| not proud or arrogant; modest; courteously respectful; to make meek;
unpretending, unpretentious; unassuming; polite.
Freedom from a sense of one's own importance, with honest concern for
others and personal dependence on God, makes humility one of the most
mentioned and encouraged of Christian virtues.
The Christian vrtue of humility affects relationships with others as well
as reflects personal dependence on God. The humble person is not
concerned with his or her prestige. The Hebrew term for humility
originally described persons who were economically and socially
powerless. The poor call upon God because He is their only hope. The
wealthy and powerful become arrogant and depend not on God but on their
social status. Necessary to the service of God Micah 6:8: 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? |
Psalm 22:26
Psalm 25:9
Psalm 25:13
Psalm 37:11
Psalm 131:1-2
Psalm 147:6
Proverbs 3:34
Proverbs 11:2
Proverbs 15:33
Proverbs 18:12
Proverbs 22:4
Proverbs 29:22
Isaiah 29:19
Matthew 11:29
Matthew 18:2-4
Matthew 20:26-28
Luke 1:52
Luke 14:11
Luke 18:13,14
Romans 12:16
I Corinthians 3:21
I Corinthians 10:12
James 4:6b
James 4:10
I Peter 5:6
Psalm 10:17
LORD, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear:
The meek shall eat and be satisfied: they shall praise the LORD that seek him: your heart shall live for ever.
The meek will he guide in judgment: and the meek will he teach his way.
His soul shall dwell at ease; and his seed shall inherit the earth.
But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.
LORD, my heart is not haughty, nor mine eyes lofty: neither do I exercise myself in great
matters, or in things too high for me.
2 Surely I have behaved and quieted myself, as a child that is weaned of his mother: my soul is even as a weaned child.
The LORD lifteth up the meek: he casteth the wicked down to the ground.
Surely he scorneth the scorners: but he giveth grace unto the lowly.
When pride cometh, then cometh shame: but with the lowly is wisdom.
The fear of the LORD [is] the instruction of wisdom; and before honour is humility.
Before destruction the heart of man is haughty, and before honour is humility.
By humility and the fear of the LORD are riches, and honour, and life.
An angry man stirreth up strife, and a furious man aboundeth in transgression.
The meek also shall increase their joy in the LORD, and the poor among men shall rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.
Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
And Jesus called a little child unto him, and set him in the midst of them,
And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of
heaven.
Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
But it shall not be so among you: but whosoever will be great among you, let him be your minister;
And whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant:
Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.
He hath put down the mighty from their seats, and exalted them of low degree.
For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.
And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as [his] eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God
be merciful to me a sinner.
14 I tell you, this man went down to his house justified [rather] than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and
he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.
Be of the same mind one toward another. Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate. Be not wise in your own
conceits.
Therefore let no man glory in men. For all things are yours;
Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall.
God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.
Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.
Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time:
Moses - Exodus 3:1-12 and Numbers 12:3
Josepth - Genesis 41:14-44
David - Psalm 78:70-72
Abigail - I Samuel 25:41-42
Solomon - I Kings 3:11-14
Ruth - Ruth 2:10-16 and 4:13-22
Daniel - Daniel 2:30
Shadrach, Meshack and Abednego - Daniel 3:30
Centurion - Matthew 8:5-10
Canaanite Woman - Matthew 15:21-28
Prodigal Son - Luke 15:17-21
My Utmost for His Highest by Oswald Chambers
By the Grace of God I Am What I Am
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