Bible Verses of Humility

Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but be willing to associate with people of low position. Do not be conceited.

Romans 12:16

For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the faith God has distributed to each of you.

Romans 12:3

For the Lord takes delight in his people; he crowns the humble with victory.

Psalms 149:4

The Lord sustains the humble but casts the wicked to the ground.

Psalms 147:6

Though the Lord is exalted, he looks kindly on the lowly; though lofty, he sees them from afar.

Psalms 138:6

My heart is not proud, Lord, my eyes are not haughty; I do not concern myself with great matters or things too wonderful for me.

Psalms 131:1

Though I am lowly and despised, I do not forget your precepts.

Psalms 119:141

I went about mourning as though for my friend or brother. I bowed my head in grief as though weeping for my mother.

Psalms 35:14

Yet when they were ill, I put on sackcloth and humbled myself with fasting. When my prayers returned to me unanswered,

Psalms 35:13

Turn from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it.

Psalms 34:14

keep your tongue from evil and your lips from telling lies.

Psalms 34:13

Do not be like the horse or the mule, which have no understanding but must be controlled by bit and bridle or they will not come to you.

Psalms 32:9

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

Psalms 25:9

You save the humble but bring low those whose eyes are haughty.

Psalms 18:27

“If you play the fool and exalt yourself, or if you plan evil, clap your hand over your mouth!

Proverbs 30:32

Surely I am only a brute, not a man; I do not have human understanding.

Proverbs 30:2

Pride brings a person low, but the lowly in spirit gain honor.

Proverbs 29:23

Do you see someone who speaks in haste? There is more hope for a fool than for them.

Proverbs 29:20

Fools give full vent to their rage, but the wise bring calm in the end.

Proverbs 29:11

If a wise person goes to court with a fool, the fool rages and scoffs, and there is no peace.

Proverbs 29:9

Mockers stir up a city, but the wise turn away anger.

Proverbs 29:8

Though you grind a fool in a mortar, grinding them like grain with a pestle, you will not remove their folly from them.

Proverbs 27:22

Let someone else praise you, and not your own mouth; an outsider, and not your own lips.

Proverbs 27:2

A sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven people who answer discreetly.

Proverbs 26:16

Do you see a person wise in their own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for them.

Proverbs 26:12

Like a thornbush in a drunkard`s hand is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.

Proverbs 26:9

Like tying a stone in a sling is the giving of honor to a fool.

Proverbs 26:8

Like the useless legs of one who is lame is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.

Proverbs 26:7

Answer a fool according to his folly, or he will be wise in his own eyes.

Proverbs 26:5

Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you yourself will be just like him.

Proverbs 26:4

A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the backs of fools!

Proverbs 26:3

Like snow in summer or rain in harvest, honor is not fitting for a fool.

Proverbs 26:1

Like an earring of gold or an ornament of fine gold is the rebuke of a wise judge to a listening ear.

Proverbs 25:12

it is better for him to say to you, “Come up here,” than for him to humiliate you before his nobles. What you have seen with your eyes

Proverbs 25:7

Do not exalt yourself in the king`s presence, and do not claim a place among his great men;

Proverbs 25:6

Before a downfall the heart is haughty, but humility comes before honor.

Proverbs 18:12

When wickedness comes, so does contempt, and with shame comes reproach.

Proverbs 18:3

Better to be lowly in spirit along with the oppressed than to share plunder with the proud.

Proverbs 16:19

Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall.

Proverbs 16:18

Wisdom`s instruction is to fear the Lord, and humility comes before honor.

Proverbs 15:33

When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom.

Proverbs 11:2

Do not rebuke mockers or they will hate you; rebuke the wise and they will love you.

Proverbs 9:8

He mocks proud mockers but shows favor to the humble and oppressed.

Proverbs 3:34

Do everything without grumbling or arguing,

Philippians 2:14

And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to death— even death on a cross!

Philippians 2:8

rather, he made himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness.

Philippians 2:7

Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage;

Philippians 2:6

In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus:

Philippians 2:5

not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others.

Philippians 2:4

Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves,

Philippians 2:3

(Now Moses was a very humble man, more humble than anyone else on the face of the earth.)

Numbers 12:3

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

Matthew 23:12

The greatest among you will be your servant.

Matthew 23:11

Therefore, whoever takes the lowly position of this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.

Matthew 18:4

It is enough for students to be like their teachers, and servants like their masters. If the head of the house has been called Beelzebul, how much more the members of his household!

