Bible on Humility

With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;

The meek will he guide in judgment: and the meek will he teach his way.

And humbled not himself before the LORD, as Manasseh his father had humbled himself; but Amon trespassed more and more.

Better it is to be of an humble spirit with the lowly, than to divide the spoil with the proud.

And the mean man shall be brought down, and the mighty man shall be humbled, and the eyes of the lofty shall be humbled:

Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.

Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.

Seek ye the LORD, all ye meek of the earth, which have wrought his judgment; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be ye shall be hid in the day of the LORD’s anger.

Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble.

Seest thou how Ahab humbleth himself before me? because he humbleth himself before me, I will not bring the evil in his days: but in his son’s days will I bring the evil upon his house.

Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.

Surely he scorneth the scorners: but he giveth grace unto the lowly.

When pride cometh, then cometh shame: but with the lowly is wisdom.

My soul hath them still in remembrance, and is humbled in me.

And when the LORD saw that they humbled themselves, the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah, saying, They have humbled themselves; therefore I will not destroy them, but I will grant them some deliverance; and my wrath shall not be poured out upon Jerusalem by the hand of Shishak.

For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.

Arise, O LORD; O God, lift up thine hand: forget not the humble.

Before destruction the heart of man is haughty, and before honour is humility.

He croucheth, and humbleth himself, that the poor may fall by his strong ones.

When God arose to judgment, to save all the meek of the earth. Selah.

The LORD lifteth up the meek: he casteth the wicked down to the ground.

By humility and the fear of the LORD are riches, and honour, and life.

Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.

Nevertheless divers of Asher and Manasseh and of Zebulun humbled themselves, and came to Jerusalem.

Who humbleth himself to behold the things that are in heaven, and in the earth!

For the LORD taketh pleasure in his people: he will beautify the meek with salvation.

The fear of the LORD is the instruction of wisdom; and before honour is humility.

A man’s pride shall bring him low: but honour shall uphold the humble in spirit.

For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.

But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.

The humble shall see this, and be glad: and your heart shall live that seek God.

And the mean man boweth down, and the great man humbleth himself: therefore forgive them not.

And thou his son, O Belshazzar, hast not humbled thine heart, though thou knewest all this;

Whereupon the princes of Israel and the king humbled themselves; and they said, The LORD is righteous.

When he maketh inquisition for blood, he remembereth them: he forgetteth not the cry of the humble.

My soul shall make her boast in the LORD: the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad.

And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted.

Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time:

Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven.

But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.

To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men.

But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.

(Now the man Moses was very meek, above all the men which were upon the face of the earth.)

Though the LORD be high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly: but the proud he knoweth afar off.

When men are cast down, then thou shalt say, There is lifting up; and he shall save the humble person.

In thee have they discovered their fathers’ nakedness: in thee have they humbled her that was set apart for pollution.

What will ye? shall I come unto you with a rod, or in love, and in the spirit of meekness?

Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.

Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;

In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth;

LORD, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear:

The meek shall eat and be satisfied: they shall praise the LORD that seek him: your heart shall live for ever.

And when he was in affliction, he besought the LORD his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers,

And in thy majesty ride prosperously because of truth and meekness and righteousness; and thy right hand shall teach thee terrible things.

And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.

The meek also shall increase their joy in the LORD, and the poor among men shall rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.

Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.

Say unto the king and to the queen, Humble yourselves, sit down: for your principalities shall come down, even the crown of your glory.

Serving the LORD with all humility of mind, and with many tears, and temptations, which befell me by the lying in wait of the Jews:

Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom.