Humility Bible Verses

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

— Philippians 2:3

"But he gives us more grace. That is why Scripture says: "God opposes the proud but shows favor to the humble.""

— James 4:6

"In the same way, you who are younger, submit yourselves to your elders. All of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, "God opposes the proud but shows favor to the humble." Humble yourselves, therefore, under God's mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time."

— 1 Peter 5:5-6

"He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God."

— Micah 6:8

"Therefore, as God's chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience."

— Colossians 3:12

"Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love."

— Ephesians 4:2

"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

"Humility is the fear of the LORD; its wages are riches and honor and life."

— Proverbs 22:4

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

— Proverbs 11:2

"Wisdom's instruction is to fear the LORD, and humility comes before honor."

— Proverbs 15:33

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

— Proverbs 18:12

"Seek the LORD, all you humble of the land, you who do what he commands. Seek righteousness, seek humility; perhaps you will be sheltered on the day of the LORD's anger."

— Zephaniah 2:3

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

— Psalm 25:9

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

— Psalm 149:4

"For this is what the high and exalted One says— he who lives forever, whose name is holy: "I live in a high and holy place, but also with the one who is contrite and lowly in spirit, to revive the spirit of the lowly and to revive the heart of the contrite.""

— Isaiah 57:15

"Has not my hand made all these things, and so they came into being?" declares the LORD. "These are the ones I look on with favor: those who are humble and contrite in spirit, and who tremble at my word.""

— Isaiah 66:2

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

— Proverbs 3:34

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

— Proverbs 29:23

"In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus: Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage; rather, he made himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to death— even death on a cross!"

— Philippians 2:5-8

"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."

— Matthew 11:29

"Now that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another's feet. I have set you an example that you should do as I have done for you."

— John 13:14-15

"just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many."

— Matthew 20:28

"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

"The greatest among you will be your servant. For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted."

— Matthew 23:11-12

"Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first must be slave of all. For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many."

— Mark 10:43-45

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

— Luke 14:11

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

— Matthew 18:4

"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

"After that, he poured water into a basin and began to wash his disciples' feet, drying them with the towel that was wrapped around him."

— John 13:5

"For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that you through his poverty might become rich."

— 2 Corinthians 8:9

"Rejoice greatly, Daughter Zion! Shout, Daughter Jerusalem! See, your king comes to you, righteous and victorious, lowly and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey."

— Zechariah 9:9

"Say to Daughter Zion, 'See, your king comes to you, gentle and riding on a donkey, and on a colt, the foal of a donkey.'"

— Matthew 21:5

"He was oppressed and afflicted, yet he did not open his mouth; he was led like a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before its shearers is silent, so he did not open his mouth."

— Isaiah 53:7

"In the same way, Christ did not take on himself the glory of becoming a high priest. But God said to him, "You are my Son; today I have become your Father.""

— Hebrews 5:5

"For this reason he had to be made like them, fully human in every way, in order that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest in service to God, and that he might make atonement for the sins of the people."

— Hebrews 2:17

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

— Proverbs 16:18

"To fear the LORD is to hate evil; I hate pride and arrogance, evil behavior and perverse speech."

— Proverbs 8:13

"The LORD detests all the proud of heart. Be sure of this: They will not go unpunished."

— Proverbs 16:5

"Haughty eyes and a proud heart— the unplowed field of the wicked—produce sin."

— Proverbs 21:4

"There are six things the LORD hates, seven that are detestable to him: haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood."

— Proverbs 6:16-17

"Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and exalt and glorify the King of heaven, because everything he does is right and all his ways are just. And those who walk in pride he is able to humble."

— Daniel 4:37

"The pride of your heart has deceived you, you who live in the clefts of the rocks and make your home on the heights, you who say to yourself, 'Who can bring me down to the ground?'"

— Obadiah 1:3

"For everything in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—comes not from the Father but from the world."

— 1 John 2:16

"This is what the LORD says: "Let not the wise boast of their wisdom or the strong boast of their strength or the rich boast of their riches.""

— Jeremiah 9:23

"If anyone thinks they are something when they are not, they deceive themselves."

— Galatians 6:3

"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

"He must not be a recent convert, or he may become conceited and fall under the same judgment as the devil."

— 1 Timothy 3:6

"The eyes of the arrogant will be humbled and human pride brought low; the LORD alone will be exalted in that day. The LORD Almighty has a day in store for all the proud and lofty, for all that is exalted (and they will be humbled)."

— Isaiah 2:11-12

"He has performed mighty deeds with his arm; he has scattered those who are proud in their inmost thoughts."

— Luke 1:51

"Unleash the fury of your wrath, look at all who are proud and bring them low, look at all who are proud and humble them, crush the wicked where they stand."

— Job 40:11-12

"Whoever slanders their neighbor in secret, I will put to silence; whoever has haughty eyes and a proud heart, I will not tolerate."

— Psalm 101:5

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

— Psalm 147:6

"Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven."

— Matthew 5:3

"Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth."

— Matthew 5:5

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

— 2 Chronicles 7:14

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

— Psalm 138:6

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

— Psalm 18:27

"The LORD is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit."

— Psalm 34:18

"My sacrifice, O God, is a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart you, God, will not despise."

— Psalm 51:17

"Once more the humble will rejoice in the LORD; the needy will rejoice in the Holy One of Israel."

— Isaiah 29:19

"The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is on me, because the LORD has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners."

— Isaiah 61:1

"He has brought down rulers from their thrones but has lifted up the humble."

— Luke 1:52

"But I will leave within you the meek and humble. The remnant of Israel will trust in the name of the LORD."

— Zephaniah 3:12

"Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up."

— James 4:10

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

— Proverbs 16:19

"But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. God chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things—and the things that are not—to nullify the things that are, so that no one may boast before him."

— 1 Corinthians 1:27-29

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

— Numbers 12:3

"When people are brought low and you say, 'Lift them up!' then he will save the downcast."

— Job 22:29