1087 verses about Humility

According to the grace of God which was given to me, as a wise master builder I laid a foundation, and another builds on it. But let each man be careful how he builds on it.

Let no one deceive himself. If anyone thinks that he is wise among you in this world, let him become a fool, that he may become wise.

For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, “He has taken the wise in their craftiness.” Job 5:13

Therefore let no one boast in men. For all things are yours,

So let a man think of us as Christ’s servants, and stewards of God’s mysteries.

But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged by you, or by man’s judgment. Yes, I don’t judge my own self.

For I know nothing against myself. Yet I am not justified by this, but he who judges me is the Lord.

Now these things, brothers, I have in a figure transferred to myself and Apollos for your sakes, that in us you might learn not to think beyond the things which are written, that none of you be puffed up against one another.

For who makes you different? And what do you have that you didn’t receive? But if you did receive it, why do you boast as if you had not received it?

You are already filled. You have already become rich. You have come to reign without us. Yes, and I wish that you did reign, that we also might reign with you.

We are fools for Christ’s sake, but you are wise in Christ. We are weak, but you are strong. You have honor, but we have dishonor.

Being defamed, we entreat. We are made as the filth of the world, the dirt wiped off by all, even until now.

I beg you therefore, be imitators of me.

Now some are puffed up, as though I were not coming to you.

But if anyone thinks that he knows anything, he doesn’t yet know as he ought to know.

But I have used none of these things, and I don’t write these things that it may be done so in my case; for I would rather die, than that anyone should make my boasting void.

For though I was free from all, I brought myself under bondage to all, that I might gain the more.

Therefore let him who thinks he stands be careful that he doesn’t fall.

even as I also please all men in all things, not seeking my own profit, but the profit of the many, that they may be saved.

The eye can’t tell the hand, “I have no need for you,” or again the head to the feet, “I have no need for you.”

No, much rather, those members of the body which seem to be weaker are necessary.

Those parts of the body which we think to be less honorable, on those we bestow more abundant honor; and our unpresentable parts have more abundant propriety;

whereas our presentable parts have no such need. But God composed the body together, giving more abundant honor to the inferior part,

Love is patient and is kind; love doesn’t envy. Love doesn’t brag, is not proud,

For I am the least of the apostles, who is not worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the assembly of God.

But by the grace of God I am what I am. His grace which was given to me was not futile, but I worked more than all of them; yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.

I affirm, by the boasting in you which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily.

Yes, we ourselves have had the sentence of death within ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God who raises the dead,

not that we are sufficient of ourselves, to account anything as from ourselves; but our sufficiency is from God;

Therefore seeing we have this ministry, even as we obtained mercy, we don’t faint.

For we don’t preach ourselves, but Christ Jesus as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus’ sake;

But we have this treasure in clay vessels, that the exceeding greatness of the power may be of God, and not from ourselves.

as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things.

Now I Paul, myself, entreat you by the humility and gentleness of Christ; I who in your presence am lowly among you, but being absent am bold toward you.

For, “His letters”, they say, “are weighty and strong, but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech is despised.”

For we are not bold to number or compare ourselves with some of those who commend themselves. But they themselves, measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves with themselves, are without understanding.

But we will not boast beyond proper limits, but within the boundaries with which God appointed to us, which reach even to you.

not boasting beyond proper limits in other men’s labors, but having hope that as your faith grows, we will be abundantly enlarged by you in our sphere of influence,

so as to preach the Good News even to the parts beyond you, not to boast in what someone else has already done.

But “he who boasts, let him boast in the Lord.” Jeremiah 9:24

For it isn’t he who commends himself who is approved, but whom the Lord commends.

Or did I commit a sin in humbling myself that you might be exalted, because I preached to you God’s Good News free of charge?

When I was present with you and was in need, I wasn’t a burden on anyone, for the brothers, when they came from Macedonia, supplied the measure of my need. In everything I kept myself from being burdensome to you, and I will continue to do so.

For you bear with the foolish gladly, being wise.

If I must boast, I will boast of the things that concern my weakness.

It is doubtless not profitable for me to boast. For I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord.

On behalf of such a one I will boast, but on my own behalf I will not boast, except in my weaknesses.

For if I would desire to boast, I will not be foolish; for I will speak the truth. But I refrain, so that no man may think more of me than that which he sees in me, or hears from me.

By reason of the exceeding greatness of the revelations, that I should not be exalted excessively, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to torment me, that I should not be exalted excessively.

He has said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Most gladly therefore I will rather glory in my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may rest on me.

