Luke 18:14
New Living Translation
14 I tell you, this sinner, not the Pharisee, returned home justified before God. For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.”
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Luke 14:11
New Living Translation
11 For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.”
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Luke 16:15
New Living Translation
15 Then he said to them, “You like to appear righteous in public, but God knows your hearts. What this world honors is detestable in the sight of God.
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James 4:10
New Living Translation
10 Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up in honor.
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Matthew 23:12
New Living Translation
12 But those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.
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Proverbs 29:23
New Living Translation
23 Pride ends in humiliation,
while humility brings honor.
James 4:6
New Living Translation
6 And he gives grace generously. As the Scriptures say,
“God opposes the proud
but gives grace to the humble.”[a]
Luke 1:52
New Living Translation
52 He has brought down princes from their thrones
and exalted the humble.
Psalm 138:6
New Living Translation
6 Though the Lord is great, he cares for the humble,
but he keeps his distance from the proud.
Matthew 5:3
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The Beatitudes
3 “God blesses those who are poor and realize their need for him,[a]
for the Kingdom of Heaven is theirs.
Footnotes
- 5:3 Greek poor in spirit.
Isaiah 57:15
New Living Translation
15 The high and lofty one who lives in eternity,
the Holy One, says this:
“I live in the high and holy place
with those whose spirits are contrite and humble.
I restore the crushed spirit of the humble
and revive the courage of those with repentant hearts.
Proverbs 3:34
New Living Translation
34 The Lord mocks the mockers
but is gracious to the humble.[a]
Job 25:4
New Living Translation
4 How can a mortal be innocent before God?
Can anyone born of a woman be pure?
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