Bible Verses About Humility
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These are the Bible verses most often cited for humility, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 439,814 votes, led by Proverbs 22:4. Each passage links into the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Humility
Proverbs 22:410,543 votes
By humility and the fear of the Lord are riches, and honour, and life.
Proverbs 11:210,073 votes
When pride cometh, then cometh shame: but with the lowly is wisdom.
James 4:109,456 votes
Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.
Colossians 3:129,219 votes
Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;
Micah 6:88,786 votes
He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?
Ephesians 4:28,287 votes
With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;
2 Chronicles 7:148,080 votes
If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
1 Peter 5:67,962 votes
Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time:
Proverbs 18:127,807 votes
Before destruction the heart of man is haughty, and before honour is humility.
Proverbs 15:337,425 votes
The fear of the Lord is the instruction of wisdom; and before honour is humility.
1 Peter 5:57,297 votes
Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble.
Philippians 2:36,934 votes
Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.
James 4:66,766 votes
But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.
Romans 12:166,753 votes
Be of the same mind one toward another. Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate. Be not wise in your own conceits.
Psalms 149:46,319 votes
For the Lord taketh pleasure in his people: he will beautify the meek with salvation.
Proverbs 29:235,910 votes
A man’s pride shall bring him low: but honour shall uphold the humble in spirit.
Luke 14:115,885 votes
For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.
James 3:135,835 votes
Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom.
John 3:305,631 votes
He must increase, but I must decrease.
Romans 12:35,377 votes
For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.
1 Peter 3:85,023 votes
Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous:
Mark 9:354,953 votes
And he sat down, and called the twelve, and saith unto them, If any man desire to be first, the same shall be last of all, and servant of all.
Proverbs 3:344,945 votes
Surely he scorneth the scorners: but he giveth grace unto the lowly.
Mark 10:454,526 votes
For even the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.
Psalms 25:94,153 votes
The meek will he guide in judgment: and the meek will he teach his way.