Matthew 23:12

Good News Translation

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

Cross References

Job 22:29

God brings down the proud and saves the humble.

Psalm 138:6

Even though you are so high above, you care for the lowly, and the proud cannot hide from you.

Proverbs 15:33

Reverence for the Lord is an education in itself. You must be humble before you can ever receive honors.

Proverbs 29:23

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

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.

Daniel 4:37

“And now, I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise, honor, and glorify the King of Heaven. Everything he does is right and just, and he can humble anyone who acts proudly.”

Matthew 18:4

The greatest in the Kingdom of heaven is the one who humbles himself and becomes like this child.

Matthew 5:3

“Happy are those who know they are spiritually poor; the Kingdom of heaven belongs to them!

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.”

James 4:6

But the grace that God gives is even stronger. As the scripture says, “God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”

1 Peter 5:5

In the same way you younger people must submit yourselves to your elders. And all of you must put on the apron of humility, to serve one another; for the scripture says, “God resists the proud, but shows favor to the humble.”

1 Peter 5:6

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