Bible Verses About Humbleness

“For whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.”

“But now you must put aside all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips.”

“Humble yourselves before the Lord, and He will exalt you.”

“When pride comes, disgrace follows, but with humility comes wisdom.”

“Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and every expression of evil, and humbly accept the word planted in you, which can save your souls.”

“But He gives us more grace. This is why it says: “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”

“A fool vents all his anger, but a wise man holds it back.”

“Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.”

“When Jesus noticed how the guests chose the places of honor, He told them a parable: “When you are invited to a wedding banquet, do not sit in the place of honor, in case someone more distinguished than you has been invited. Then the host who invited both of you will come and tell you, ‘Give this man your seat.’ And in humiliation, you will have to take the last place. But when you are invited, go and sit in the last place, so that your host will come and tell you, ‘Friend, move up to a better place.’ Then you will be honored in front of everyone at the table with you. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself will be exalted.” Then Jesus said to the man who had invited Him, “When you host a dinner or a banquet, do not invite your friends or brothers or relatives or rich neighbors. Otherwise, they may invite you in return, and you will be repaid. But when you host a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind, and you will be blessed. Since they cannot repay you, you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.”

“For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but think of yourself with sober judgment, according to the measure of faith God has given you.”

“The rewards of humility and the fear of the LORD are wealth and honor and life.”

“Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they watch over your souls as those who must give an account. To this end, allow them to lead with joy and not with grief, for that would be of no advantage to you.”

“He guides the humble in what is right and teaches them His way.”

“Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but associate with the lowly. Do not be conceited.”

“For the LORD takes pleasure in His people; He adorns the afflicted with salvation.”

“Before his downfall a man’s heart is proud, but humility comes before honor.”

“A man’s pride will bring him low, but a humble spirit will obtain honor.”

“For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”

“Be doers of the word, and not hearers only. Otherwise, you are deceiving yourselves.”

“For thus says the One who is high and lifted up, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: “I dwell in a high and holy place, and with the oppressed and humble in spirit, to restore the spirit of the lowly and revive the heart of the contrite.”

“The fear of the LORD is the instruction of wisdom, and humility comes before honor.”

“Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show it by his good conduct, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom.”

“He mocks the mockers, but gives grace to the humble.”

“Has not My hand made all these things? And so they came into being,” declares the LORD. “This is the one I will esteem: he who is humble and contrite in spirit, who trembles at My word.”

“Finally, all of you, be like-minded and sympathetic, love as brothers, be tenderhearted and humble.”

“Why, then, do you judge your brother? Or why do you belittle your brother? For we will all stand before God’s judgment seat. It is written: “As surely as I live, says the Lord, every knee will bow before Me; every tongue will confess to God.” So then, each of us will give an account of himself to God.”

“Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus: Who, existing in the form of God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, but emptied Himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in human likeness. And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to death — even death on a cross.”

“Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.”

“Make every effort to present yourself approved to God, an unashamed workman who accurately handles the word of truth.”

“Now Moses was a very humble man, more so than any man on the face of the earth.”

“The LORD sends poverty and wealth; He humbles and He exalts.”

“When men are brought low and you say, ‘Lift them up!’ then He will save the lowly.”

“Nor are you to be called instructors, for you have one Instructor, the Christ. The greatest among you shall be your servant. For whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.”

“It is better to be lowly in spirit among the humble than to divide the spoil with the proud.”

“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.”

“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.”

“If I must boast, I will boast of the things that show my weakness.”

“And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to death — even death on a cross.”

“So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and told 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.”

“Let another praise you, and not your own mouth— a stranger, and not your own lips.”

“Remember that these forty years the LORD your God led you all the way in the wilderness, so that He might humble you and test you in order to know what was in your heart, whether or not you would keep His commandments. He humbled you, and in your hunger He gave you manna to eat, which neither you nor your fathers had known, so that you might understand that man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of the LORD.”

“Have you seen how Ahab has humbled himself before Me? Because he has humbled himself before Me, I will not bring the calamity during his days, but I will bring it upon his house in the days of his son.”

“Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O Daughter of Jerusalem! See, your King comes to you, righteous and victorious, humble and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.”

“He must increase; I must decrease.”

“Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and exalt and glorify the King of heaven, for all His works are true and all His ways are just. And He is able to humble those who walk in pride.”

“He must gently reprove those who oppose him, in the hope that God may grant them repentance leading to a knowledge of the truth.”

“Young men, in the same way, submit yourselves to your elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.” Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, so that in due time He may exalt you.”

“You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor’ and ‘Hate your enemy.’ But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.”

“When the LORD saw that they had humbled themselves, the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah, saying, “They have humbled themselves; I will not destroy them, but will soon grant them deliverance. My wrath will not be poured out on Jerusalem through Shishak.”

“For You save an afflicted people, but You humble those with haughty eyes.”