Luke 14:11

New King James Version

For whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.”

Cross References

2 Samuel 22:28

You will save the humble people; But Your eyes are on the haughty, that You may bring them down.

Esther 6:10

Then the king said to Haman, “Hurry, take the robe and the horse, as you have suggested, and do so for Mordecai the Jew who sits within the king’s gate! Leave nothing undone of all that you have spoken.”

Job 22:29

When they cast you down, and you say, ‘Exaltation will come!’ Then He will save the humble person.

Psalm 138:6

Though the Lord is on high, Yet He regards the lowly; But the proud He knows from afar.

Psalm 18:27

For You will save the humble people, But will bring down haughty looks.

Proverbs 15:33

The fear of the Lord is the instruction of wisdom, And before honor is humility.

Proverbs 18:12

Before destruction the heart of a man is haughty, And before honor is humility.

Proverbs 25:27

It is not good to eat much honey; So to seek one’s own glory is not glory.

Proverbs 29:23

A man’s pride will bring him low, But the humble in spirit will retain honor.

Isaiah 2:11

The lofty looks of man shall be humbled, The haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, And the Lord alone shall be exalted in that day.

Isaiah 2:17

The loftiness of man shall be bowed down, And the haughtiness of men shall be brought low; The Lord alone will be exalted in that day,

Isaiah 57:15

For thus says the High and Lofty One Who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: “I dwell in the high and holy place, With him who has a contrite and humble spirit, To revive the spirit of the humble, And to revive the heart of the contrite ones.

Matthew 23:12

And whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.

Luke 1:51

He has shown strength with His arm; He has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.

Luke 1:52

He has put down the mighty from their thrones, And exalted the lowly.

Luke 14:12

Then He also said to him who invited Him, “When you give a dinner or a supper, do not ask your friends, your brothers, your relatives, nor rich neighbors, lest they also invite you back, and you be repaid.

Luke 18:14

I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.”

James 1:9

Let the lowly brother glory in his exaltation,

James 4:10

Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and He will lift you up.

James 4:6

But He gives more grace. Therefore He says: “God resists the proud, But gives grace to the humble.”

1 Peter 5:5

Likewise you younger people, submit yourselves to your elders. Yes, all of you be submissive to one another, and be clothed with humility, for “God resists the proud, But gives grace to the humble.”

1 Peter 5:6

Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time,

1 Samuel 15:17

So Samuel said, “When you were little in your own eyes, were you not head of the tribes of Israel? And did not the Lord anoint you king over Israel?