100 Bible Verses About Humility
Bible verses about Humility
Dive into the heart of humility, a cornerstone of spiritual growth illuminated throughout scripture. These verses offer a pathway to understanding God's grace and our relationship with Him and others. Embrace the wisdom found within these passages, allowing them to shape your perspective and actions. True humility isn't weakness, but strength under divine guidance, fostering empathy, compassion, and a genuine connection to the world around us. By exploring these teachings, we can cultivate a spirit of selfless service and find profound joy in surrendering our ego to God's will. Let these words be a guide on your journey to a more humble and fulfilling life.
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Numbers 29:10 (KJV)
A several tenth deal for one lamb, throughout the seven lambs:
Humility Bible Verses: Find Strength in Meekness
The pots also, and the shovels, and the fleshhooks, and all their instruments, did Huram his father make to king Solomon for the house of the Lord of bright brass.
Moreover I said unto the king, If it please the king, let letters be given me to the governors beyond the river, that they may convey me over till I come into Judah;
And they cried unto the Lord, and said, We have sinned, because we have forsaken the Lord, and have served Baalim and Ashtaroth: but now deliver us out of the hand of our enemies, and we will serve thee.
And the men of Ephraim said unto him, Why hast thou served us thus, that thou calledst us not, when thou wentest to fight with the Midianites? And they did chide with him sharply.
The depths have covered them: they sank into the bottom as a stone.
And blessed be thy advice, and blessed be thou, which hast kept me this day from coming to shed blood, and from avenging myself with mine own hand.
And ye shall observe to do all the statutes and judgments which I set before you this day.
Behold even to the moon, and it shineth not; yea, the stars are not pure in his sight.
It is a continual burnt offering, which was ordained in mount Sinai for a sweet savour, a sacrifice made by fire unto the Lord.
And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: yea, he did fly upon the wings of the wind.
And in thy majesty ride prosperously because of truth and meekness and righteousness; and thy right hand shall teach thee terrible things.
Then flew one of the seraphims unto me, having a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with the tongs from off the altar:
Then said the trees unto the vine, Come thou, and reign over us.
When thou takest the sum of the children of Israel after their number, then shall they give every man a ransom for his soul unto the Lord, when thou numberest them; that there be no plague among them, when thou numberest them.
His sons come to honour, and he knoweth it not; and they are brought low, but he perceiveth it not of them.
And when the Philistine looked about, and saw David, he disdained him: for he was but a youth, and ruddy, and of a fair countenance.
And it shall become small dust in all the land of Egypt, and shall be a boil breaking forth with blains upon man, and upon beast, throughout all the land of Egypt.
And it came to pass, when the king had heard the words of the law, that he rent his clothes.
Canst thou by searching find out God? canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection?
The sons of Reuel; Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah.
There shall no stranger eat of the holy thing: a sojourner of the priest, or an hired servant, shall not eat of the holy thing.
O generation, see ye the word of the Lord. Have I been a wilderness unto Israel? a land of darkness? wherefore say my people, We are lords; we will come no more unto thee?
But the earthen vessel wherein it is sodden shall be broken: and if it be sodden in a brasen pot, it shall be both scoured, and rinsed in water.
In that day a man shall cast his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which they made each one for himself to worship, to the moles and to the bats;
And he set the laver between the tent of the congregation and the altar, and put water there, to wash withal.
And the curious girdle of his ephod, that was upon it, was of the same, according to the work thereof; of gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen; as the Lord commanded Moses.
Ye that stand in the house of the Lord, in the courts of the house of our God,
Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
And it was so, when Elijah heard it, that he wrapped his face in his mantle, and went out, and stood in the entering in of the cave. And, behold, there came a voice unto him, and said, What doest thou here, Elijah?
So Haman came in. And the king said unto him, What shall be done unto the man whom the king delighteth to honour? Now Haman thought in his heart, To whom would the king delight to do honour more than to myself?
