Matthew 23:12

New Living Translation

But those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.

Cross References

Job 22:29

If people are in trouble and you say, ‘Help them,’ God will save them.

Psalm 138:6

Though the Lord is great, he cares for the humble, but he keeps his distance from the proud.

Proverbs 15:33

Fear of the Lord teaches wisdom; humility precedes honor.

Proverbs 29:23

Pride ends in humiliation, while humility brings honor.

Isaiah 57:15

The high and lofty one who lives in eternity, the Holy One, says this: “I live in the high and holy place with those whose spirits are contrite and humble. I restore the crushed spirit of the humble and revive the courage of those with repentant hearts.

Daniel 4:37

“Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and glorify and honor the King of heaven. All his acts are just and true, and he is able to humble the proud.”

Matthew 18:4

So anyone who becomes as humble as this little child is the greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven.

Matthew 5:3

“God blesses those who are poor and realize their need for him, for the Kingdom of Heaven is theirs.

Luke 14:11

For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.”

Luke 18:14

I tell you, this sinner, not the Pharisee, returned home justified before God. For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.”

James 4:6

And he gives grace generously. As the Scriptures say, “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.”

1 Peter 5:5

In the same way, you who are younger must accept the authority of the elders. And all of you, dress yourselves in humility as you relate to one another, for “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.”

1 Peter 5:6

So humble yourselves under the mighty power of God, and at the right time he will lift you up in honor.