Proverbs 15:33
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33 The fear of the Lord is instruction in wisdom,
and humility goes before honor.(A)
Proverbs 18:12
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12 Before destruction one’s heart is haughty,
but humility goes before honor.(A)
Proverbs 1:7
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7 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge;
fools despise wisdom and instruction.(A)
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)
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- 5.5 Or of those who are older
Psalm 111:10
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10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom;
all those who practice it[a] have a good understanding.
His praise endures forever.(A)
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- 111.10 Gk Syr: Heb them
James 4:10
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10 Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will exalt you.(A)
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Luke 14:11
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11 For all who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.”(A)
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Proverbs 25:6-7
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6 Do not put yourself forward in the king’s presence
or stand in the place of the great,
7 for it is better to be told, “Come up here,”
than to be put lower in the presence of a noble.
What your eyes have seen(A)
Psalm 34:11
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11 Come, O children, listen to me;
I will teach you the fear of the Lord.(A)
Job 28:28
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28 And he said to humankind,
‘Truly, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom;
and to depart from evil is understanding.’ ”(A)
Philippians 2:5-11
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5 Let the same mind be in you that was[a] in Christ Jesus,(A)
6 who, though he existed in the form of God,
did not regard equality with God
as something to be grasped,(B)
7 but emptied himself,
taking the form of a slave,
assuming human likeness.
And being found in appearance as a human,(C)
8 he humbled himself
and became obedient to the point of death—
even death on a cross.(D)
9 Therefore God exalted him even more highly
and gave him the name
that is above every other name,(E)
10 so that at the name given to Jesus
every knee should bend,
in heaven and on earth and under the earth,(F)
11 and every tongue should confess
that Jesus Christ is Lord,
to the glory of God the Father.(G)
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- 2.5 Or that you have
Proverbs 29:23
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23 A person’s pride will bring humiliation,
but one who is lowly in spirit will obtain honor.(A)
Proverbs 8:13
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13 The fear of the Lord is hatred of evil.
Pride and arrogance and the way of evil
and perverted speech I hate.(A)
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