I communed with mine own heart, saying, Lo, I am come to great estate, and have gotten more wisdom than all they that have been before me in Jerusalem: yea, my heart had great experience of wisdom and knowledge.
And he hewed two tables of stone like unto the first; and Moses rose up early in the morning, and went up unto mount Sinai, as the Lord had commanded him, and took in his hand the two tables of stone.
Then said Saul, I have sinned: return, my son David: for I will no more do thee harm, because my soul was precious in thine eyes this day: behold, I have played the fool, and have erred exceedingly.
Who sent tokens and wonders into the midst of thee, O Egypt, upon Pharaoh, and upon all his servants.
Who fed thee in the wilderness with manna, which thy fathers knew not, that he might humble thee, and that he might prove thee, to do thee good at thy latter end;
For all the gods of the nations are idols: but the Lord made the heavens.
Behold, the heaven and the heaven of heavens is the Lord’s thy God, the earth also, with all that therein is.
For our soul is bowed down to the dust: our belly cleaveth unto the earth.
Behold, the Lord hath a mighty and strong one, which as a tempest of hail and a destroying storm, as a flood of mighty waters overflowing, shall cast down to the earth with the hand.
And thou shalt kill the bullock before the Lord, by the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
Why should ye be stricken any more? ye will revolt more and more: the whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint.
On the same day it shall be eaten up; ye shall leave none of it until the morrow: I am the Lord.
And threescore and one thousand asses,
A several tenth deal for one lamb, throughout the seven lambs:
Wherefore then didst thou not obey the voice of the Lord, but didst fly upon the spoil, and didst evil in the sight of the Lord?
The humble shall see this, and be glad: and your heart shall live that seek God.
But now the Lord hath spoken, saying, Within three years, as the years of an hireling, and the glory of Moab shall be contemned, with all that great multitude; and the remnant shall be very small and feeble.
And the remnant of the meat offering shall be Aaron’s and his sons’: it is a thing most holy of the offerings of the Lord made by fire.
And the daughter of Tyre shall be there with a gift; even the rich among the people shall intreat thy favour.
Before destruction the heart of man is haughty, and before honour is humility.
Behold, as the eyes of servants look unto the hand of their masters, and as the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of her mistress; so our eyes wait upon the Lord our God, until that he have mercy upon us.
Which I commanded your fathers in the day that I brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, from the iron furnace, saying, Obey my voice, and do them, according to all which I command you: so shall ye be my people, and I will be your God:
Thy sons have fainted, they lie at the head of all the streets, as a wild bull in a net: they are full of the fury of the Lord, the rebuke of thy God.
He is the chief of the ways of God: he that made him can make his sword to approach unto him.
Strive not with a man without cause, if he have done thee no harm.
And Samuel lay until the morning, and opened the doors of the house of the Lord. And Samuel feared to shew Eli the vision.
All the kings of the earth shall praise thee, O Lord, when they hear the words of thy mouth.
Turn us again, O God of hosts, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.
So the priest gave him hallowed bread: for there was no bread there but the shewbread, that was taken from before the Lord, to put hot bread in the day when it was taken away.
Surely it is meet to be said unto God, I have borne chastisement, I will not offend any more:
And it came to pass, that at midnight the Lord smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh that sat on his throne unto the firstborn of the captive that was in the dungeon; and all the firstborn of cattle.
And he made the incense altar of shittim wood: the length of it was a cubit, and the breadth of it a cubit; it was foursquare; and two cubits was the height of it; the horns thereof were of the same.
Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: and he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished.
And he shall kill the one of the birds in an earthen vessel over running water:
I pray thee, forgive the trespass of thine handmaid: for the Lord will certainly make my lord a sure house; because my lord fighteth the battles of the Lord, and evil hath not been found in thee all thy days.
And Moses brought forth the people out of the camp to meet with God; and they stood at the nether part of the mount.
And by thy sword shalt thou live, and shalt serve thy brother; and it shall come to pass when thou shalt have the dominion, that thou shalt break his yoke from off thy neck.
