23 Bible Verses about Humility, Examples Of
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And Abraham answering said, Truly, I who am only dust, have undertaken to put my thoughts before the Lord:
I am less than nothing in comparison with all your mercies and your faith to me your servant; for with only my stick in my hand I went across Jordan, and now I have become two armies.
And Moses said to God, Who am I to go to Pharaoh and take the children of Israel out of Egypt?
And Moses said to the Lord, O Lord, I am not a man of words; I have never been so, and am not now, even after what you have said to your servant: for talking is hard for me, and I am slow of tongue.
Then Joshua, in great grief, went down on the earth before the ark of the Lord till the evening, and all the chiefs of Israel with him, and they put dust on their heads.
And he said to him, O Lord, how may I be the saviour of Israel? See, my family is the poorest in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father's house.
But who am I and what is my people, that we have power to give so freely in this way? for all things come from you, and what we have given you is yours.
But then, Hezekiah, in sorrow for what he had done, put away his pride; and he and all Jerusalem made themselves low, so that the wrath of the Lord did not come on them in Hezekiah's life-time.
And crying out to the Lord his God in his trouble, he made himself low before the God of his fathers,
And your heart was soft, and you made yourself low before God, on hearing his words about this place and its people, and with weeping and signs of grief have made yourself low before me, I have given ear to you, says the Lord God.
Truly, I am of no value; what answer may I give to you? I will put my hand on my mouth.
For this cause I give witness that what I said is false, and in sorrow I take my seat in the dust.
Then I said, The curse is on me, and my fate is destruction; for I am a man of unclean lips, living among a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, the Lord of armies.
But John would have kept him back, saying, It is I who have need of baptism from you, and do you come to me?
And the captain in answer said, Lord, I am not good enough for you to come under my roof; but only say the word, and my servant will be made well.
But she said, Yes, Lord: but even the dogs take the bits from under their masters' table.
But Simon, when he saw it, went down at the knees of Jesus and said, Go away from me, O Lord, for I am a sinner.
Doing the Lord's work without pride, through all the sorrow and troubles which came on me because of the evil designs of the Jews:
Take my yoke on you and become like me, for I am gentle and without pride, and you will have rest for your souls;
If then I, the Lord and the Master, have made your feet clean, it is right for you to make one another's feet clean. I have given you an example, so that you may do what I have done to you.
Let this mind be in you which was in Christ Jesus, To whom, though himself in the form of God, it did not seem that to take for oneself was to be like God; But he made himself as nothing, taking the form of a servant, being made like men;read more.
And being seen in form as a man, he took the lowest place, and let himself be put to death, even the death of the cross.
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Leaders » Humility, Examples Of » King david
And David said to Saul, Who am I, and what is my father's family in Israel, that I am to be son-in-law to the king?
Leaders » Humility, Examples Of » King saul
And Saul said, Am I not a man of Benjamin, the smallest of all the tribes of Israel? and my family the least of the families of Benjamin? why then do you say these words to me?
Leaders » Humility, Examples Of » Jeremiah
Leaders » Humility, Examples Of » John the baptist
But John would have kept him back, saying, It is I who have need of baptism from you, and do you come to me?
Leaders » Humility, Examples Of » moses
And Moses said to God, Who am I to go to Pharaoh and take the children of Israel out of Egypt?
Leaders » Humility, Examples Of » King solomon
And now, O Lord my God, you have made your servant king in the place of David my father; and I am only a young boy, with no knowledge of how to go out or come in.
Leaders » Humility, Examples Of » gideon
And he said to him, O Lord, how may I be the saviour of Israel? See, my family is the poorest in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father's house.
Leaders » Humility, Examples Of » Isaiah
Then I said, The curse is on me, and my fate is destruction; for I am a man of unclean lips, living among a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, the Lord of armies.