Humbling Yourself

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

But he gives more grace. Therefore it says, “God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”

Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time;

Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.

Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he will exalt you.

He has shown you, O man, what is good. What does Yahweh require of you, but to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?

Without faith it is impossible to be well pleasing to him, for he who comes to God must believe that he exists, and that he is a rewarder of those who seek him.

Surely he mocks the mockers, but he gives grace to the humble.

Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me.

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

for by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, — read the full passage →

James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are in the Dispersion: Greetings. — read the full passage →

doing nothing through rivalry or through conceit, but in humility, each counting others better than himself;

For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.”

Because you kept my command to endure, I also will keep you from the hour of testing, which is to come on the whole world, to test those who dwell on the earth.

Put on therefore, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, a heart of compassion, kindness, lowliness, humility, and perseverance;

The result of humility and the fear of Yahweh is wealth, honor, and life.

The fear of Yahweh teaches wisdom. Before honor is humility.

with all lowliness and humility, with patience, bearing with one another in love;

Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. — read the full passage →

Likewise, you younger ones, be subject to the elder. Yes, all of you clothe yourselves with humility, to subject yourselves to one another; for “God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”

For the love of Christ constrains us; because we judge thus, that one died for all, therefore all died.

A man’s pride brings him low, but one of lowly spirit gains honor.

Before destruction the heart of man is proud, but before honor is humility.

But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth. I afflicted my soul with fasting. My prayer returned into my own bosom.

Moses and Aaron went in to Pharaoh, and said to him, “This is what Yahweh, the God of the Hebrews, says: ‘How long will you refuse to humble yourself before me? Let my people go, that they may serve me.

For I say, through the grace that was given me, to every man who is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think reasonably, as God has apportioned to each person a measure of faith.

Finally, be all like-minded, compassionate, loving as brothers, tender hearted, courteous,

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

For being ignorant of God’s righteousness, and seeking to establish their own righteousness, they didn’t subject themselves to the righteousness of God.

When they cast down, you shall say, ‘be lifted up.’ He will save the humble person.

My little children, I write these things to you so that you may not sin. If anyone sins, we have a Counselor with the Father, Jesus Christ, the righteous. — read the full passage →

Let another man praise you, and not your own mouth; a stranger, and not your own lips.

Have this in your mind, which was also in Christ Jesus, — read the full passage →

The thief only comes to steal, kill, and destroy. I came that they may have life, and may have it abundantly.

“See how Ahab humbles himself before me? Because he humbles himself before me, I will not bring the evil in his days; but in his son’s days will I bring the evil on his house.”

He will guide the humble in justice. He will teach the humble his way.

and, “a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offense.” For they stumble at the word, being disobedient, to which also they were appointed.

Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show by his good conduct that his deeds are done in gentleness of wisdom.

Be of the same mind one toward another. Don’t set your mind on high things, but associate with the humble. Don’t be wise in your own conceits.

Whoever therefore humbles himself as this little child, the same is the greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven.

He sat down, and called the twelve; and he said to them, “If any man wants to be first, he shall be last of all, and servant of all.”

For all these things has my hand made, and so all these things came to be,” says Yahweh: “but to this man will I look, even to him who is poor and of a contrite spirit, and who trembles at my word.

Let your beauty be not just the outward adorning of braiding the hair, and of wearing jewels of gold, or of putting on fine clothing; — read the full passage →

Come now, you rich, weep and howl for your miseries that are coming on you. — read the full passage →

He has put down princes from their thrones. And has exalted the lowly.

Rejoice greatly, daughter of Zion! Shout, daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your King comes to you! He is righteous, and having salvation; lowly, and riding on a donkey, even on a colt, the foal of a donkey.

For everything spoken by God is possible.”

Neither be called masters, for one is your master, the Christ. — read the full passage →

Then he said to me, Don’t be afraid, Daniel; for from the first day that you set your heart to understand, and to humble yourself before your God, your words were heard: and I have come for your words’ sake.

Abraham answered, “See now, I have taken it on myself to speak to the Lord, who am but dust and ashes.

You adulterers and adulteresses, don’t you know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? Whoever therefore wants to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.

For you, brothers, were called for freedom. Only don’t use your freedom for gain to the flesh, but through love be servants to one another.

