1 Peter 5:6
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6 Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time,
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James 4:10
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10 (A)Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and He will lift you up.
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Luke 14:11
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11 (A)For whoever exalts himself will be [a]humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.”
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- Luke 14:11 put down
Proverbs 29:23
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23 (A)A man’s pride will bring him low,
But the humble in spirit will retain honor.
Matthew 23:12
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12 (A)And whoever exalts himself will be [a]humbled, and he who humbles himself will be [b]exalted.
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- Matthew 23:12 put down
- Matthew 23:12 lifted up
Luke 18:14
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14 I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other; (A)for everyone who exalts himself will be [a]humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.”
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- Luke 18:14 put down
Luke 1:52
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52 (A)He has put down the mighty from their thrones,
And exalted the lowly.
2 Chronicles 32:26
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26 (A)Then Hezekiah humbled himself for the pride of his heart, he and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that the wrath of the Lord did not come upon them (B)in the days of Hezekiah.
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2 Chronicles 33:12
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12 Now when he was in affliction, he implored the Lord his God, and (A)humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers,
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2 Chronicles 12:12
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12 When he humbled himself, the wrath of the Lord turned from him, so as not to destroy him completely; and things also went well in Judah.
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Isaiah 40:4
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4 Every valley shall be exalted
And every mountain and hill brought low;
(A)The crooked places shall be made [a]straight
And the rough places smooth;
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- Isaiah 40:4 Or a plain
Jeremiah 44:10
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10 They have not been (A)humbled,[a] to this day, nor have they (B)feared; they have not walked in My law or in My statutes that I set before you and your fathers.’
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- Jeremiah 44:10 Lit. crushed
Psalm 75:10
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10 “All(A) the [a]horns of the wicked I will also cut off,
But (B)the horns of the righteous shall be (C)exalted.”
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- Psalm 75:10 Strength
Isaiah 2:11
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11 The [a]lofty looks of man shall be (A)humbled,
The haughtiness of men shall be bowed down,
And the Lord alone shall be exalted (B)in that day.
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- Isaiah 2:11 proud
2 Chronicles 12:6-7
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6 So the leaders of Israel and the king (A)humbled themselves; and they said, (B)“The Lord is righteous.”
7 Now when the Lord saw that they humbled themselves, (C)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. My wrath shall not be poured out on Jerusalem by the hand of Shishak.
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2 Kings 22:19
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19 because your (A)heart was tender, and you (B)humbled yourself before the Lord when you heard what I spoke against this place and against its inhabitants, that they would become (C)a desolation and (D)a curse, and you tore your clothes and wept before Me, I also have heard you,” says the Lord.
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1 Kings 21:29
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29 “See how Ahab has humbled himself before Me? Because he (A)has humbled himself before Me, I will not bring the calamity in his days. (B)In the days of his son I will bring the calamity on his house.”
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Micah 6:8
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8 He has (A)shown you, O man, what is good;
And what does the Lord require of you
But (B)to do justly,
To love [a]mercy,
And to walk humbly with your God?
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- Micah 6:8 Or lovingkindness
Isaiah 57:15
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15 For thus says the High and Lofty One
Who inhabits eternity, (A)whose name is Holy:
(B)“I dwell in the high and holy place,
(C)With him who has a contrite and humble spirit,
(D)To revive the spirit of the humble,
And to revive the heart of the contrite ones.
Exodus 10:3
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3 So Moses and Aaron came in to Pharaoh and said to him, “Thus says the Lord God of the Hebrews: ‘How long will you refuse to (A)humble yourself before Me? Let My people go, that they may (B)serve Me.
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Romans 5:6
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Christ in Our Place
6 For when we were still without strength, [a]in due time (A)Christ died for the ungodly.
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- Romans 5:6 at the right time
Daniel 5:22
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22 “But you his son, Belshazzar, (A)have not humbled your heart, although you knew all this.
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Psalm 89:16-17
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16 In Your name they rejoice all day long,
And in Your righteousness they are exalted.
17 For You are the glory of their strength,
And in Your favor our [a]horn is (A)exalted.
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- Psalm 89:17 Strength
2 Chronicles 30:11
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11 Nevertheless (A)some from Asher, Manasseh, and Zebulun humbled themselves and came to Jerusalem.
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James 1:9-10
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The Perspective of Rich and Poor
9 Let the lowly brother glory in his exaltation, 10 but the rich in his humiliation, because (A)as a flower of the field he will pass away.
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