1 Peter 5:6

New Century Version

Be humble under God’s powerful hand so he will lift you up when the right time comes.

Cross References

1 Kings 21:29

“I see that Ahab is now sorry for what he has done. So I will not cause the trouble to come to him during his life, but I will wait until his son is king. Then I will bring this trouble to Ahab’s family.”

2 Kings 22:19

When you heard my words against this place and its people, you became sorry for what you had done and humbled yourself before me. I said they would be cursed and would be destroyed. You tore your clothes to show how upset you were, and you cried in my presence. This is why I have heard you, says the Lord.

2 Chronicles 12:12

When Rehoboam was sorry for what he had done, the Lord held his anger back and did not fully destroy Rehoboam. There was some good in Judah.

2 Chronicles 30:11

But some men from Asher, Manasseh, and Zebulun were sorry for what they had done and went to Jerusalem.

2 Chronicles 32:26

But later Hezekiah and the people of Jerusalem were sorry and stopped being proud, so the Lord did not punish them while Hezekiah was alive.

2 Chronicles 33:12

As Manasseh suffered, he begged the Lord his God for help and humbled himself before the God of his ancestors.

2 Chronicles 33:19

Manasseh’s prayer and God’s pity for him, his sins, his unfaithfulness, the places he built for worshiping gods and the Asherah idols before he humbled himself—all are written in the book of the seers.

2 Chronicles 33:23

Amon did not humble himself before the Lord as his father Manasseh had done. Instead, Amon sinned even more.

2 Chronicles 36:12

Zedekiah did what the Lord his God said was wrong. The prophet Jeremiah spoke messages from the Lord, but Zedekiah did not obey.

Job 36:22

“God is great and powerful; no other teacher is like him.

Psalm 75:10

He will take all power away from the wicked, but the power of good people will grow.

Psalm 89:13

Your arm has great power. Your hand is strong; your right hand is lifted up.

Exodus 10:3

So Moses and Aaron went to the king and told him, “This is what the Lord, the God of the Hebrews, says: ‘How long will you refuse to be sorry for what you have done? Let my people go to worship me.

Exodus 3:19

“But I know that the king of Egypt will not let you go. Only a great power will force him to let you go,

Exodus 32:11

But Moses begged the Lord his God and said, “Lord, don’t let your anger destroy your people, whom you brought out of Egypt with your great power and strength.

Proverbs 29:23

Pride will ruin people, but those who are humble will be honored.

Isaiah 2:11

Proud people will be made humble, and they will bow low with shame. At that time only the Lord will still be praised.

Isaiah 40:4

Every valley should be raised up, and every mountain and hill should be made flat. The rough ground should be made level, and the rugged ground should be made smooth.

Isaiah 57:15

And this is the reason: God lives forever and is holy. He is high and lifted up. He says, “I live in a high and holy place, but I also live with people who are sad and humble. I give new life to those who are humble and to those whose hearts are broken.

Jeremiah 13:18

Tell this to the king and the queen mother: “Come down from your thrones, because your beautiful crowns have fallen from your heads.”

Jeremiah 44:10

Even to this day the people of Judah are still too proud. They have not learned to respect me or to follow my teachings. They have not obeyed the laws I gave you and your ancestors.

Ezekiel 17:21

All the best of his soldiers who escape will die by the sword, and those who live will be scattered to every wind. Then you will know that I, the Lord, have spoken.

Ezekiel 21:6

“So, human, groan with breaking heart and great sadness. Groan in front of the people.

Daniel 5:22

“Belshazzar, you already knew these things, because you are a descendant of Nebuchadnezzar. Still you have not been sorry for what you have done.

Leviticus 26:41

which made me turn against them and send them into the land of their enemies. If these disobedient people are sorry for what they did and accept punishment for their sin,

Micah 6:8

The Lord has told you, human, what is good; he has told you what he wants from you: to do what is right to other people, love being kind to others, and live humbly, obeying your God.

Matthew 23:12

Whoever makes himself great will be made humble. Whoever makes himself humble will be made great.

Luke 1:52

He has brought down rulers from their thrones and raised up the humble.

Luke 14:11

All who make themselves great will be made humble, but those who make themselves humble will be made great.”

Luke 18:14

I tell you, when this man went home, he was right with God, but the Pharisee was not. All who make themselves great will be made humble, but all who make themselves humble will be made great.”

Romans 5:6

When we were unable to help ourselves, at the right time, Christ died for us, although we were living against God.

1 Corinthians 10:22

Are we trying to make the Lord jealous? We are not stronger than he is, are we?

Deuteronomy 32:35

I will punish those who do wrong; I will repay them. Soon their foot will slip, because their day of trouble is near, and their punishment will come quickly.”

1 Timothy 2:6

He gave himself as a payment to free all people. He is proof that came at the right time.

Titus 1:3

At the right time God let the world know about that life through preaching. He trusted me with that work, and I preached by the command of God our Savior.

James 4:10

Humble yourself in the Lord’s presence, and he will honor you.

James 4:7

So give yourselves completely to God. Stand against the devil, and the devil will run from you.

James 5:10

Brothers and sisters, follow the example of the prophets who spoke for the Lord. They suffered many hard things, but they were patient.