord!”

Daniel 4:37 – “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.”

These verses emphasize the importance of humility in our relationship with God and others, highlighting the blessings and favor that come with a humble spirit.

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