Humble

So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and told him, “This is what the LORD, the God of the Hebrews, says: ‘How long will you refuse to humble yourself before Me? Let My people go, so that they may worship Me.

This is to be a permanent statute for you: On the tenth day of the seventh month, you shall humble yourselves and not do any work—whether the native or the foreigner who resides among you—

It is a Sabbath of complete rest for you, that you may humble yourselves; it is a permanent statute.

“The tenth day of this seventh month is the Day of Atonement. You shall hold a sacred assembly and humble yourselves, and present a food offering to the LORD.

If anyone does not humble himself on this day, he must be cut off from his people.

It will be a Sabbath of complete rest for you, and you shall humble yourselves. From the evening of the ninth day of the month until the following evening you are to keep your Sabbath.”

Now Moses was a very humble man, more so than any man on the face of the earth.

On the tenth day of this seventh month, you are to hold a sacred assembly, and you shall humble yourselves; you must not do any work.

Remember that these forty years the LORD your God led you all the way in the wilderness, so that He might humble you and test you in order to know what was in your heart, whether or not you would keep His commandments.

He fed you in the wilderness with manna that your fathers had not known, in order to humble you and test you, so that in the end He might cause you to prosper.

…and I will humiliate and humble myself even more than this. Yet I will be honored by the maidservants of whom you have spoken.”

Because of this, I will humble David’s descendants—but not forever.’”

…and if My people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, forgive their sin, and heal their land.

…but he did not humble himself before the LORD as his father Manasseh had done; instead, Amon increased his guilt.

And he did evil in the sight of the LORD his God and did not humble himself before Jeremiah the prophet, who spoke for the LORD.

And there by the Ahava Canal I proclaimed a fast, so that we might humble ourselves before our God and ask Him for a safe journey for us and our children, with all our possessions.

Look on every proud man and humble him; trample the wicked where they stand.

You have heard, O LORD, the desire of the humble; You will strengthen their hearts. You will incline Your ear,

For You save an afflicted people, but You humble those with haughty eyes.

He guides the humble in what is right and teaches them His way.

The humble will see and rejoice. You who seek God, let your hearts be revived!

The LORD sustains the humble, but casts the wicked to the ground.

He mocks the mockers, but gives grace to the humble.

…then do this, my son, to free yourself, for you have fallen into your neighbor’s hands: Go, humble yourself, and press your plea with your neighbor.

It is better to be lowly in spirit among the humble than to divide the spoil with the proud.

A man’s pride will bring him low, but a humble spirit will obtain honor.

The humble will increase their joy in the LORD, and the poor among men will rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.

For thus says the One who is high and lifted up, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: “I dwell in a high and holy place, and with the oppressed and humble in spirit, to restore the spirit of the lowly and revive the heart of the contrite.

Has not My hand made all these things? And so they came into being,” declares the LORD. “This is the one I will esteem: he who is humble and contrite in spirit, who trembles at My word.

Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and exalt and glorify the King of heaven, for all His works are true and all His ways are just. And He is able to humble those who walk in pride.

“Do not be afraid, Daniel,” he said, “for from the first day that you purposed to understand and to humble yourself before your God, your words were heard, and I have come in response to them.

Seek the LORD, all you humble of the earth who carry out His justice. Seek righteousness; seek humility. Perhaps you will be sheltered on the day of the LORD’s anger.

But I will leave within you a meek and humble people, and they will trust in the name of the LORD.

Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O Daughter of Jerusalem! See, your King comes to you, righteous and victorious, humble and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.

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.

For He has looked with favor on the humble state of His servant. From now on all generations will call me blessed.

He has brought down rulers from their thrones, but has exalted the humble.

Now by the mildness and gentleness of Christ, I appeal to you—I, Paul, who am humble when face to face with you, but bold when away.

Was it a sin for me to humble myself in order to exalt you, because I preached the gospel of God to you free of charge?

I am afraid that when I come again, my God will humble me before you, and I will be grieved over many who have sinned earlier and have not repented of their acts of impurity, sexual immorality, and debauchery.

The brother in humble circumstances should exult in his high position.

But He gives us more grace. This is why it says: “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”

Humble yourselves before the Lord, and He will exalt you.

Finally, all of you, be like-minded and sympathetic, love as brothers, be tenderhearted and humble.

Young men, in the same way, submit yourselves to your elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”

Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, so that in due time He may exalt you.