Quotes About Humility

Woe to him who builds his house by unjust gain, to place his nest on high and escape the hand of disaster!

You will be filled with shame instead of glory. You too must drink and expose your uncircumcision! The cup in the LORDís right hand will come around to you, and utter disgrace will cover your glory.

Seek the LORD, all you humble of the earth who carry out His justice. Seek righteousness; seek humility. Perhaps you will be sheltered on the day of the LORDís anger.

This they shall have in return for their pride, for taunting and mocking the people of the LORD of Hosts.

The LORD will be terrifying to them when He starves all the gods of the earth. Then the nations of every shore will bow in worship to Him, each in its own place.

This carefree city that dwells securely, that thinks to herself: “I am it, and there is none besides me,” what a ruin she has become, a resting place for beasts. Everyone who passes by her hisses and shakes his fist.

On that day you will not be put to shame for any of the deeds by which you have transgressed against Me. For then I will remove from among you those who rejoice in their pride, and you will never again be haughty on My holy mountain.

But I will leave within you a meek and humble people, and they will trust in the name of the LORD.

Be silent before the LORD, all people, for He has roused Himself from His holy dwelling.”

Now Joshua was dressed in filthy garments as he stood before the angel.

For who has despised the day of small things? But these seven eyes of the LORD, which scan the whole earth, will rejoice when they see the plumb line in the hand of Zerubbabel.”

“Do you not know what these are?” he inquired. “No, my lord,” I replied.

Now the people of Bethel had sent Sharezer and Regem-melech, along with their men, to plead before the LORD

And when you were eating and drinking, were you not doing so simply for yourselves?

Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, the foreigner or the poor. And do not plot evil in your hearts against one another.í

A mixed race will occupy Ashdod, and I will cut off the pride of the Philistines.

Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O Daughter of Jerusalem! See, your King comes to you, righteous and victorious, humble and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.

And on that day every prophet who prophesies will be ashamed of his vision, and he will not put on a hairy cloak in order to deceive.

He will say, ëI am not a prophet; I work the land, for I was purchased as a servant in my youth.í

“So I in turn have made you despised and humiliated before all the people, because you have not kept My ways, but have shown partiality in matters of the law.”

Because Joseph her husband was a righteous man and was unwilling to disgrace her publicly, he resolved to divorce her quietly.

And do not presume to say to yourselves, ëWe have Abraham as our father.í For I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham.

I baptize you with water for repentance, but after me will come One more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.

But John tried to prevent Him, saying, “I need to be baptized by You, and do You come to me?”