What does the Bible say about humility?
Humility is one of scripture's most counter-cultural virtues. The Bible promises that God 'opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.' Jesus models it: kneeling to wash feet, refusing the political crown, accepting the cross. Humility in scripture is not low self-esteem — it is honest self-assessment that frees you to serve.
He must increase, but I must decrease.
Bible verses about humility
"doing nothing through faction or through vainglory, but in lowliness of mind each counting other better than himself; not looking each of you to his own things, but each of you also to the things of others."
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"But he giveth more grace. Wherefore the scripture saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace to the humble."
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"The reward of humility and the fear of Jehovah Isriches, and honor, and life."
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"He hath showed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth Jehovah require of thee, but to do justly, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with thy God?"
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"Likewise, ye younger, be subject unto the elder. Yea, all of you gird yourselves with humility, to serve one another: for God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace to the humble. Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time;"
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"And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be humbled; and whosoever shall humble himself shall be exalted."
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