148 Bible verses to strengthen humility

{\i doing} nothing through faction or through vainglory, but in lowliness of mind each counting other better than himself;not looking each of you to his own things, but each of you also to the things of others.

The reward of humility {\i and} the fear of Jehovah\par\tab {\i Is} riches, and honor, and life.

Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall exalt you.\par

Likewise, ye younger, be subject unto the elder. Yea, all of you gird yourselves with humility, to serve one another: for {\b God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace to the humble.}Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time;

And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be humbled; and whosoever shall humble himself shall be exalted.\par

When pride cometh, then cometh shame;\par\tab But with the lowly is wisdom.

For all these things hath my hand made, and {\i so} all these things came to be, saith Jehovah: but to this man will I look, even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit, and that trembleth at my word.

For I say, through the grace that was given me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but so to think as to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to each man a measure of faith.

He hath showed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth Jehovah require of thee, but to do justly, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with thy God?\par

with all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;

Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.

The fear of Jehovah is the instruction of wisdom;\par\tab And before honor {\i goeth} humility.\par

if my people, who are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.

For every one that exalteth himself shall be humbled; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.}\par

Whosoever therefore will humble himself as this little child, the same is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.

The meek will he guide in justice;\par\tab And the meek will he teach his way.

Surely he scoffeth at the scoffers;\par\tab But he giveth grace unto the lowly.

Be of the same mind one toward another. Set not your mind on high things, but condescend to things that are lowly. Be not wise in your own conceits.

Put on therefore, as God's elect, holy and beloved, a heart of compassion, kindness, lowliness, meekness, longsuffering;

Wherefore putting away all filthiness and overflowing of wickedness, receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.

For Jehovah taketh pleasure in his people:\par\tab He will beautify the meek with salvation.

Before destruction the heart of man is haughty;\par\tab And before honor {\i goeth} humility.

For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy: I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite.

Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy king cometh unto thee; he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, even upon a colt the foal of an ass.

I say unto you, This man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be humbled; but he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.}\par

Jehovah upholdeth the meek:\par\tab He bringeth the wicked down to the ground.

Finally, {\i be} ye all likeminded, compassionate, loving as brethren, tenderhearted, humbleminded:

A man's pride shall bring him low;\par\tab But he that is of a lowly spirit shall obtain honor.

Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and {\b ye shall find rest unto your souls.}

Jehovah is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart,\par\tab And saveth such as are of a contrite spirit.

If I then, the Lord and the Teacher, have washed your feet, ye also ought to wash one another's feet.For I have given you an example, that ye also should do as I have done to you.

Now we that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves.Let each one of us please his neighbor for that which is good, unto edifying.

For ye, brethren, were called for freedom; only {\i use} not your freedom for an occasion to the flesh, but through love be servants one to another.

Better it is to be of a lowly spirit with the poor,\par\tab Than to divide the spoil with the proud.

Love suffereth long, {\i and} is kind; love envieth not; love vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not its own, is not provoked, taketh not account of evil;

And he hath said unto me, {\cf6 My grace is sufficient for thee: for {\i my} power is made perfect in weakness.} Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.Wherefore I take pleasure in weaknesses, in injuries, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ's sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.\par

subjecting yourselves one to another in the fear of Christ.\par

Have this mind in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:who, existing in the form of God, counted not the being on an equality with God a thing to be grasped,but emptied himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in the likeness of men;and being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, becoming obedient {\i even} unto death, yea, the death of the cross.

Charge them that are rich in this present world, that they be not highminded, nor have their hope set on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy;that they do good, that they be rich in good works, that they be ready to distribute, willing to communicate;laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on the life which is {\i life} indeed.\par

to speak evil of no man, not to be contentious, to be gentle, showing all meekness toward all men.

because thy heart was tender, and thou didst humble thyself before God, when thou heardest his words against this place, and against the inhabitants thereof, and hast humbled thyself before me, and hast rent thy clothes, and wept before me; I also have heard thee, saith Jehovah.

The way of a fool is right in his own eyes;\par\tab But he that is wise hearkeneth unto counsel.

Not so shall it be among you: but whosoever would become great among you shall be your minister;and whosoever would be first among you shall be your servant:even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.}

For hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, that ye should follow his steps:{\b who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth}:who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, threatened not; but committed {\i himself} to him that judgeth righteously:

And the afflicted people thou wilt save; But thine eyes are upon the haughty, that thou mayest bring them down.

In love of the brethren be tenderly affectioned one to another; in honor preferring one another;

But the meek shall inherit the land,\par\tab And shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.

Who is wise and understanding among you? let him show by his good life his works in meekness of wisdom.

Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to Jehovah:\par\tab {\i Though} hand {\i join} in hand, he shall not be unpunished.

{\i My} little children, let us not love in word, neither with the tongue; but in deed and truth.

Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamor, and railing, be put away from you, with all malice:and be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving each other, even as God also in Christ forgave you.\par

Every way of a man is right in his own eyes;\par\tab But Jehovah weighteth the hearts.

