Psalm 131:1

New American Standard Bible 2020

Lord, my heart is not proud, nor my eyes arrogant; Nor do I involve myself in great matters, Or in things too difficult for me.

Cross References

2 Samuel 6:22

And I might demean myself even more than this and be lowly in my own sight, but with the female slaves of whom you have spoken, with them I am to be held in honor!”

Job 42:3

‘Who is this who conceals advice without knowledge?’ Therefore I have declared that which I did not understand, Things too wonderful for me, which I do not know.

Psalm 101:5

Whoever secretly slanders his neighbor, him I will destroy; I will not endure one who has a haughty look and an arrogant heart.

Psalm 122:1

I was glad when they said to me, “Let’s go to the house of the Lord.”

Psalm 124:1

“Had it not been the Lord who was on our side,” Let Israel say,

Psalm 133:1

Behold, how good and how pleasant it is For brothers to live together in unity!

Psalm 139:6

Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; It is too high, I cannot comprehend it.

Proverbs 21:4

Haughty eyes and a proud heart, The lamp of the wicked, is sin.

Jeremiah 17:16

But as for me, I have not hurried away from being a shepherd following after You, Nor have I longed for the disastrous day; You Yourself know that the utterance of my lips Was in Your presence.

Jeremiah 45:5

But as for you, are you seeking great things for yourself? Do not seek them; for behold, I am going to bring disaster on all flesh,’ declares the Lord, ‘but I will give your life to you as plunder in all the places where you may go.’ ”

Numbers 12:3

(Now the man Moses was very humble, more than any person who was on the face of the earth.)

Matthew 11:29

Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.

Acts 20:19

serving the Lord with all humility and with tears and trials which came upon me through the plots of the Jews;

Romans 11:33

Oh, the depth of the riches, both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments and unfathomable His ways!

Romans 12:16

Be of the same mind toward one another; do not be haughty in mind, but associate with the lowly. Do not be wise in your own estimation.

Deuteronomy 17:20

so that his heart will not be haughty toward his countrymen, and that he will not turn away from the commandment to the right or the left, so that he and his sons may live long in his kingdom in the midst of Israel.

1 Thessalonians 2:10

You are witnesses, and so is God, of how devoutly and rightly and blamelessly we behaved toward you believers;

1 Samuel 16:13

So Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the midst of his brothers; and the Spirit of the Lord rushed upon David from that day forward. And Samuel set out and went to Ramah.

1 Samuel 16:18

Then one of the young men responded and said, “Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite who is a skillful musician, a valiant mighty man, a warrior, skillful in speech, and a handsome man; and the Lord is with him.”

1 Samuel 16:22

So Saul sent word to Jesse, saying, “Let David now be my attendant for he has found favor in my sight.”

1 Samuel 17:15

but David went back and forth from Saul to tend his father’s flock at Bethlehem.

1 Samuel 18:23

So Saul’s servants spoke these words to David. But David said, “Is it trivial in your sight to become the king’s son-in-law, since I am only a poor man and insignificant?”