Wilt not thou, O God, which hadst cast us off? and thou, O God, which didst not go out with our armies?
Shall he that contendeth with the Almighty instruct him? he that reproveth God, let him answer it.
For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Because thou hast rejected the word of the Lord, he hath also rejected thee from being king.
And thou shalt take the ram of the consecration, and seethe his flesh in the holy place.
One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh: but the earth abideth for ever.
For promotion cometh neither from the east, nor from the west, nor from the south.
And if there be any blemish therein, as if it be lame, or blind, or have any ill blemish, thou shalt not sacrifice it unto the Lord thy God.
From the place of his habitation he looketh upon all the inhabitants of the earth.
Where is the king of Hamath, and the king of Arphad, and the king of the city of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivah?
Teach me thy way, O Lord; I will walk in thy truth: unite my heart to fear thy name.
Will he reserve his anger for ever? will he keep it to the end? Behold, thou hast spoken and done evil things as thou couldest.
A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool’s wrath is heavier than them both.
Then Joshua built an altar unto the Lord God of Israel in mount Ebal,
And the Lord said unto Gideon, The people that are with thee are too many for me to give the Midianites into their hands, lest Israel vaunt themselves against me, saying, Mine own hand hath saved me.
A fool’s wrath is presently known: but a prudent man covereth shame.
And he made the ephod of gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen.
And I besought the Lord at that time, saying,
And be ready in the morning, and come up in the morning unto mount Sinai, and present thyself there to me in the top of the mount.
And that which is left of the meat offering shall be Aaron’s and his sons’: it is a thing most holy of the offerings of the Lord made by fire.
For unto me the children of Israel are servants; they are my servants whom I brought forth out of the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God.
Neither say they in their heart, Let us now fear the Lord our God, that giveth rain, both the former and the latter, in his season: he reserveth unto us the appointed weeks of the harvest.
And David was the youngest: and the three eldest followed Saul.
And as soon as we had heard these things, our hearts did melt, neither did there remain any more courage in any man, because of you: for the Lord your God, he is God in heaven above, and in earth beneath.
Who hath ascended up into heaven, or descended? who hath gathered the wind in his fists? who hath bound the waters in a garment? who hath established all the ends of the earth? what is his name, and what is his son’s name, if thou canst tell?
And the young men that were grown up with him spake unto him, saying, Thus shalt thou speak unto this people that spake unto thee, saying, Thy father made our yoke heavy, but make thou it lighter unto us; thus shalt thou say unto them, My little finger shall be thicker than my father’s loins.
And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
For better it is that it be said unto thee, Come up hither; than that thou shouldest be put lower in the presence of the prince whom thine eyes have seen.
Teach us what we shall say unto him; for we cannot order our speech by reason of darkness.
They shall not make baldness upon their head, neither shall they shave off the corner of their beard, nor make any cuttings in their flesh.
And thou shalt put the mercy seat upon the ark of the testimony in the most holy place.
Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the Lord.
And the Gentiles shall see thy righteousness, and all kings thy glory: and thou shalt be called by a new name, which the mouth of the Lord shall name.
Happy are thy men, happy are these thy servants, which stand continually before thee, and that hear thy wisdom.
In essence, these verses paint a powerful picture: humility isn't weakness, but strength. It's not self-deprecation, but rather an honest assessment of oneself in relation to God and others. Through embracing humility, we open ourselves to God's grace, guidance, and provision. These scriptures encourage us to reflect on our attitudes and actions, questioning where pride might be subtly influencing our choices. Let these verses serve as a continual reminder to cultivate a spirit of humility in all aspects of life—our relationships, work, and personal aspirations. As we actively pursue humility, we invite God to elevate us in His timing and according to His purpose, ultimately leading to a more fulfilling and Christ-centered existence. Strive to embody the meekness and lowliness of heart exemplified by Jesus Himself.