1 Peter 5:5

New American Bible - revised edition

Likewise, you younger members, be subject to the presbyters. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility in your dealings with one another, for: “God opposes the proud but bestows favor on the humble.”

Cross References

2 Chronicles 6:41

And now: “Arise, Lord God, come to your resting place, you and your majestic ark. Your priests, Lord God, will be clothed with salvation, your faithful ones rejoice in good things.

Job 22:29

For when they are brought low, you will say, “It is pride!” But downcast eyes he saves.

Job 29:14

I wore my righteousness like a garment; justice was my robe and my turban.

Psalm 132:16

I will clothe its priests with salvation; its devout shall shout for joy.

Psalm 132:9

Your priests will be clothed with justice; your devout will shout for joy.”

Psalm 138:6

The Lord is on high, but cares for the lowly and knows the proud from afar.

Proverbs 25:7

For it is better to be told, “Come up closer!” than to be humbled before the prince.

Proverbs 3:34

Those who scoff, he scoffs at, but the lowly he favors.

Isaiah 57:15

For thus says the high and lofty One, the One who dwells forever, whose name is holy: I dwell in a high and holy place, but also with the contrite and lowly of spirit, To revive the spirit of the lowly, to revive the heart of the crushed.

Isaiah 61:10

I will rejoice heartily in the Lord, my being exults in my God; For he has clothed me with garments of salvation, and wrapped me in a robe of justice, Like a bridegroom adorned with a diadem, as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.

Isaiah 66:2

My hand made all these things when all of them came to be—oracle of the Lord. This is the one whom I approve: the afflicted one, crushed in spirit, who trembles at my word.

Ezekiel 26:16

All the princes of the sea will step down from their thrones, Lay aside their robes, and strip off their embroidered garments. Clothed in mourning, they will sit on the ground And tremble, horror-struck and appalled at you.

Daniel 11:12

When the host is carried off, in the pride of his heart he shall bring down tens of thousands, but he shall not triumph.

Leviticus 19:32

Stand up in the presence of the aged, show respect for the old, and fear your God. I am the Lord.

Luke 22:26

but among you it shall not be so. Rather, let the greatest among you be as the youngest, and the leader as the servant.

Romans 12:10

love one another with mutual affection; anticipate one another in showing honor.

Romans 13:14

But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the desires of the flesh.

Ephesians 5:21

Be subordinate to one another out of reverence for Christ.

Philippians 2:3

Do nothing out of selfishness or out of vainglory; rather, humbly regard others as more important than yourselves,

Colossians 3:12

Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, heartfelt compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience,

1 Timothy 5:1

Do not rebuke an older man, but appeal to him as a father. Treat younger men as brothers,

Hebrews 13:17

Obey your leaders and defer to them, for they keep watch over you and will have to give an account, that they may fulfill their task with joy and not with sorrow, for that would be of no advantage to you.

James 4:6

But he bestows a greater grace; therefore, it says: “God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”

1 Peter 3:8

Finally, all of you, be of one mind, sympathetic, loving toward one another, compassionate, humble.

1 Peter 4:1

Therefore, since Christ suffered in the flesh, arm yourselves also with the same attitude (for whoever suffers in the flesh has broken with sin),

1 Peter 4:5

but they will give an account to him who stands ready to judge the living and the dead.