Job 22:29
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29 For when they are brought low, you will say, “It is pride!”
But downcast eyes he saves.(A)
Proverbs 3:34
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34 Those who scoff, he scoffs at,(A)
but the lowly he favors.
Matthew 23:12
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12 (A)Whoever exalts himself will be humbled; but whoever humbles himself will be exalted.
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1 Peter 5:5
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5 Likewise, you younger members,[a] be subject to the presbyters. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility in your dealings with one another, for:
“God opposes the proud
but bestows favor on the humble.”(A)
Footnotes
- 5:5 Younger members: this may be a designation for office-holders of lesser rank.
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