humility
What does the Bible say about humility? These are the passages readers found most helpful — tap any citation to read it in context.
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4The end of moderation is the fear of the Lord, riches and glory and life.
2Wherever arrogance may be, there too is insult. But wherever humility is, there too is wisdom.
10Be humbled in the sight of the Lord, and he will exalt you.
12Therefore, clothe yourselves like the elect of God: holy and beloved, with hearts of mercy, kindness, humility, modesty, and patience.
8I will reveal to you, O man, what is good, and what the Lord requires from you, and how to act with judgment, and to love mercy, and to walk carefully with your God.
2with all humility and meekness, with patience, supporting one another in charity.
14and if my people, over whom my name has been invoked, being converted, will have petitioned me and sought my face, and will have done penance for their wicked ways, then I will heed them from heaven, and I will forgive their sins, and I will heal their land.
6And so, be humbled under the powerful hand of God, so that he may exalt you in the time of visitation.
12The heart of a man is exalted before it is crushed and humbled before it is glorified.
33The fear of the Lord is the discipline of wisdom. And humility precedes glory.
5Similarly, young persons, be subject to the elders. And infuse all humility among one another, for God resists the arrogant, but to the humble he gives grace.
3Let nothing be done by contention, nor in vain glory. Instead, in humility, let each of you esteem others to be better than himself.
6But he gives a greater grace. Therefore he says: “God resists the arrogant, but he gives grace to the humble.”
16Be of the same mind toward one another: not savoring what is exalted, but consenting in humility. Do not choose to seem wise to yourself.