48 Humility Bible Verses

"Very truly I tell you, no servant is greater than his master, nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him."

"Seek the Lord, all you humble of the land, you who do what he commands. Seek righteousness, seek humility; perhaps you will be sheltered on the day of the Lord’s anger."

"Hear my prayer, Lord, listen to my cry for help; do not be deaf to my weeping. I dwell with you as a foreigner, a stranger, as all my ancestors were."

"Believers in humble circumstances ought to take pride in their high position. But the rich should take pride in their humiliation—since they will pass away like a wild flower."

"Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and exalt and glorify the King of heaven, because everything he does is right and all his ways are just. And those who walk in pride he is able to humble."

"Now that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another’s feet."

"Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first must be your slave."

"For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many."

"Good and upright is the Lord; therefore he instructs sinners in his ways. He guides the humble in what is right and teaches them his way."

"Wives, submit yourselves to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord. Husbands, love your wives and do not be harsh with them."

"Then he said to them, “Whoever welcomes this little child in my name welcomes me; and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me. For it is the one who is least among you all who is the greatest.”"

"He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God."

"He must become greater; I must become less."

"Sitting down, Jesus called the Twelve and said, “Anyone who wants to be first must be the very last, and the servant of all.”"

"Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light."

"Who is wise and understanding among you? Let them show it by their good life, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom."

"Before a downfall the heart is haughty, but humility comes before honor."

"Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time."

"Pride brings a person low, but the lowly in spirit gain honor."

"Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves."

"When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom."

"Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love."

"Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up."

"So when you give to the needy, do not announce it with trumpets, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full."

"This, then, is how you should pray: ‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.’"

"To our God and Father be glory for ever and ever. Amen."

"When you fast, do not look somber as the hypocrites do, for they disfigure their faces to show others they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full."

"Not to us, Lord, not to us but to your name be the glory, because of your love and faithfulness."

"Rejoice greatly, Daughter Zion! Shout, Daughter Jerusalem! See, your king comes to you, righteous and victorious, lowly and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey."

"You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh; rather, serve one another humbly in love."