17 Bible Verses about Abasing People

And the afflicted people thou wilt save; But thine eyes are upon the haughty, that thou mayest bring them down.

For thou wilt save the afflicted people; But the haughty eyes thou wilt bring down.

A man's pride shall bring him low; But he that is of a lowly spirit shall obtain honor.

For better is it that it be said unto thee, Come up hither, Than that thou shouldest be put lower in the presence of the prince, Whom thine eyes have seen.

And thou shalt be brought down, and shalt speak out of the ground, and thy speech shall be low out of the dust; and thy voice shall be as of one that hath a familiar spirit, out of the ground, and thy speech shall whisper out of the dust.

The wise in heart will receive commandments; But a prating fool shall fall.

He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow; But a prating fool shall fall.

then will I bring thee down with them that descend into the pit, to the people of old time, and will make thee to dwell in the nether parts of the earth, in the places that are desolate of old, with them that go down to the pit, that thou be not inhabited; and I will set glory in the land of the living:

When they shall go, I will spread my net upon them; I will bring them down as the birds of the heavens; I will chastise them, as their congregation hath heard.

Jehovah upholdeth the meek: He bringeth the wicked down to the ground.

But thou, O God, wilt bring them down into the pit of destruction: Bloodthirsty and deceitful men shall not live out half their days; But I will trust in thee.

But God is the judge: He putteth down one, and lifteth up another.

Thou didst thrust sore at me that I might fall; But Jehovah helped me.

Yet thou shalt be brought down to Sheol, to the uttermost parts of the pit.

But the righteousness which is of faith saith thus, Say not in thy heart, Who shall ascend into heaven? (that is, to bring Christ down:)

And thou, Capernaum, shalt thou be exalted unto heaven? thou shalt go down unto Hades: for if the mighty works had been done in Sodom which were done in thee, it would have remained until this day.

He hath put down princes from their thrones, And hath exalted them of low degree.