1 Peter 5:6

Good News Translation

Humble yourselves, then, under God's mighty hand, so that he will lift you up in his own good time.

Cross References

1 Kings 21:29

“Have you noticed how Ahab has humbled himself before me? Since he has done this, I will not bring disaster on him during his lifetime; it will be during his son's lifetime that I will bring disaster on Ahab's family.”

2 Kings 22:19

and you repented and humbled yourself before me, tearing your clothes and weeping, when you heard how I threatened to punish Jerusalem and its people. I will make it a terrifying sight, a place whose name people will use as a curse. But I have heard your prayer,

2 Chronicles 12:12

Because he submitted to the Lord, the Lord's anger did not completely destroy him, and things went well for Judah.

2 Chronicles 30:11

Still, there were some from the tribes of Asher, Manasseh, and Zebulun who were willing to come to Jerusalem.

2 Chronicles 32:26

Finally, however, Hezekiah and the people of Jerusalem humbled themselves, and so the Lord did not punish the people until after Hezekiah's death.

2 Chronicles 33:12

In his suffering he became humble, turned to the Lord his God, and begged him for help.

2 Chronicles 33:19

The king's prayer and God's answer to it, and an account of the sins he committed before he repented—the evil he did, the pagan places of worship and the symbols of the goddess Asherah that he made and the idols that he worshiped—are all recorded in The History of the Prophets.

2 Chronicles 33:23

But unlike his father, he did not become humble and turn to the Lord; he was even more sinful than his father had been.

2 Chronicles 36:12

He sinned against the Lord and did not listen humbly to the prophet Jeremiah, who spoke the word of the Lord.

Job 36:22

Remember how great is God's power; he is the greatest teacher of all.

Psalm 75:10

He will break the power of the wicked, but the power of the righteous will be increased.

Psalm 89:13

How powerful you are! How great is your strength!

Exodus 10:3

So Moses and Aaron went to the king and said to him, “The Lord, the God of the Hebrews, says, ‘How much longer will you refuse to submit to me? Let my people go, so that they may worship me.

Exodus 3:19

I know that the king of Egypt will not let you go unless he is forced to do so.

Exodus 32:11

But Moses pleaded with the Lord his God and said, “Lord, why should you be so angry with your people, whom you rescued from Egypt with great might and power?

Proverbs 29:23

Arrogance will bring your downfall, but if you are humble, you will be respected.

Isaiah 2:11

A day is coming when human pride will be ended and human arrogance destroyed. Then the Lord alone will be exalted.

Isaiah 40:4

Fill every valley; level every mountain. The hills will become a plain, and the rough country will be made smooth.

Isaiah 57:15

“I am the high and holy God, who lives forever. I live in a high and holy place, but I also live with people who are humble and repentant, so that I can restore their confidence and hope.

Jeremiah 13:18

The Lord said to me, “Tell the king and his mother to come down from their thrones, because their beautiful crowns have fallen from their heads.

Jeremiah 44:10

But to this day you have not humbled yourselves. You have not honored me or lived according to all the laws that I gave you and your ancestors.

Ezekiel 17:21

His best soldiers will be killed in battle, and the survivors will be scattered in every direction. Then you will know that I, the Lord, have spoken.”

Ezekiel 21:6

“Mortal man, groan as if your heart is breaking with despair. Groan in sorrow where everyone can watch you.

Daniel 5:22

“But you, his son, have not humbled yourself, even though you knew all this.

Leviticus 26:41

and caused me to turn against them and send them into exile in the land of their enemies. At last, when your descendants are humbled and they have paid the penalty for their sin and rebellion,

Micah 6:8

No, the Lord has told us what is good. What he requires of us is this: to do what is just, to show constant love, and to live in humble fellowship with our God.

Matthew 23:12

Whoever makes himself great will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be made great.

Luke 1:52

He has brought down mighty kings from their thrones, and lifted up the lowly.

Luke 14:11

For those who make themselves great will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be made great.”

Luke 18:14

I tell you,” said Jesus, “the tax collector, and not the Pharisee, was in the right with God when he went home. For those who make themselves great will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be made great.”

Romans 5:6

For when we were still helpless, Christ died for the wicked at the time that God chose.

1 Corinthians 10:22

Or do we want to make the Lord jealous? Do we think that we are stronger than he?

Deuteronomy 32:35

The Lord will take revenge and punish them; the time will come when they will fall; the day of their doom is near.

1 Timothy 2:6

who gave himself to redeem the whole human race. That was the proof at the right time that God wants everyone to be saved,

Titus 1:3

and at the right time he revealed it in his message. This was entrusted to me, and I proclaim it by order of God our Savior.

James 4:10

Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up.

James 4:7

So then, submit yourselves to God. Resist the Devil, and he will run away from you.

James 5:10

My friends, remember the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord. Take them as examples of patient endurance under suffering.