Luke 18:14

Modern English Version

“I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.”

Cross References

Job 22:29

When men are cast down, and you say, ‘There is a time of exaltation!’ then He will save the humble person.

Job 25:4

How then can man be righteous with God? Or how can he who is born of a woman be clean?

Job 9:20

Though I were righteous, my own mouth would condemn me; though I were perfect, it would prove me perverse.

Psalm 138:6

Though the Lord is exalted, yet has He regard for the lowly, but the proud He knows from afar.

Psalm 143:2

Enter not into judgment with Your servant, for in Your sight no one living is righteous.

Exodus 18:11

Now I know that the Lord is greater than all gods, for in the matter in which they treated the people insolently, He was above them.”

Proverbs 15:33

The fear of the Lord is the instruction of wisdom, and before honor is humility.

Proverbs 18:12

Before destruction the heart of man is haughty, and before honor comes humility.

Proverbs 25:7

for it is better to be told, “Come up here,” than to be put lower in the presence of the prince. Whom your eyes have seen

Proverbs 29:23

The pride of man will bring him low, but the humble in spirit will attain honor.

Proverbs 3:34

Surely He scorns the scornful, but He gives grace to the humble.

Ecclesiastes 9:7

Go, eat your bread with joy, and drink your wine with a merry heart, for God has already accepted your works.

Isaiah 45:25

In the Lord shall all the seed of Israel be justified and shall glory.

Isaiah 53:11

He shall see of the anguish of his soul and be satisfied. By his knowledge My righteous servant shall justify the many, for he shall bear their iniquities.

Isaiah 57:15

For thus says the High and Lofty One who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: I dwell in the high and holy place and also with him who is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.

Isaiah 66:2

For My hand made all those things, thus all those things have come to be, says the Lord. But to this man I will look, even to him who is poor and of a contrite spirit, and trembles at My word.

Daniel 4:37

Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and extol and honor the King of heaven, for all His works are true and His ways just, and those who walk in pride He is able to abase.

Habakkuk 2:4

Behold, his soul is lifted up; it is not upright in him; but the just shall live by his faithfulness.

Matthew 23:12

For he who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.

Matthew 5:3

“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Luke 1:52

He has pulled down the mighty from their thrones and exalted those of low degree.

Luke 10:29

But he, desiring to justify himself, said to Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”

Luke 14:11

For whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.”

Luke 16:15

He said to them, “You are those who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts. For that which is highly esteemed before men is an abomination before God.

Romans 3:20

Therefore by the works of the law no flesh will be justified in His sight, for through the law comes the knowledge of sin.

Romans 4:5

But to him who does not work, but believes in Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is credited as righteousness.

Romans 5:1

Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,

Romans 8:33

Who shall bring a charge against God’s elect? It is God who justifies.

Galatians 2:16

yet we know that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but through faith in Jesus Christ. Even we have believed in Christ Jesus, so that we might be justified by faith in Christ, rather than by the works of the law. For by the works of the law no flesh shall be justified.

James 4:10

Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and He will lift you up.

James 4:6

But He gives more grace. For this reason it says: “God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”

1 Samuel 1:18

And she said, “Let your handmaid find grace in your sight.” So the woman went her way and ate, and her face was not sad as before.