Jeremiah 13:9
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9 Thus says the Lord: Just so I will ruin the pride of Judah and the great pride of Jerusalem.(A)
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Leviticus 26:19
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19 I will break your proud glory, and I will make your sky like iron and your earth like copper.(A)
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Zephaniah 3:11
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11 On that day you shall not be put to shame
because of all the deeds by which you have rebelled against me;
for then I will remove from your midst
your proudly exultant ones,
and you shall no longer be haughty
in my holy mountain.(A)
Jeremiah 13:15-17
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Exile Threatened
15 Hear and give ear; do not be haughty,
for the Lord has spoken.(A)
16 Give glory to the Lord your God
before he brings darkness
and before your feet stumble
on the mountains at twilight;
while you look for light,
he turns it into gloom
and makes it deep darkness.(B)
17 But if you will not listen,
my soul will weep in secret for your pride;
my eyes will weep bitterly and run down with tears
because the Lord’s flock has been taken captive.(C)
Isaiah 23:9
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9 The Lord of hosts has planned it—
to defile the pride of all glory,
to shame all the honored of the earth.(A)
Isaiah 2:10-17
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10 Enter into the rock,
and hide in the dust
from the terror of the Lord
and from the glory of his majesty.]][a](A)
11 The haughty eyes of people shall be brought low,
and the pride of everyone shall be humbled,
and the Lord alone will be exalted on that day.(B)
12 For the Lord of hosts has a day
against all that is proud and lofty,
against all that is lifted up and high;[b](C)
13 against all the cedars of Lebanon,
lofty and lifted up;
and against all the oaks of Bashan;(D)
14 against all the high mountains
and against all the lofty hills;(E)
15 against every high tower
and against every fortified wall;
16 against all the ships of Tarshish
and against all the highly prized vessels.(F)
17 The haughtiness of people shall be humbled,
and the pride of everyone shall be brought low,
and the Lord alone will be exalted on that day.(G)
1 Peter 5:5
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5 In the same way, you who are younger must be subject to the elders.[a] And all of you must clothe yourselves with humility in your dealings with one another, for
“God opposes the proud
but gives grace to the humble.”(A)
Footnotes
- 5.5 Or of those who are older
James 4:6
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6 But God gives all the more grace; therefore it says,
“God opposes the proud
but gives grace to the humble.”(A)
Luke 18:14
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14 I tell you, this man went down to his home justified rather than the other, for all who exalt themselves will be humbled, but all who humble themselves will be exalted.”(A)
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Nahum 2:2
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2 (For the Lord is restoring the majesty of Jacob,
as well as the majesty of Israel,
though ravagers have ravaged them
and ruined their branches.)(A)
Ezekiel 16:56
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56 Was not your sister Sodom a byword in your mouth in the day of your pride,
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Ezekiel 16:50
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50 They were haughty and did abominable things before me; therefore I removed them when I saw it.(A)
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Lamentations 5:5-8
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5 With a yoke[a] on our necks we are hard driven;
we are weary; we are given no rest.(A)
6 We have made a pact with[b] Egypt and Assyria
to get enough bread.(B)
7 Our ancestors sinned; they are no more,
and we bear their iniquities.(C)
8 Slaves rule over us;
there is no one to deliver us from their hand.(D)
Jeremiah 48:29
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29 We have heard of the pride of Moab—
he is very proud—
of his loftiness, his pride, and his arrogance,
and the haughtiness of his heart.(A)
Jeremiah 18:4-6
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4 The vessel he was making of clay was spoiled in the potter’s hand, and he reworked it into another vessel, as seemed good to him.
5 Then the word of the Lord came to me: 6 Can I not do with you, O house of Israel, just as this potter has done? says the Lord. Just like the clay in the potter’s hand, so are you in my hand, O house of Israel.(A)
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Isaiah 16:6
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6 We have heard of the pride of Moab
—how proud he is!—
of his arrogance, his pride, and his insolence;
his boasts are false.(A)
Proverbs 16:18
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18 Pride goes before destruction
and a haughty spirit before a fall.(A)
Job 40:10-12
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10 “Deck yourself with majesty and dignity;
clothe yourself with glory and splendor.(A)
11 Pour out the overflowings of your anger,
and look on all who are proud and humble them.(B)
12 Look on all who are proud and bring them low;
tread down the wicked where they stand.(C)
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