Luke 18:14

World Messianic Bible British Edition

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

Cross References

Job 22:29

When they cast down, you will say, ‘be lifted up.’ He will save the humble person.

Job 25:4

How then can man be just with God? Or how can he who is born of a woman be clean?

Job 9:20

Though I am righteous, my own mouth will condemn me. Though I am blameless, it will prove me perverse.

Psalm 138:6

For though the LORD is high, yet he looks after the lowly; but he knows the proud from afar.

Psalm 143:2

Don’t enter into judgement with your servant, for in your sight no man living is righteous.

Exodus 18:11

Now I know that the LORD is greater than all gods because of the way that they treated people arrogantly.”

Proverbs 15:33

The fear of the LORD teaches wisdom. Before honour is humility.

Proverbs 18:12

Before destruction the heart of man is proud, but before honour is humility.

Proverbs 25:7

for it is better that it be said to you, “Come up here,” than that you should be put lower in the presence of the prince, whom your eyes have seen.

Proverbs 29:23

A man’s pride brings him low, but one of lowly spirit gains honour.

Proverbs 3:34

Surely he mocks the mockers, but he gives grace to the humble.

Ecclesiastes 9:7

Go your way—eat your bread with joy, and drink your wine with a merry heart; for God has already accepted your works.

Isaiah 45:25

All the offspring of Israel will be justified in the LORD, and will rejoice!

Isaiah 53:11

After the suffering of his soul, he will see the light and be satisfied. My righteous servant will justify many by the knowledge of himself; and he will bear their iniquities.

Isaiah 57:15

For the high and lofty One who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy, says: “I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also who is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite.

Isaiah 66:2

For my hand has made all these things, and so all these things came to be,” says the LORD: “but I will look to this man, even to he who is poor and of a contrite spirit, and who trembles at my word.

Daniel 4:37

Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and extol and honour the King of heaven; for all his works are truth, and his ways justice; and those who walk in pride he is able to abase.

Habakkuk 2:4

Behold, his soul is puffed up. It is not upright in him, but the righteous will live by his faith.

Matthew 23:12

Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.

Matthew 5:3

“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.

Luke 1:52

He has put down princes from their thrones, and has exalted the lowly.

Luke 10:29

But he, desiring to justify himself, asked Yeshua, “Who is my neighbour?”

Luke 14:11

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

Luke 16:15

He said to them, “You are those who justify yourselves in the sight of men, but God knows your hearts. For that which is exalted amongst men is an abomination in the sight of God.

Romans 3:20

Because by the works of the law, no flesh will be justified in his sight; for through the law comes the knowledge of sin.

Romans 4:5

But to him who doesn’t work, but believes in him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is accounted for righteousness.

Romans 5:1

Being therefore justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Yeshua the Messiah;

Romans 8:33

Who could bring a charge against God’s chosen ones? It is God who justifies.

Galatians 2:16

yet knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law but through faith in Yeshua the Messiah, even we believed in Messiah Yeshua, that we might be justified by faith in Messiah and not by the works of the law, because no flesh will be justified by the works of the law.

James 4:10

Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he will exalt you.

James 4:6

But he gives more grace. Therefore it says, “God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”

1 Samuel 1:18

She said, “Let your servant find favour in your sight.” So the woman went her way and ate; and her facial expression wasn’t sad any more.