Matthew 23:12

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

and whoever shall exalt himself shall be humbled, and whoever shall humble himself shall be exalted.

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  • 1 Pet 5:5 : 5 In like manner, ye younger, be subject to elders, and all to one another subjecting yourselves; with humble-mindedness clothe yourselves, because God the proud doth resist, but to the humble He doth give grace;
  • Jas 4:6 : 6 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?'
  • Luke 14:11 : 11 because every one who is exalting himself shall be humbled, and he who is humbling himself shall be exalted.'
  • Luke 18:14 : 14 I say to you, this one went down declared righteous, to his house, rather than that one: for every one who is exalting himself shall be humbled, and he who is humbling himself shall be exalted.'
  • Matt 18:4 : 4 whoever then may humble himself as this child, he is the greater in the reign of the heavens.
  • Prov 29:23 : 23 The pride of man humbleth him, And humility of spirit upholdeth honour.
  • Isa 57:15 : 15 For thus said the high and exalted One, Inhabiting eternity, and holy `is' His name: `In the high and holy place I dwell, And with the bruised and humble of spirit, To revive the spirit of the humble, And to revive the heart of bruised ones,'
  • Dan 4:37 : 37 `Now, I, Nebuchadnezzar, am praising and exalting and honouring the King of the heavens, for all His works `are' truth, and His paths judgment, and those walking in pride He is able to humble.'
  • Job 22:29 : 29 For they have made low, And thou sayest, `Lift up.' And the bowed down of eyes he saveth.
  • Ps 138:6 : 6 For high `is' Jehovah, and the lowly He seeth, And the haughty from afar He knoweth.
  • Prov 15:33 : 33 The fear of Jehovah `is' the instruction of wisdom, And before honour `is' humility!
  • Prov 16:18-19 : 18 Before destruction `is' pride, And before stumbling -- a haughty spirit.' 19 Better is humility of spirit with the poor, Than to apportion spoil with the proud.
  • Matt 5:3 : 3 `Happy the poor in spirit -- because theirs is the reign of the heavens.
  • Luke 1:51-52 : 51 He did powerfully with His arm, He scattered abroad the proud in the thought of their heart, 52 He brought down the mighty from thrones, And He exalted the lowly,

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    8`When thou mayest be called by any one to marriage-feasts, thou mayest not recline on the first couch, lest a more honourable than thou may have been called by him,

    9and he who did call thee and him having come shall say to thee, Give to this one place, and then thou mayest begin with shame to occupy the last place.

    10`But, when thou mayest be called, having gone on, recline in the last place, that when he who called thee may come, he may say to thee, Friend, come up higher; then thou shalt have glory before those reclining with thee;

    11because every one who is exalting himself shall be humbled, and he who is humbling himself shall be exalted.'

  • Matt 23:11
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    11And the greater of you shall be your ministrant,

  • Luke 18:14
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    14I say to you, this one went down declared righteous, to his house, rather than that one: for every one who is exalting himself shall be humbled, and he who is humbling himself shall be exalted.'

  • Jas 4:10
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    10be made low before the Lord, and He shall exalt you.

  • Prov 29:23
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    23The pride of man humbleth him, And humility of spirit upholdeth honour.

  • Isa 5:15
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    15And bowed down is the low, and humbled the high, And the eyes of the haughty become low,

  • Matt 18:4
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    4whoever then may humble himself as this child, he is the greater in the reign of the heavens.

  • Isa 2:11-12
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    11The haughty eyes of man have been humbled, And bowed down hath been the loftiness of men, And set on high hath Jehovah alone been in that day.

