Bible Verses about “being humble”
The Bible contains 19 verses about being humble across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.
“[Let] nothing [be done] through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.”
“Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others.”
“¶ With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;”
“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?”
“Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:”
“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.”
“¶ 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.”
“That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of [things] in heaven, and [things] in earth, and [things] under the earth;”
“And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.”
“And [that] every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ [is] Lord, to the glory of God the Father.”
“But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.”
“But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:”
“Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God:”
“Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name:”
“Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time:”
“‹And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted.›”
“Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.”
“¶ [When] pride cometh, then cometh shame: but with the lowly [is] wisdom.”
“¶ By humility [and] the fear of the LORD [are] riches, and honour, and life.”