Wives, be in subjection to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord. — read the full passage →

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. — read the full passage →

The plans of the heart belong to man, but the answer of the tongue is from Yahweh. — read the full passage →

Likewise, you younger ones, be subject to the elder. Yes, all of you clothe yourselves with humility, to subject yourselves to one another; for “God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.” — read the full passage →

You therefore must endure hardship, as a good soldier of Christ Jesus.

doing nothing through rivalry or through conceit, but in humility, each counting others better than himself; — read the full passage →

Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, outcry, and slander, be put away from you, with all malice. — read the full passage →

Is such the fast that I have chosen? the day for a man to afflict his soul? Is it to bow down his head as a rush, and to spread sackcloth and ashes under him? Will you call this a fast, and an acceptable day to Yahweh?

For this they willfully forget, that there were heavens from of old, and an earth formed out of water and amid water, by the word of God;

to speak evil of no one, not to be contentious, to be gentle, showing all humility toward all men.

Now to our God and Father be the glory forever and ever! Amen.

But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you won’t fulfill the lust of the flesh. — read the full passage →

He has said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Most gladly therefore I will rather glory in my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may rest on me. — read the full passage →

For I know that in me, that is, in my flesh, dwells no good thing. For desire is present with me, but I don’t find it doing that which is good.

Jesus said, “I came into this world for judgment, that those who don’t see may see; and that those who see may become blind.” — read the full passage →

I can of myself do nothing. As I hear, I judge, and my judgment is righteous; because I don’t seek my own will, but the will of my Father who sent me. — read the full passage →

Jesus answered him, “Most certainly, I tell you, unless one is born anew, he can’t see the Kingdom of God.”

“Beware of the scribes, who like to walk in long robes, and love greetings in the marketplaces, the best seats in the synagogues, and the best places at feasts; — read the full passage →

He spoke also this parable to certain people who were convinced of their own righteousness, and who despised all others. — read the full passage →

and said to them, “Whoever receives this little child in my name receives me. Whoever receives me receives him who sent me. For whoever is least among you all, this one will be great.”

Now on the second Sabbath after the first, he was going through the grain fields. His disciples plucked the heads of grain, and ate, rubbing them in their hands. — read the full passage →

Those servants went out into the highways, and gathered together as many as they found, both bad and good. The wedding was filled with guests. — read the full passage →

“Come to me, all you who labor and are heavily burdened, and I will give you rest. — read the full passage →

The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. — read the full passage →

Don’t exalt yourself in the presence of the king, or claim a place among great men; — read the full passage →

Whoever loves correction loves knowledge, but he who hates reproof is stupid.

Not for your righteousness, or for the uprightness of your heart, do you go in to possess their land; but for the wickedness of these nations Yahweh your God does drive them out from before you, and that he may establish the word which Yahweh swore to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob. — read the full passage →

Let not many of you be teachers, my brothers, knowing that we will receive heavier judgment. — read the full passage →

For the word of God is living, and active, and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing even to the dividing of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and is able to discern the thoughts and intentions of the heart.

Without controversy, the mystery of godliness is great: God was revealed in the flesh, justified in the spirit, seen by angels, preached among the nations, believed on in the world, and received up in glory.

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, and Timothy our brother, — read the full passage →

For I am the least of the apostles, who is not worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the assembly of God. — read the full passage →

I ask then, did God reject his people? May it never be! For I also am an Israelite, a descendant of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin. — read the full passage →

Jesus said these things, and lifting up his eyes to heaven, he said, “Father, the time has come. Glorify your Son, that your Son may also glorify you;

Again, therefore, Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world.He who follows me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.”

Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. — read the full passage →

Seek Yahweh, all you humble of the land, who have kept his ordinances. Seek righteousness. Seek humility. It may be that you will be hidden in the day of Yahweh’s anger.

Yahweh’s word came to Jonah the second time, saying, — read the full passage →

The sentence is by the decree of the watchers, and the demand by the word of the holy ones; to the intent that the living may know that the Most High rules in the kingdom of men, and gives it to whomever he will, and sets up over it the lowest of men.

Didn’t he who made me in the womb make him? Didn’t one fashion us in the womb? — read the full passage →

Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river Ahava, that we might humble ourselves before our God, to seek of him a straight way for us, and for our little ones, and for all our substance.

Saul reigned a year; and when he had reigned two years over Israel, — read the full passage →

You shall remember all the way which Yahweh your God has led you these forty years in the wilderness, that he might humble you, to prove you, to know what was in your heart, whether you would keep his commandments, or not. — read the full passage →

Therefore I urge you, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service. — read the full passage →

Now there was a certain man in Caesarea, Cornelius by name, a centurion of what was called the Italian Regiment, — read the full passage →

and God chose the lowly things of the world, and the things that are despised, and the things that are not, that he might bring to nothing the things that are: — read the full passage →

Seeing the multitudes, he went up onto the mountain. When he had sat down, his disciples came to him. — read the full passage →