26 Bible Verses about Humbling Oneself

The following regulations are to be observed for a long lasting time to come. On the tenth day of the seventh month the Israelites and the foreigners living among them must fast and must not do any work.

The tenth day of this seventh month is a special day for the payment for sins. There will be a holy assembly. Humble yourselves, and bring Jehovah a sacrifice by fire.

Those who do not humble themselves on that day will be excluded from the people.

It is a day of worship (sabbath), a day when you do not work. Humble yourselves starting on the evening of the ninth day of the month. From that evening to the next, observe the day of worship.

Call a holy assembly on the tenth day of the seventh month. Humble yourselves do no work.

He who exalts himself will be humbled. He who humbles himself will be exalted.

Those who exalt themselves will be humbled. And people who humble themselves will be exalted.

I tell you the tax collector and not the Pharisee was right with God when he went home. He who exalts himself will be humbled! He who humbles himself will be exalted!

Humble yourselves in the presence of God, and he will exalt you.

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

You are now in the power of that person. Here is what you should do: Go and beg for permission to call off the agreement.

He who humbles himself to become like this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.

Then I gave orders for a time of going without food, there by the Ahava River, so that we might make ourselves low before our God in prayer, requesting from him a safe journey for us and for our little ones and for all our substance.

Then he said: Do not fear Daniel! From the first day that you set your heart to understand, and to humble yourself before your God, your words were heard. I have come in response to your prayer.

But it will not be so among you. He who will be great among you must be your servant.

And he who will be first among you will be your attendant (servant) (minister).

Or did I commit a sin in abasing myself that you might be exalted, because I preached to you the good news of God without charge?

I will disgrace myself even more. You may think I am nothing, but those women think highly of me!

Have you noticed how Ahab has humbled himself before me? Since he has done this, I will not bring disaster on him during his lifetime. It will be during his son's lifetime that I will bring disaster on Ahab's family.

You had a change of heart and humbled yourself in front of Jehovah when you heard my words against this place and those who live here. I said that those who live here would be destroyed and cursed. You also tore your clothes in distress and cried in front of me. So I will listen to you,' declares Jehovah.

Why have we fasted and you do not see? Why have we humbled ourselves and you do not notice? Behold, on the day of your fast you find desire, and mistreat all your workers.'

But when they were sick, I wore sackcloth. I humbled myself with fasting. My prayer returned unanswered.

Is it a fast like this which I choose, a day for a man to humble himself? Is it for bowing one's head like a reed (rush) and for spreading out sackcloth and ashes as a bed? Will you call this a fast, even an acceptable day to Jehovah?

Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and said to him: Thus says Jehovah, the God of the Hebrews, 'How long will you refuse to humble yourself before me? Let my people go, that they may serve me.

You his son, O Belshazzar, have not humbled your heart, though you know all this.

that the kingdom might be in subjection, not exalting itself, but keeping his covenant that it might continue.