Thus saith Jehovah, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches;but let him that glorieth glory in this, that he hath understanding, and knoweth me, that I am Jehovah who exerciseth lovingkindness, justice, and righteousness, in the earth: for in these things I delight, saith Jehovah.\par

My brethren, hold not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, {\i the Lord} of glory, with respect of persons.For if there come into your synagogue a man with a gold ring, in fine clothing, and there come in also a poor man in vile clothing;but ye have regard to him that weareth the fine clothing, and say, Sit thou here in a good place; and ye say to the poor man, Stand, or sit thou there under my footstool;do ye not then make distinctions among yourselves, and become judges with evil thoughts?

Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings;\par\tab He shall not stand before mean men.\par

Brethren, even if a man be overtaken in any trespass, ye who are spiritual, restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness; looking to thyself, lest thou also be tempted.

Tend the flock of God which is among you, exercising the oversight, not of constraint, but willingly, according to {\i the will of} God; nor yet for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind;neither as lording it over the charge allotted to you, but making yourselves ensamples to the flock.

Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee hungry, and fed thee? or athirst, and gave thee drink?And when saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee?And when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee?And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it unto one of these my brethren, {\i even} these least, ye did it unto me.

I therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, beseech you to walk worthily of the calling wherewith ye were called,with all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;giving diligence to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

He must increase, but I must decrease.\par

A soft answer turneth away wrath;\par\tab But a grievous word stirreth up anger.

Wherefore receive ye one another, even as Christ also received you, to the glory of God.

Let no man deceive himself. If any man thinketh that he is wise among you in this world, let him become a fool, that he may become wise.

The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit:\par\tab A broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.\par

Let love of the brethren continue.Forget not to show love unto strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.

But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth:that thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father who seeth in secret shall recompense thee.\par

He that spareth his words hath knowledge;\par\tab And he that is of a cool spirit is a man of understanding.Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise;\par\tab When he shutteth his lips, he is {\i esteemed as} prudent.\par

But love your enemies, and do {\i them} good, and lend, never despairing; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be sons of the Most High: for he is kind toward the unthankful and evil.

For who maketh thee to differ? and what hast thou that thou didst not receive? but if thou didst receive it, why dost thou glory as if thou hadst not received it?

Owe no man anything, save to love one another: for he that loveth his neighbor hath fulfilled the law.

Let your forbearance be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand.

{\b A Song of Ascents; of David.}\par\par\tab Jehovah, my heart is not haughty, nor mine eyes lofty;\par\tab Neither do I exercise myself in great matters,\par\tab Or in things too wonderful for me.Surely I have stilled and quieted my soul;\par\tab Like a weaned child with his mother,\par\tab Like a weaned child is my soul within me.

He that covereth his transgressions shall not prosper:\par\tab But whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall obtain mercy.

After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so on earth.

neither present your members unto sin {\i as} instruments of unrighteousness; but present yourselves unto God, as alive from the dead, and your members {\i as} instruments of righteousness unto God.

for by grace have ye been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, {\i it is} the gift of God;not of works, that no man should glory.

Howbeit what things were gain to me, these have I counted loss for Christ.Yea verily, and I count all things to be loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but refuse, that I may gain Christ,

For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive,\par\tab And abundant in lovingkindness unto all them that call upon thee.

Confess therefore your sins one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The supplication of a righteous man availeth much in its working.

Be not wise in thine own eyes;\par\tab Fear Jehovah, and depart from evil:

{\cf6 Judge not, that ye be not judged.For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured unto you.And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me cast out the mote out of thine eye; and lo, the beam is in thine own eye?Thou hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye.\par

And we exhort you, brethren, admonish the disorderly, encourage the fainthearted, support the weak, be longsuffering toward all.See that none render unto any one evil for evil; but always follow after that which is good, one toward another, and toward all.

Bless them that persecute you; bless, and curse not.Rejoice with them that rejoice; weep with them that weep.Be of the same mind one toward another. Set not your mind on high things, but condescend to things that are lowly. Be not wise in your own conceits.

forbearing one another, and forgiving each other, if any man have a complaint against any; even as the Lord forgave you, so also do ye:

and said unto them, {\cf6 Whosoever shall receive this little child in my name receiveth me: and whosoever shall receive me receiveth him that sent me: for he that is least among you all, the same is great.}\par

Keep thy heart with all diligence;\par\tab For out of it are the issues of life.

Then came Peter and said to him, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? until seven times?Jesus saith unto him, {\cf6 I say not unto thee, Until seven times; but, Until seventy times seven.

But thou, why dost thou judge thy brother? or thou again, why dost thou set at nought thy brother? for we shall all stand before the judgment-seat of God.For it is written, {\b As I live, saith the Lord, to me every knee shall bow, And every tongue shall confess to God.}So then each one of us shall give account of himself to God.\parLet us not therefore judge one another any more: but judge ye this rather, that no man put a stumblingblock in his brother's way, or an occasion of falling.

Incline my heart unto thy testimonies,\par\tab And not to covetousness.

with all prayer and supplication praying at all seasons in the Spirit, and watching thereunto in all perseverance and supplication for all the saints,

He is in the way of life that heedeth correction;\par\tab But he that forsaketh reproof erreth.

