Luke 18:14
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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
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11 For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.”
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Luke 16:15
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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
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10 Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up in honor.
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Matthew 23:12
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12 But those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.
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Proverbs 29:23
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23 Pride ends in humiliation,
while humility brings honor.
James 4:6
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6 And he gives grace generously. As the Scriptures say,
“God opposes the proud
but gives grace to the humble.”[a]
Luke 1:52
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52 He has brought down princes from their thrones
and exalted the humble.
Psalm 138:6
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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
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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
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34 The Lord mocks the mockers
but is gracious to the humble.[a]
Job 25:4
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4 How can a mortal be innocent before God?
Can anyone born of a woman be pure?
1 Peter 5:5-6
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5 In the same way, you who are younger must accept the authority of the elders. And all of you, dress yourselves in humility as you relate to one another, for
“God opposes the proud
but gives grace to the humble.”[a]
6 So humble yourselves under the mighty power of God, and at the right time he will lift you up in honor.
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Galatians 2:16
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16 Yet we know that a person is made right with God by faith in Jesus Christ, not by obeying the law. And we have believed in Christ Jesus, so that we might be made right with God because of our faith in Christ, not because we have obeyed the law. For no one will ever be made right with God by obeying the law.”[a]
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- 2:16 Some translators hold that the quotation extends through verse 14; others through verse 16; and still others through verse 21.
Romans 4:5
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5 But people are counted as righteous, not because of their work, but because of their faith in God who forgives sinners.
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Romans 3:20
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20 For no one can ever be made right with God by doing what the law commands. The law simply shows us how sinful we are.
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Luke 10:29
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29 The man wanted to justify his actions, so he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”
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Luke 5:24-25
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24 So I will prove to you that the Son of Man[a] has the authority on earth to forgive sins.” Then Jesus turned to the paralyzed man and said, “Stand up, pick up your mat, and go home!”
25 And immediately, as everyone watched, the man jumped up, picked up his mat, and went home praising God.
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- 5:24 “Son of Man” is a title Jesus used for himself.
Isaiah 2:11-17
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11 Human pride will be brought down,
and human arrogance will be humbled.
Only the Lord will be exalted
on that day of judgment.
12 For the Lord of Heaven’s Armies
has a day of reckoning.
He will punish the proud and mighty
and bring down everything that is exalted.
13 He will cut down the tall cedars of Lebanon
and all the mighty oaks of Bashan.
14 He will level all the high mountains
and all the lofty hills.
15 He will break down every high tower
and every fortified wall.
16 He will destroy all the great trading ships[a]
and every magnificent vessel.
17 Human pride will be humbled,
and human arrogance will be brought down.
Only the Lord will be exalted
on that day of judgment.
Footnotes
- 2:16 Hebrew every ship of Tarshish.
Proverbs 18:12
New Living Translation
12 Haughtiness goes before destruction;
humility precedes honor.
Proverbs 16:18-19
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18 Pride goes before destruction,
and haughtiness before a fall.
19 Better to live humbly with the poor
than to share plunder with the proud.
Proverbs 15:33
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33 Fear of the Lord teaches wisdom;
humility precedes honor.
Job 22:29
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29 If people are in trouble and you say, ‘Help them,’
God will save them.
1 Samuel 1:18
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18 “Oh, thank you, sir!” she exclaimed. Then she went back and began to eat again, and she was no longer sad.
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