"Whoeverexaltshimselfshall be humbled;and whoeverhumbleshimselfshall be exalted.
"Whenyou are castdown,you will speakwith confidence,And the humblepersonHe will save.
For thoughthe LORDis exalted,Yet He regardsthe lowly,But the haughtyHe knowsfrom afar.
The fearof the LORDis the instructionfor wisdom,And beforehonor[comes] humility.
A man'spridewill bringhim low,But a humblespiritwill obtainhonor.
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.
"NowI, Nebuchadnezzar,praise,exaltand honorthe Kingof heaven,for allHis worksare true and His waysjust,and He is ableto humblethose whowalkin pride."
"Whoeverthenhumbleshimselfas thischild,he is the greatestin the kingdomof heaven.
"Blessedare the poorin spirit,for theirsis the kingdomof heaven.
"For everyonewho exaltshimselfwill be humbled,and he who humbleshimselfwill be exalted."
"I tellyou, this manwentto his housejustifiedrather thanthe other;for everyonewho exaltshimselfwill be humbled,but he who humbleshimselfwill be exalted."
But He givesa greatergrace.Therefore[it] says,"GODIS OPPOSEDTO THE PROUD,BUT GIVESGRACETO THE HUMBLE."
You younger men,likewise,be subjectto [your] elders;and allof you, clotheyourselves with humilitytoward one another,for GODIS OPPOSEDTO THE PROUD,BUT GIVESGRACETO THE HUMBLE.
Thereforehumbleyourselves underthe mightyhandof God,that He may exaltyou at the proper time,
