"I tellyou, this manwentto his housejustifiedrather thanthe other;for everyonewho exaltshimselfwill be humbled,but he who humbleshimselfwill be exalted."
"Whenyou are castdown,you will speakwith confidence,And the humblepersonHe will save.
"Howthen can a manbe justwith God?Or howcan he be cleanwho is bornof woman?
"ThoughI am righteous,my mouthwill condemnme; Though I am guiltless,He will declareme guilty.
For thoughthe LORDis exalted,Yet He regardsthe lowly,But the haughtyHe knowsfrom afar.
And do not enterinto judgmentwith Your servant,For in Your sightnomanlivingis righteous.
"NowI knowthat the LORDis greaterthanallthe gods;indeed,it was provenwhenthey dealtproudlyagainstthe people."
The fearof the LORDis the instructionfor wisdom,And beforehonor[comes] humility.
Beforedestructionthe heartof manis haughty,But humility[goes] beforehonor.
For it is betterthat it be saidto you, "Comeup here,"Thanfor you to be placedlowerin the presenceof the prince,Whomyour eyeshave seen.
A man'spridewill bringhim low,But a humblespiritwill obtainhonor.
ThoughHe scoffsat the scoffers,Yet He givesgraceto the afflicted.
Go[then], eatyour breadin happinessand drinkyour winewith a cheerfulheart;for Godhas alreadyapprovedyour works.
"In the LORDallthe offspringof IsraelWill be justifiedand will glory."
As a resultof the anguishof His soul,He will see[it and] be satisfied;By His knowledgethe RighteousOne,My Servant,will justifythe many,As He will beartheir iniquities.
For thussaysthe highand exaltedOne Who livesforever,whose nameis Holy,"I dwell[on] a highand holyplace, And [also] with the contriteand lowlyof spiritIn order to revivethe spiritof the lowlyAnd to revivethe heartof the contrite.
"For My handmadeallthesethings,Thus allthesethingscameinto being,"declaresthe LORD."But to thisoneI will look,To him whois humbleand contriteof spirit,and whotremblesat My word.
"NowI, Nebuchadnezzar,praise,exaltand honorthe Kingof heaven,for allHis worksare true and His waysjust,and He is ableto humblethose whowalkin pride."
"Behold,as for the proudone, His soulis not rightwithin him; But the righteouswill liveby his faith.
"Whoeverexaltshimselfshall be humbled;and whoeverhumbleshimselfshall be exalted.
"Blessedare the poorin spirit,for theirsis the kingdomof heaven.
"He has brought downrulersfrom [their] thrones,And has exaltedthose who were humble.
But wishingto justifyhimself,he saidto Jesus,"And whois my neighbor?"
"For everyonewho exaltshimselfwill be humbled,and he who humbleshimselfwill be exalted."
And He saidto them, "You are thosewho justifyyourselvesin the sightof men,but Godknowsyour hearts;for that which is highly esteemedamongmenis detestablein the sightof God.
becauseby the worksof the Lawnofleshwill be justifiedin His sight;for throughthe Law[comes] the knowledgeof sin.
But to the one who does not work,but believesin Him who justifiesthe ungodly,his faithis creditedas righteousness,
Therefore,having been justifiedby faith,we havepeacewith Godthroughour LordJesusChrist,
Whowill bring a chargeagainstGod'select?Godis the one who justifies;
neverthelessknowingthat a manis not justifiedby the worksof the Lawbut throughfaithin ChristJesus,evenwe have believedin ChristJesus,sothat we may be justifiedby faithin Christand not by the worksof the Law;sinceby the worksof the Lawnofleshwill be justified.
Humbleyourselves in the presenceof the Lord,and He will exaltyou.
But He givesa greatergrace.Therefore[it] says,"GODIS OPPOSEDTO THE PROUD,BUT GIVESGRACETO THE HUMBLE."
She said,"Let your maidservantfindfavorin your sight."So the womanwenther wayand ate,and her facewas nolonger[sad].
