"But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble."
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And Moses and Aaron came in unto Pharaoh, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD God of the Hebrews, How long wilt thou refuse to humble thyself before me? let my people go, that they may serve me.
And when he was in affliction, he besought the LORD his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers,
These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him:
For he saith, Are not my princes altogether kings?
We have heard of the pride of Moab; he is very proud: even of his haughtiness, and his pride, and his wrath: but his lies shall not be so.
But when his heart was lifted up, and his mind hardened in pride, he was deposed from his kingly throne, and they took his glory from him:
He hath put down the mighty from their seats, and exalted them of low degree.
Talk no more so exceeding proudly; let not arrogancy come out of your mouth: for the LORD is a God of knowledge, and by him actions are weighed.
Notwithstanding Hezekiah humbled himself for the pride of his heart, both he and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that the wrath of the LORD came not upon them in the days of Hezekiah.
And humbled not himself before the LORD, as Manasseh his father had humbled himself; but Amon trespassed more and more.
Because thine heart was tender, and thou didst humble thyself before God, when thou heardest his words against this place, and against the inhabitants thereof, and humbledst thyself before me, and didst rend thy clothes, and weep before me; I have even heard thee also, saith the LORD.
The fear of the LORD is the instruction of wisdom; and before honour is humility.
By humility and the fear of the LORD are riches, and honour, and life.
And the loftiness of man shall be bowed down, and the haughtiness of men shall be made low: and the LORD alone shall be exalted in that day.
For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.
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.
A man's pride shall bring him low: but honour shall uphold the humble in spirit.
The lofty looks of man shall be humbled, and the haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, and the LORD alone shall be exalted in that day.
Now I Nebuchadnezzar praise and extol and honour the King of heaven, all whose works are truth, and his ways judgment: and those that walk in pride he is able to abase.
For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.
When men are cast down, then thou shalt say, There is lifting up; and he shall save the humble person.
Before destruction the heart of man is haughty, and before honour is humility.
But he gives more grace. So that the Writings say, God is against the men of pride, but he gives grace to those who make themselves low before him.
But he gives more grace. Wherefore he says, God sets himself against [the] proud, but gives grace to [the] lowly.
But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.
But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace to the humble.
But he gives more grace. Therefore it says, "God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble."
and greater grace he doth give, wherefore he saith, `God against proud ones doth set Himself up, and to lowly ones He doth give grace?'