Matthew 10:25

“The student is not above the teacher, nor a servant above his master.

Matthew 10:24

Jesus called them together and said, “You know that those who are regarded as rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their high officials exercise authority over them.

Mark 10:42

Sitting down, Jesus called the Twelve and said, “Anyone who wants to be first must be the very last, and the servant of all.”

Mark 9:35

But they kept quiet because on the way they had argued about who was the greatest.

Mark 9:34

They came to Capernaum. When he was in the house, he asked them, “What were you arguing about on the road?”

Mark 9:33

And this was his message: “After me comes the one more powerful than I, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and untie.

Mark 1:7

For who is greater, the one who is at the table or the one who serves? Is it not the one who is at the table? But I am among you as one who serves.

Luke 22:27

But you are not to be like that. Instead, the greatest among you should be like the youngest, and the one who rules like the one who serves.

Luke 22:26

Jesus said to them, “The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them; and those who exercise authority over them call themselves Benefactors.

Luke 22:25

A dispute also arose among them as to which of them was considered to be greatest.

Luke 22:24

They devour widows` houses and for a show make lengthy prayers. These men will be punished most severely.”

Luke 20:47

“Beware of the teachers of the law. They like to walk around in flowing robes and love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and have the most important seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets.

Luke 20:46

“I tell you that this man, rather than the other, went home justified before God. For all those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.”

Luke 18:14

“But the tax collector stood at a distance. He would not even look up to heaven, but beat his breast and said, ‘God, have mercy on me, a sinner.`

Luke 18:13

I fast twice a week and give a tenth of all I get.`

Luke 18:12

The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed: ‘God, I thank you that I am not like other people—robbers, evildoers, adulterers—or even like this tax collector.

Luke 18:11

“Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector.

Luke 18:10

To some who were confident of their own righteousness and looked down on everyone else, Jesus told this parable:

Luke 18:9

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

Luke 14:11

But when you are invited, take the lowest place, so that when your host comes, he will say to you, ‘Friend, move up to a better place.` Then you will be honored in the presence of all the other guests.

Luke 14:10

If so, the host who invited both of you will come and say to you, ‘Give this person your seat.` Then, humiliated, you will have to take the least important place.

Luke 14:9

“When someone invites you to a wedding feast, do not take the place of honor, for a person more distinguished than you may have been invited.

Luke 14:8

When he noticed how the guests picked the places of honor at the table, he told them this parable:

Luke 14:7

Then he said to them, “Whoever welcomes this little child in my name welcomes me; and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me. For it is the one who is least among you all who is the greatest.”

Luke 9:48

Jesus, knowing their thoughts, took a little child and had him stand beside him.

Luke 9:47

An argument started among the disciples as to which of them would be the greatest.

Luke 9:46

for he has been mindful of the humble state of his servant. From now on all generations will call me blessed,

Luke 1:48

He must become greater; I must become less.”

John 3:30

Therefore I despise myself and repent in dust and ashes.”

Job 42:6

I spoke once, but I have no answer— twice, but I will say no more.”

Job 40:5

“I am unworthy—how can I reply to you? I put my hand over my mouth.

Job 40:4

‘I am pure, I have done no wrong; I am clean and free from sin.

Job 33:9

“But you have said in my hearing— I heard the very words—

Job 33:8

No fear of me should alarm you, nor should my hand be heavy on you.

Job 33:7

I am the same as you in God`s sight; I too am a piece of clay.

Job 33:6

My words come from an upright heart; my lips sincerely speak what I know.

Job 33:3

for if I were skilled in flattery, my Maker would soon take me away.

Job 32:22

I will show no partiality, nor will I flatter anyone;

Job 32:21

I gave you my full attention. But not one of you has proved Job wrong; none of you has answered his arguments.

Job 32:12

I waited while you spoke, I listened to your reasoning; while you were searching for words,

Job 32:11

“Therefore I say: Listen to me; I too will tell you what I know.

Job 32:10

It is not only the old who are wise, not only the aged who understand what is right.

Job 32:9

I thought, ‘Age should speak; advanced years should teach wisdom.`

Job 32:7

So Elihu son of Barakel the Buzite said: “I am young in years, and you are old; that is why I was fearful, not daring to tell you what I know.

Job 32:6

Now Elihu had waited before speaking to Job because they were older than he.

Job 32:4