1 Peter 5:6

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Be humbled by God’s power so that when the right time comes he will honor you.

Cross References

1 Kings 21:29

“Do you see how Ahab is humbling himself in my presence? Because he’s humbling himself in my presence, I will not let any evil happen to his family while he is alive. I will bring evil on it during his son’s lifetime.”

2 Kings 22:19

You had a change of heart and humbled yourself in front of the Lord when you heard my words against this place and those who live here. I had said that those who live here will be destroyed and cursed. You also tore your clothes ⌞in distress⌟ and cried in front of me. So I will listen ⌞to you⌟, declares the Lord.

2 Chronicles 12:12

After Rehoboam humbled himself, the Lord was no longer angry with him and didn’t completely destroy him. So things went well in Judah.

2 Chronicles 30:11

However, some people from Asher, Manasseh, and Zebulun humbled themselves and came to Jerusalem.

2 Chronicles 32:26

Hezekiah and the people living in Jerusalem humbled themselves when they realized they had become conceited. So the Lord didn’t vent his anger on them during Hezekiah’s time.

2 Chronicles 33:12

When he experienced this distress, he begged the Lord his God to be kind and humbled himself in front of the God of his ancestors.

2 Chronicles 33:19

His prayer and how God accepted it are written in the records of Hozai. The things he did before he humbled himself are also written there. This includes all his sins and unfaithfulness and the places where he built illegal worship sites and set up idols and poles dedicated to the goddess Asherah.

2 Chronicles 33:23

He didn’t humble himself in front of the Lord as his father Manasseh had humbled himself. Instead, Amon continued to sin.

2 Chronicles 36:12

He did what the Lord his God considered evil and didn’t humble himself in front of the prophet Jeremiah, who spoke for the Lord.

Job 36:22

“God does great things by his power. Is there any teacher like him?

Psalm 75:10

I will destroy all the weapons of wicked people, but the weapons of righteous people will be raised proudly.

Psalm 89:13

Your arm is mighty. Your hand is strong. Your right hand is lifted high.

Exodus 10:3

So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and said to him, “This is what the Lord God of the Hebrews says: How long will you refuse to humble yourself in my presence? Let my people go to worship me.

Exodus 3:19

I know that the king of Egypt will not let you go, even if he is forced to.

Exodus 32:11

But Moses pleaded with the Lord his God. “Lord,” he said, “why are you so angry with your people whom you brought out of Egypt using your great power and mighty hand?

Proverbs 29:23

A person’s pride will humiliate him, but a humble spirit gains honor.

Isaiah 2:11

The eyes of arrogant people will be humbled. High and mighty people will be brought down. On that day the Lord alone will be honored.

Isaiah 40:4

Every valley will be raised. Every mountain and hill will be lowered. Steep places will be made level. Rough places will be made smooth.

Isaiah 57:15

The High and Lofty One lives forever, and his name is holy. This is what he says: I live in a high and holy place. But I am with those who are crushed and humble. I will renew the spirit of those who are humble and the courage of those who are crushed.

Jeremiah 13:18

Say to the king and his mother, “Come down from your thrones, because your crowns have fallen off your heads.”

Jeremiah 44:10

You have not humbled yourselves even to this day. You haven’t feared me or lived your lives by my teachings or by my decrees that I gave your ancestors.

Ezekiel 17:21

The best of your troops will die in battle. Anyone who remains will be scattered in every direction that the wind blows. Then you will know that I, the Lord, have spoken.

Ezekiel 21:6

“So, son of man, groan with a breaking heart and with bitter crying while the people watch you.

Daniel 5:22

“Belshazzar, you are one of Nebuchadnezzar’s successors. You didn’t remain humble, even though you knew all this.

Leviticus 26:41

I will oppose them and bring them into the lands of their enemies. Then, if they humble their uncircumcised hearts and accept their guilt,

Micah 6:8

You mortals, the Lord has told you what is good. This is what the Lord requires from you: to do what is right, to love mercy, and to live humbly with your God.

Matthew 23:12

Whoever honors himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be honored.

Luke 1:52

He pulled strong rulers from their thrones. He honored humble people.

Luke 14:11

Those who honor themselves will be humbled, but people who humble themselves will be honored.”

Luke 18:14

“I can guarantee that this tax collector went home with God’s approval, but the Pharisee didn’t. Everyone who honors himself will be humbled, but the person who humbles himself will be honored.”

Romans 5:6

Look at it this way: At the right time, while we were still helpless, Christ died for ungodly people.

1 Corinthians 10:22

Are we trying to make the Lord jealous? Are we stronger than he is?

Deuteronomy 32:35

I will take revenge and be satisfied. In due time their foot will slip, because their day of disaster is near. Their doom is coming quickly.

1 Timothy 2:6

He sacrificed himself for all people to free them from their sins. This message is valid for every era.

Titus 1:3

God has revealed this in every era by spreading his word. I was entrusted with this word by the command of God our Savior.

James 4:10

Humble yourselves in the Lord’s presence. Then he will give you a high position.

James 4:7

So place yourselves under God’s authority. Resist the devil, and he will run away from you.

James 5:10

Brothers and sisters, follow the example of the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord. They were patient when they suffered unjustly.