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