Humble …

It’s hard to stay humble!

After all.. if you know you are humble, how do you keep from being proud of your humility?

God knew we’d have a hard time staying humble.

Maybe that’s why he said so much about it in the Bible…

Tying to stay humble?

Read the 18 verses below… God’s advice on humility…

Philippians 2:3-7

Do nothing from rivalry or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others. Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but made himself nothing, taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men.

James 4:6

…“God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”

Luke 14:11

For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.”

Proverbs 22:4

The reward for humility and fear of the Lord is riches and honor and life.

1 Peter 5:6

Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you,

Matthew 23:12

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

Colossians 3:12

Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience,

Romans 12:3

For by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think with sober judgment, each according to the measure of faith that God has assigned.

John 3:30

He must increase, but I must decrease.”

1 Peter 5:5

Likewise, you who are younger, be subject to the elders. Clothe yourselves, all of you, with humility toward one another, for “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.”

James 4:10

Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will exalt you.

Ephesians 4:2

With all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love,

Proverbs 11:2

When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with the humble is wisdom.

Jeremiah 9:23

Thus says the Lord: “Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, let not the mighty man boast in his might, let not the rich man boast in his riches,

2 Corinthians 11:30

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

Mark 9:33-37

And they came to Capernaum. And when he was in the house he asked them, “What were you discussing on the way?” But they kept silent, for on the way they had argued with one another about who was the greatest. And he sat down and called the twelve. And he said to them, “If anyone would be first, he must be last of all and servant of all.” And he took a child and put him in the midst of them, and taking him in his arms, he said to them, “Whoever receives one such child in my name receives me, and whoever receives me, receives not me but him who sent me.”

Proverbs 18:12

Before destruction a man’s heart is haughty, but humility comes before honor.

Micah 6:8

He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?