1 Peter 5:6

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

So be humble under God’s powerful hand. Then he will lift you up when the right time comes.

Cross References

James 4:10

Be humble before the Lord, and he will make you great.

Luke 14:11

Everyone who makes themselves important will be made humble. But everyone who makes themselves humble will be made important.”

Proverbs 29:23

Your pride can bring you down. Humility will bring you honor.

Matthew 23:12

People who think they are better than others will be made humble. But people who humble themselves will be made great.

Luke 18:14

I tell you, when this man finished his prayer and went home, he was right with God. But the Pharisee, who felt that he was better than others, was not right with God. People who make themselves important will be made humble. But those who make themselves humble will be made important.”

Luke 1:52

He brought down rulers from their thrones and raised up the humble people.

2 Chronicles 32:26

But Hezekiah and the people living in Jerusalem changed their hearts and lives. They became humble and stopped being proud. So the Lord’s anger didn’t come on them while Hezekiah was alive.

2 Chronicles 12:12

Rehoboam humbled himself, and the Lord stopped being angry with him. So he did not completely destroy Rehoboam. There was some good in Judah.

2 Chronicles 33:12

When these troubles came to him, Manasseh begged for help from the Lord his God. He humbled himself before the God of his ancestors.

Isaiah 40:4

Every valley must be filled. Every mountain and hill should be made flat. The crooked roads should be made straight, and the rough ground made smooth.

Jeremiah 44:10

Even to this day the people of Judah have not made themselves humble. They have not shown any respect for me, and they have not followed my teachings. They have not obeyed the laws I gave you and your ancestors.’

Psalm 75:10

God says, “I will take away any power the wicked have and give it to those who are good.”

Isaiah 2:11

Proud people will stop being proud. They will bow down to the ground with shame, and only the Lord will still stand high.

1 Kings 21:29

“Look, Ahab has humbled himself before me. So I will not make that disaster happen during his lifetime. I will wait until his son is king. Then I will destroy his family.”

Micah 6:8

Human, the Lord has told you what goodness is. This is what he wants from you: Be fair to other people. Love kindness and loyalty, and humbly obey your God.

Isaiah 57:15

God is high and lifted up. He lives forever. His name is holy. He says, “I live in a high and holy place, but I also live with people who are humble and sorry for their sins. I will give new life to those who are humble in spirit. I will give new life to those who are sorry for their sins.

Exodus 10:3

So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh. They told him, “The Lord, the God of the Hebrews, says, ‘How long will you refuse to obey me? Let my people go to worship me!

Romans 5:6

Christ died for us when we were unable to help ourselves. We were living against God, but at just the right time Christ died for us.

Daniel 5:22

“But Belshazzar, you already knew this. You are Nebuchadnezzar’s grandson, but still you have not made yourself humble.

Jeremiah 13:18

Tell these things to the king and his wife, “Come down from your thrones. Your beautiful crowns have fallen from your heads.”

Psalm 89:13

You have the power! Your power is great! Victory is yours!

2 Chronicles 30:11

But, some men from the areas of Asher, Manasseh, and Zebulun humbled themselves and went to Jerusalem.

2 Chronicles 33:23

Amon did not humble himself in front of the Lord like Manasseh his father humbled himself. But Amon sinned more and more.

2 Chronicles 36:12

Zedekiah did what the Lord his God considered evil. Jeremiah the prophet told him messages from the Lord. But Zedekiah did not humble himself and obey what Jeremiah said.

1 Corinthians 10:22

Doing that would make the Lord jealous. Do you really want to do that? Do you think we are stronger than he is?

Ezekiel 21:6

“Son of man, make sad sounds like a sad person with a broken heart. Make these sad sounds in front of the people.

Job 36:22

“Look, God’s power makes him great! He is the greatest teacher of all.

2 Chronicles 33:19

Manasseh’s prayer and how God listened and felt sorry for him are written in The Book of the Seers. Also all his sins, the wrongs he did before he humbled himself, and the places where he built high places and set up the Asherah poles are written in The Book of the Seers.

Deuteronomy 32:35

I will punish them for the bad things they did. But I am saving that punishment for when they slip and do bad things. Their time of trouble is near. Their punishment will come quickly.’

Leviticus 26:41

Maybe they will admit that I turned against them and brought them into the land of their enemies. These people will be like strangers to me. But maybe they will become humble and accept the punishment for their sin.

Exodus 32:11

But Moses begged the Lord his God, “Lord, don’t let your anger destroy your people. You brought them out of Egypt with your great power and strength.

Exodus 3:19

“But I know that the Pharaoh will not let you go. Only a great power will force him to let you go,

James 5:10

Brothers and sisters, follow the example of the prophets who spoke for the Lord. They suffered many bad things, but they were patient.

Titus 1:3

At the right time, God let the world know about that life. He did this through the telling of the Good News message, and he trusted me with that work. I told people that message because God our Savior commanded me to.

Ezekiel 17:21

and I will destroy his army. I will destroy his best soldiers and scatter them to the wind. Then you will know that I am the Lord and that I told you these things.”

1 Timothy 2:6

gave himself to pay for everyone to be free. This is the message that was given to us at just the right time.

James 4:7

So give yourselves to God. Stand against the devil, and he will run away from you.