23 Bible Verses about Humility, Examples Of

Abraham answered, "Look, even though I am only dust and ashes, I've ventured to speak to my LORD.

I'm unworthy of all your gracious love, your faithfulness, and everything that you've done for your servant. When I first crossed over this river, I had only my staff. But now I've become two groups.

But Moses told God, "Who am I? How can I go to Pharaoh and bring the Israelis out of Egypt?"

Then Moses told the LORD, "Please, LORD, I'm not eloquent. I never was in the past nor am I now since you spoke to your servant. In fact, I talk too slowly and I have a speech impediment."

At this, Joshua tore his clothes, fell down to the ground on his face before the ark of the LORD until evening he and the leaders of Israel and they covered their heads with dust.

"Right"," Gideon responded. "Sir, how will I deliver Israel? Look my family is the weakest in Manasseh, and I'm the youngest in my father's household."

But who am I, and who are my people, that we make such voluntary offerings as these? For all things come from you, and from your own hand we are giving to you.

But Hezekiah humbled himself while he was arrogant in heart, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem joined him in this. As a result, the LORD's wrath did not come upon them during Hezekiah's lifetime.

But when he was in trouble, he sought the face of the LORD his God, humbled himself magnificently before the God of his ancestors,

"Because your heart was sensitive, and you humbled yourself before God when you heard what he had to say about this place and its inhabitants indeed, because you humbled yourself before me, tore your clothes, and cried out to me, I have heard you," declares the LORD.

"I must look insignificant to you! How can I answer you? I'm speechless.

As a result, I despise myself and repent in dust and ashes."

"How terrible it will be for me!" I cried, "because I am ruined! I'm a man with unclean lips, and I live among a people with unclean lips! And my eyes have seen the King, the LORD of the Heavenly Armies!"

I replied, "Ah, LORD God! Look, I don't know how to speak, because I'm only a young man."

But John tried to stop him, saying, "I need to be baptized by you, and are you coming to me?"

The centurion replied, "Sir, I am not worthy to have you come under my roof. But just say the word, and my servant will be healed,

She said, "Yes, Lord. But even the puppies eat the crumbs that fall from their masters' tables."

Why should this happen to me, to have the mother of my Lord visit me?

When Simon Peter saw this, he fell down at Jesus' knees and said, "Leave me, Lord! I am a sinful man!" -

I served the Lord with all humility, with tears, and with trials that came to me through the plots of the Jews.

Place my yoke on you and learn from me, because I am gentle and humble, and you will find rest for your souls,

So if I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you must also wash one another's feet. I've set an example for you, so that you may do as I have done to you.

Have the same attitude among yourselves that was also in the Messiah Jesus: In God's own form existed he, and shared with God equality, deemed nothing needed grasping. Instead, poured out in emptiness, a servant's form did he possess, a mortal man becoming. In human form he chose to be,read more.
and lived in all humility, death on a cross obeying.