James 4:6
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6 But He gives more grace. Therefore He says:
(A)“God resists the proud,
But gives grace to the humble.”
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
Proverbs 3:34
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34 (A)Surely He scorns the scornful,
But gives grace to the humble.
1 Peter 5:5
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Submit to God, Resist the Devil
5 Likewise you younger people, submit yourselves to your elders. Yes, (A)all of you be submissive to one another, and be clothed with humility, for
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Proverbs 18:12
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12 (A)Before destruction the heart of a man is haughty,
And before honor is humility.
Psalm 138:6
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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.
Proverbs 6:16-17
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16 These six things the Lord hates,
Yes, seven are an abomination to [a]Him:
17 (A)A[b] proud look,
(B)A lying tongue,
(C)Hands that shed innocent blood,
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- Proverbs 6:16 Lit. His soul
- Proverbs 6:17 Lit. Haughty eyes
Proverbs 22:4
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4 By humility and the fear of the Lord
Are riches and honor and life.
Isaiah 2:11-12
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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.
12 For the day of the Lord of hosts
Shall come upon everything proud and lofty,
Upon everything lifted up—
And it shall be brought low—
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- Isaiah 2:11 proud
Isaiah 2:17
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17 The [a]loftiness of man shall be bowed down,
And the haughtiness of men shall be brought low;
The Lord alone will be exalted in that day,
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- Isaiah 2:17 pride
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
Daniel 4:37
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37 Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, (A)praise and extol and honor the King of heaven, (B)all of whose works are truth, and His ways justice. (C)And those who walk in pride He is able to put down.
Job 22:29
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29 When they cast you down, and you say, ‘Exaltation will come!’
Then (A)He will save the humble person.
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
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.
Proverbs 15:33
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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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Luke 1:52
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52 (A)He has put down the mighty from their thrones,
And exalted the lowly.
2 Chronicles 34:27
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27 because your heart was tender, and you humbled yourself before God when you heard His words against this place and against its inhabitants, and you humbled yourself before Me, and you tore your clothes and wept before Me, I also have heard you,” says the (A)Lord.
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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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1 Samuel 2:3
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3 “Talk no more so very proudly;
(A)Let no arrogance come from your mouth,
For the Lord is the God of (B)knowledge;
And by Him actions are weighed.
Matthew 13:12
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12 (A)For whoever has, to him more will be given, and he will have abundance; but whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.
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Daniel 5:20-23
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20 (A)But when his heart was lifted up, and his spirit was hardened in pride, he was deposed from his kingly throne, and they took his glory from him. 21 Then he was (B)driven from the sons of men, his heart was made like the beasts, and his dwelling was with the wild donkeys. They fed him with grass like oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven, (C)till he [a]knew that the Most High God rules in the kingdom of men, and appoints over it whomever He chooses.
22 “But you his son, Belshazzar, (D)have not humbled your heart, although you knew all this. 23 (E)And you have [b]lifted yourself up against the Lord of heaven. They have brought the (F)vessels of [c]His house before you, and you and your lords, your wives and your concubines, have drunk wine from them. And you have praised the gods of silver and gold, bronze and iron, wood and stone, (G)which do not see or hear or know; and the God who holds your breath in His hand (H)and owns all your ways, you have not glorified.
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- Daniel 5:21 Recognized
- Daniel 5:23 Exalted
- Daniel 5:23 The temple
2 Chronicles 33:23
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23 And he did not humble himself before the Lord, (A)as his father Manasseh had humbled himself; but Amon trespassed more and more.
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