But ye {\i shall} not {\i be} so: but he that is the greater among you, let him become as the younger; and he that is chief, as he that doth serve.

Let no man seek his own, but {\i each} his neighbor's {\i good}.

{\cf6 Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

This is my commandment, that ye love one another, even as I have loved you.Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

Set a watch, O Jehovah, before my mouth;\par\tab Keep the door of my lips.Incline not my heart to any evil thing,\par\tab To practise deeds of wickedness\par\tab With men that work iniquity:\par\tab And let me not eat of their dainties.

Do all things without murmurings and questionings:that ye may become blameless and harmless, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom ye are seen as lights in the world,

So then let us follow after things which make for peace, and things whereby we may edify one another.

But {\b he that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.}For not he that commendeth himself is approved, but whom the Lord commendeth.\par

For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father,from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named,that he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, that ye may be strengthened with power through his Spirit in the inward man;that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; to the end that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,may be strong to apprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth,and to know the love of Christ which passeth knowledge, that ye may be filled unto all the fulness of God.\par

above all things being fervent in your love among yourselves; for love covereth a multitude of sins:

Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth;\par\tab A stranger, and not thine own lips.

But go ye and learn what {\i this} meaneth, {\b I desire mercy, and not sacrifice}: for I came not to call the righteous, but sinners.}\par

He was oppressed, yet when he was afflicted he opened not his mouth; as a lamb that is led to the slaughter, and as a sheep that before its shearers is dumb, so he opened not his mouth.

and let us consider one another to provoke unto love and good works;

But ye are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you. But if any man hath not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.

Blessed are they that have been persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.Blessed are ye when {\i men} shall reproach you, and persecute you, and say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets that were before you.\par

My soul shall make her boast in Jehovah:\par\tab The meek shall hear thereof, and be glad.\par

Be ye therefore imitators of God, as beloved children;and walk in love, even as Christ also loved you, and gave himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for an odor of a sweet smell.\par

but sanctify in your hearts Christ as Lord: {\i being} ready always to give answer to every man that asketh you a reason concerning the hope that is in you, yet with meekness and fear:

It is not good to eat much honey:\par\tab So {\i for men} to search out their own glory is grievous.

Only let your manner of life be worthy of the gospel of Christ: that, whether I come and see you or be absent, I may hear of your state, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one soul striving for the faith of the gospel;

and he died for all, that they that live should no longer live unto themselves, but unto him who for their sakes died and rose again.

It is good for me that I have been afflicted;\par\tab That I may learn thy statutes.

Ye know {\i this}, my beloved brethren. But let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:

Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.

and that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your hands, even as we charged you;that ye may walk becomingly toward them that are without, and may have need of nothing.\par

But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth:\par\tab I afflicted my soul with fasting;\par\tab And my prayer returned into mine own bosom.

Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering, not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?

Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer each one.\par

Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes and the vainglory of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.\par

glory not over the branches: but if thou gloriest, it is not thou that bearest the root, but the root thee.

The heart of the righteous studieth to answer;\par\tab But the mouth of the wicked poureth out evil things.

But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not found vain; but I labored more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.

For the whole law is fulfilled in one word, {\i even} in this: {\b Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.}

But Jesus said, {\cf6 Suffer the little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for to such belongeth the kingdom of heaven.}

And the Lord's servant must not strive, but be gentle towards all, apt to teach, forbearing,in meekness correcting them that oppose themselves; if peradventure God may give them repentance unto the knowledge of the truth,

For thou wilt save the afflicted people;\par\tab But the haughty eyes thou wilt bring down.

Look therefore carefully how ye walk, not as unwise, but as wise;redeeming the time, because the days are evil.Wherefore be ye not foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.

according as each hath received a gift, ministering it among yourselves, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God;

But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without variance, without hypocrisy.

Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honorable, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.

By pride cometh only contention;\par\tab But with the well-advised is wisdom.

not that we are sufficient of ourselves, to account anything as from ourselves; but our sufficiency is from God;

All things therefore whatsoever ye would that men should do unto you, even so do ye also unto them: for this is the law and the prophets.\par

Love worketh no ill to his neighbor: love therefore is the fulfilment of the law.\par

And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and all discernment;so that ye may approve the things that are excellent; that ye may be sincere and void of offence unto the day of Christ;

Follow after peace with all men, and the sanctification without which no man shall see the Lord:

{\b But if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him to drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head.}Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.\par

He that is slow to anger is of great understanding;\par\tab But he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.

See that none render unto any one evil for evil; but always follow after that which is good, one toward another, and toward all.

For judgment {\i is} without mercy to him that hath showed no mercy: mercy glorieth against judgment.\par

For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus' sake.

And we know that to them that love God all things work together for good, {\i even} to them that are called according to {\i his} purpose.

For though Jehovah is high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly;\par\tab But the haughty he knoweth from afar.

And I was with you in weakness, and in fear, and in much trembling.And my speech and my preaching were not in persuasive words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power:that your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.\par

For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.But if ye forgive not men {\i their trespasses}, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.\par

Likewise, ye younger, be subject unto the elder. Yea, all of you gird yourselves with humility, to serve one another: for {\b God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace to the humble.}