Philippians 4:12

New American Bible - revised edition

I know indeed how to live in humble circumstances; I know also how to live with abundance. In every circumstance and in all things I have learned the secret of being well fed and of going hungry, of living in abundance and of being in need.

Cross References

Nehemiah 9:20

Your good spirit you bestowed on them, to give them understanding; Your manna you did not withhold from their mouths, and you gave them water in their thirst.

Isaiah 8:11

For thus said the Lord—his hand strong upon me—warning me not to walk in the way of this people:

Jeremiah 31:19

For after I turned away, I repented; after I came to myself, I struck my thigh; I was ashamed, even humiliated, because I bore the disgrace of my youth.

Matthew 11:29

Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am meek and humble of heart; and you will find rest for yourselves.

Matthew 13:52

And he replied, “Then every scribe who has been instructed in the kingdom of heaven is like the head of a household who brings from his storeroom both the new and the old.”

2 Corinthians 10:1

Now I myself, Paul, urge you through the gentleness and clemency of Christ, I who am humble when face to face with you, but brave toward you when absent,

2 Corinthians 10:10

For someone will say, “His letters are severe and forceful, but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech contemptible.”

2 Corinthians 11:27

in toil and hardship, through many sleepless nights, through hunger and thirst, through frequent fastings, through cold and exposure.

2 Corinthians 11:7

Did I make a mistake when I humbled myself so that you might be exalted, because I preached the gospel of God to you without charge?

2 Corinthians 11:9

And when I was with you and in need, I did not burden anyone, for the brothers who came from Macedonia supplied my needs. So I refrained and will refrain from burdening you in any way.

Deuteronomy 32:10

He found them in a wilderness, a wasteland of howling desert. He shielded them, cared for them, guarded them as the apple of his eye.