Bible Verses about Humility

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• With all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love.
  Ephesians 4:2 love patience
• Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility regard others as better than yourselves.
  Philippians 2:3 selfishness neighbor
• When pride comes, then comes disgrace;
  but wisdom is with the humble.
  Proverbs 11:2 wisdom pride
• Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will exalt you.
  James 4:10 God reward
• Live in harmony with one another; do not be haughty, but associate with the lowly; do not claim to be wiser than you are.
  Romans 12:16 community dependence contentment
• Do not adorn yourselves outwardly by braiding your hair, and by wearing gold ornaments or fine clothing; rather, let your adornment be the inner self with the lasting beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is very precious in God's sight.
  1 Peter 3:3-4 beauty heart clothing
• A person's pride will bring humiliation,
  but one who is lowly in spirit will obtain honor.
  Proverbs 29:23 pride
• As God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience.
  Colossians 3:12 gentleness patience compassion
• The reward for humility and fear of the Lord
  is riches and honor and life.
  Proverbs 22:4 reward awe
• Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, so that he may exalt you in due time.
  1 Peter 5:6 reward
• If my people who are called by my name humble themselves, pray, seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land.
  2 Chronicles 7:14 forgiveness healing conversion
• 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 rest learning
• Who is wise and understanding among you? Show by your good life that your works are done with gentleness born of wisdom.
  James 3:13 wisdom life mind
• Before destruction one's heart is haughty,
  but humility goes before honor.
  Proverbs 18:12 pride
• He sat down, called the twelve, and said to them, “Whoever wants to be first must be last of all and servant of all.”
  Mark 9:35 Jesus understanding serving
• Finally, all of you, have unity of spirit, sympathy, love for one another, a tender heart, and a humble mind.
  1 Peter 3:8 community neighbor compassion
• God chose what is low and despised in the world, things that are not, to reduce to nothing things that are, so that no one might boast in the presence of God.
  1 Corinthians 1:28-29 calling world pride
• He has told you, O mortal, what is good;
  and what does the Lord require of you
  but to do justice, and to love kindness,
  and to walk humbly with your God?
  Micah 6:8 law righteousness
• The fear of the Lord is instruction in wisdom,
  and humility goes before honor.
  Proverbs 15:33 awe wisdom
• So whenever you give alms, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, so that they may be praised by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward.
  Matthew 6:2 reward giving
• He must increase, but I must decrease.
  John 3:30 Jesus
• Good and upright is the Lord;
  therefore he instructs sinners in the way.
  He leads the humble in what is right,
  and teaches the humble his way.
  Psalm 25:8-9 righteousness learning
• Wives, be subject to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord. Husbands, love your wives and never treat them harshly.
  Colossians 3:18-19 marriage relationships
• And said to them, “Whoever welcomes this child in my name welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me; for the least among all of you is the greatest.”
  Luke 9:48 Jesus
• For you were called to freedom, brothers and sisters; only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for self-indulgence, but through love become slaves to one another.
  Galatians 5:13 freedom desires serving