I have become foolish in boasting. You compelled me, for I ought to have been commended by you, for in nothing was I inferior to the very best apostles, though I am nothing.

For what is there in which you were made inferior to the rest of the assemblies, unless it is that I myself was not a burden to you? Forgive me this wrong.

that again when I come my God would humble me before you, and I would mourn for many of those who have sinned before now, and not repented of the uncleanness and sexual immorality and lustfulness which they committed.

For we rejoice when we are weak and you are strong. And this we also pray for, even your perfecting.

For am I now seeking the favor of men, or of God? Or am I striving to please men? For if I were still pleasing men, I wouldn’t be a servant of Christ.

I went up by revelation, and I laid before them the Good News which I preach among the Gentiles, but privately before those who were respected, for fear that I might be running, or had run, in vain.

But from those who were reputed to be important (whatever they were, it makes no difference to me; God doesn’t show partiality to man)—they, I say, who were respected imparted nothing to me,

I beg you, brothers, become as I am, for I also have become as you are. You did me no wrong,

Brothers, even if a man is caught in some fault, you who are spiritual must restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness; looking to yourself so that you also aren’t tempted.

For if a man thinks himself to be something when he is nothing, he deceives himself.

But let each man examine his own work, and then he will have reason to boast in himself, and not in someone else.

See with what large letters I write to you with my own hand.

To me, the very least of all saints, was this grace given, to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,

I therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, beg you to walk worthily of the calling with which you were called,

with all lowliness and humility, with patience, bearing with one another in love;

from whom all the body, being fitted and knit together through that which every joint supplies, according to the working in measure of each individual part, makes the body increase to the building up of itself in love.

subjecting yourselves to one another in the fear of Christ.

with good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men;

You masters, do the same things to them, and give up threatening, knowing that he who is both their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is no partiality with him.

doing nothing through rivalry or through conceit, but in humility, each counting others better than himself;

Have this in your mind, which was also in Christ Jesus,

who, existing in the form of God, didn’t consider equality with God a thing to be grasped,

but emptied himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in the likeness of men.

And being found in human form, he humbled himself, becoming obedient to death, yes, the death of the cross.

So then, my beloved, even as you have always obeyed, not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.

though I myself might have confidence even in the flesh. If any other man thinks that he has confidence in the flesh, I yet more:

However, I consider those things that were gain to me as a loss for Christ.

Yes most certainly, and I count all things to be a loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus, my Lord, for whom I suffered the loss of all things, and count them nothing but refuse, that I may gain Christ

I know how to be humbled, and I know also how to abound. In everything and in all things I have learned the secret both to be filled and to be hungry, both to abound and to be in need.

Let no one rob you of your prize by a voluntary humility and worshiping of the angels, dwelling in the things which he has not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,

Which things indeed appear like wisdom in self-imposed worship, and humility, and severity to the body; but aren’t of any value against the indulgence of the flesh.

Put on therefore, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, a heart of compassion, kindness, lowliness, humility, and perseverance;

Masters, give to your servants that which is just and equal, knowing that you also have a Master in heaven.

nor seeking glory from men (neither from you nor from others), when we might have claimed authority as apostles of Christ.

that you may walk properly toward those who are outside, and may have need of nothing.

The saying is faithful and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief.

for kings and all who are in high places; that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and reverence.

In the same way, that women also adorn themselves in decent clothing, with modesty and propriety; not just with braided hair, gold, pearls, or expensive clothing;

not a new convert, lest being puffed up he fall into the same condemnation as the devil.

he is conceited, knowing nothing, but obsessed with arguments, disputes, and word battles, from which come envy, strife, insulting, evil suspicions,

For we brought nothing into the world, and we certainly can’t carry anything out.

But you, man of God, flee these things, and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, perseverance, and gentleness.

Charge those who are rich in this present world that they not be haughty, nor have their hope set on the uncertainty of riches, but on the living God, who richly provides us with everything to enjoy;

Now in a large house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of clay. Some are for honor, and some for dishonor.

to speak evil of no one, not to be contentious, to be gentle, showing all humility toward all men.

yet for love’s sake I rather beg, being such a one as Paul, the aged, but also a prisoner of Jesus Christ.

But one has somewhere testified, saying, “What is man, that you think of him? Or the son of man, that you care for him?

You made him a little lower than the angels. You crowned him with glory and honor.

The high priest can deal gently with those who are ignorant and going astray, because he himself is also surrounded with weakness.

though he was a Son, yet learned obedience by the things which he suffered.