Matthew 23:12

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Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.

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  • 1 Pet 5:5 : 5 In the same way, you younger ones, submit yourselves to the elders. All of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.
  • Jas 4:6 : 6 But he gives us more grace. That is why Scripture says: 'God opposes the proud but shows favor to the humble.'
  • Luke 14:11 : 11 'For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself will be exalted.'
  • Luke 18:14 : 14 'I tell you that this man went home justified before God rather than the other. For all those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.'
  • Prov 29:23 : 23 A man's pride will bring him low, but a humble spirit will obtain honor.
  • Matt 18:4 : 4 Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
  • Isa 57:15 : 15 For this is what the high and exalted One says—he who lives forever, whose name is holy: 'I dwell in a high and holy place, but also with the one who is contrite and lowly in spirit, to revive the spirit of the lowly and to revive the heart of the contrite.'
  • Job 22:29 : 29 When people are humbled and you say, 'Lift them up,' God will save the downcast.
  • Ps 138:6 : 6 Though the Lord is exalted, he cares for the lowly, but the proud he knows from afar.
  • Prov 15:33 : 33 The fear of the LORD is instruction in wisdom, and humility comes before honor.
  • Prov 16:18-19 : 18 Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall. 19 Better to be humble with the oppressed than to share plunder with the proud.
  • Matt 5:3 : 3 Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
  • Luke 1:51-52 : 51 He has shown strength with His arm; He has scattered the proud in the thoughts of their hearts. 52 He has brought down rulers from their thrones and exalted the humble.

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    8'When you are invited to a wedding feast, do not sit in the place of honor, in case someone more distinguished than you has been invited by the host.'

    9'Then the host who invited both of you will come and say to you, ‘Give this person your seat.’ And humiliated, you will have to take the least important place.'

    10'But when you are invited, go and sit in the lowest place, so that when your host comes, he will say to you, ‘Friend, move up to a better place.’ Then you will be honored in the presence of all the other guests.'

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  • Matt 23:11
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    11The greatest among you will be your servant.

  • Luke 18:14
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    14'I tell you that this man went home justified before God rather than the other. For all those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.'

  • Jas 4:10
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    10Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up.

  • Prov 29:23
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    23A man's pride will bring him low, but a humble spirit will obtain honor.

  • Isa 5:15
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    15So humanity will be humbled, and people will be brought low; even the eyes of the arrogant will be humbled.

  • Matt 18:4
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    4Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.

  • Isa 2:11-12
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    11The haughty eyes of mankind will be brought low, and humanity's pride will be humbled. The Lord alone will be exalted on that day.

    12For the day of the Lord of hosts will come against all who are proud and arrogant, against all who are exalted—they will be humbled.

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    26'It shall not be so among you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant.'

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    26But you are not to be like that. Instead, the greatest among you should be like the youngest, and the one who leads like the one who serves.

    27For who is greater, the one who reclines at the table or the one who serves? Is it not the one who reclines at the table? But I am among you as the one who serves.

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    5In the same way, you younger ones, submit yourselves to the elders. All of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.

    6Humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, so that He may exalt you at the proper time.

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  • Ps 113:6
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  • Jas 1:9
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    9Let the lowly brother boast in his exaltation,

  • Isa 2:17
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    17The pride of mankind will be bowed down, and human arrogance will be humbled. The Lord alone will be exalted on that day.

  • Luke 1:52
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    52He has brought down rulers from their thrones and exalted the humble.

  • Mark 9:35
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  • Prov 16:18-19
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    18Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.

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    6But he gives us more grace. That is why Scripture says: 'God opposes the proud but shows favor to the humble.'

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    29When people are humbled and you say, 'Lift them up,' God will save the downcast.

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    15Jesus said to them, "You are the ones who justify yourselves in the eyes of others, but God knows your hearts. What people value highly is detestable in God’s sight."

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