    12For a day `is' to Jehovah of Hosts, For every proud and high one, And for every lifted up and low one,

  • Mark 10:42-44
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    42but Jesus having called them near, saith to them, `Ye have known that they who are considered to rule the nations do exercise lordship over them, and their great ones do exercise authority upon them;

    43but not so shall it be among you; but whoever may will to become great among you, he shall be your minister,

    44and whoever of you may will to become first, he shall be servant of all;

  • Matt 20:26-27
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    26but not so shall it be among you, but whoever may will among you to become great, let him be your ministrant;

    27and whoever may will among you to be first, let him be your servant;

  • Luke 22:26-27
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    26but ye `are' not so, but he who is greater among you -- let him be as the younger; and he who is leading, as he who is ministering;

    27for who is greater? he who is reclining (at meat), or he who is ministering? is it not he who is reclining (at meat)? and I -- I am in your midst as he who is ministering.

  • 1 Pet 5:5-6
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    5In like manner, ye younger, be subject to elders, and all to one another subjecting yourselves; with humble-mindedness clothe yourselves, because God the proud doth resist, but to the humble He doth give grace;

    6be humbled, then, under the powerful hand of God, that you He may exalt in good time,

  • Prov 12:9
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    9Better `is' the lightly esteemed who hath a servant, Than the self-honoured who lacketh bread.

  • Prov 18:12
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    12Before destruction the heart of man is high, And before honour `is' humility.

  • Ps 113:6
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    6He is humbling `Himself' to look On the heavens and on the earth.

  • Jas 1:9
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    9And let the brother who is low rejoice in his exaltation,

  • Isa 2:17
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    17And bowed down hath been the haughtiness of man, And humbled the loftiness of men, And set on high hath Jehovah alone been in that day.

  • Luke 1:52
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    52He brought down the mighty from thrones, And He exalted the lowly,

  • Mark 9:35
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  • Prov 11:2
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    2Pride hath come, and shame cometh, And with the lowly `is' wisdom.

  • Luke 10:15
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    15`And thou, Capernaum, which unto the heaven wast exalted, unto hades thou shalt be brought down.

  • Prov 16:18-19
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    18Before destruction `is' pride, And before stumbling -- a haughty spirit.'

    19Better is humility of spirit with the poor, Than to apportion spoil with the proud.

  • Jas 4:6
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    6and greater grace he doth give, wherefore he saith, `God against proud ones doth set Himself up, and to lowly ones He doth give grace?'

  • Job 22:29
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    29For they have made low, And thou sayest, `Lift up.' And the bowed down of eyes he saveth.

  • Job 40:11-12
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    11Scatter abroad the wrath of thine anger, And see every proud one, and make him low.

    12See every proud one -- humble him, And tread down the wicked in their place.

  • Prov 25:6-7
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    6Honour not thyself before a king, And in the place of the great stand not.

    7For better `that' he hath said to thee, `Come thou up hither,' Than `that' he humble thee before a noble, Whom thine eyes have seen.

  • Luke 16:15
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    15and he said to them, `Ye are those declaring yourselves righteous before men, but God doth know your hearts; because that which among men is high, `is' abomination before God;

  • Isa 2:9
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    9And the low boweth down, and the high is humbled, And Thou acceptest them not.

  • Ps 147:6
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    6Jehovah is causing the meek to stand, Making low the wicked unto the earth.

  • Prov 15:33
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    33The fear of Jehovah `is' the instruction of wisdom, And before honour `is' humility!

  • Ps 138:6
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    6For high `is' Jehovah, and the lowly He seeth, And the haughty from afar He knoweth.

  • Job 5:11
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    11To set the low on a high place, And the mourners have been high `in' safety.

  • Rom 12:16
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    16of the same mind one toward another, not minding the high things, but with the lowly going along; become not wise in your own conceit;

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    6He hath set the fool in many high places, And the rich in a low place do sit.

  • Prov 3:34
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    34If the scorners He doth scorn, Yet to the humble He doth give grace.

  • Luke 18:9
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    9And he spake also unto certain who have been trusting in themselves that they were righteous, and have been despising the rest, this simile:

  • Jer 13:18
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    18Say to the king and to the mistress: Make yourselves low -- sit still, For come down have your principalities, The crown of your beauty.