43 Bible Verses about Inferiority

And he saith unto him, 'O, my lord, wherewith do I save Israel? lo, my chief is weak in Manasseh, and I the least in the house of my father.'

And I am a worm, and no man, A reproach of man, and despised of the people.

and I, in weakness, and in fear, and in much trembling, was with you;

And the servants of Saul speak in the ears of David these words, and David saith, 'Is it a light thing in your eyes to be son-in-law to the king -- and I a poor man, and lightly esteemed?'

Hear, O our God, for we have been despised; and turn back their reproach on their own head, and give them for a spoil in a land of captivity;

for all of them are making us afraid, saying, 'Their hands are too feeble for the work, and it is not done;' and now, strengthen Thou my hands.

Favour me, O Jehovah, for distress is to me, Mine eye, my soul, and my body Have become old by provocation. For my life hath been consumed in sorrow And my years in sighing. Feeble because of mine iniquity hath been my strength, And my bones have become old.

And I am poor and needy, O God, haste to me, My help and my deliverer art Thou, O Jehovah, tarry Thou not!

Let not the oppressed turn back ashamed, Let the poor and needy praise Thy name,

A Prayer of David. Incline, O Jehovah, Thine ear, Answer me, for I am poor and needy.

For I am poor and needy, And my heart hath been pierced in my midst.

Daleth. Cleaved to the dust hath my soul, Quicken me according to Thy word.

Desolated have been highways, Ceased hath he who passeth along the path, He hath broken covenant, He hath despised enemies, He hath not esteemed a man.

A grief -- a despised broken thing -- is this man Coniah? A vessel in which there is no pleasure? Wherefore have they been cast up and down, He and his seed, Yea, they were cast on to a land that they knew not?

All her people are sighing -- seeking bread, They have given their desirable things For food to refresh the body; See, O Jehovah, and behold attentively, For I have been lightly esteemed.

And I also, I have made you despised and low before all the people, Because ye are not keeping My ways, And are accepting persons in the law.

And I say, 'Woe to me, for I have been silent, For a man -- unclean of lips am I, And in midst of a people unclean of lips I am dwelling, Because the King, Jehovah of Hosts, have my eyes seen.'

Happy the poor in spirit -- because theirs is the reign of the heavens.

And Simon Peter having seen, fell down at the knees of Jesus, saying, 'Depart from me, because I am a sinful man, O lord;'

And David saith unto Nathan, 'I have sinned against Jehovah.' And Nathan saith unto David, 'Also -- Jehovah hath caused thy sin to pass away; thou dost not die;

Therefore do I loathe it, And I have repented on dust and ashes.

A Psalm of David, 'To cause to remember.' Jehovah, in Thy wrath reprove me not, Nor in Thy fury chastise me. For Thine arrows have come down on me, And Thou lettest down upon me Thy hand. Soundness is not in my flesh, Because of Thine indignation, Peace is not in my bones because of my sin.read more.
For mine iniquities have passed over my head, As a heavy burden -- too heavy for me. Stunk -- become corrupt have my wounds, Because of my folly. I have been bent down, I have been bowed down -- unto excess, All the day I have gone mourning. For my flanks have been full of drought, And soundness is not in my flesh. I have been feeble and smitten -- unto excess, I have roared from disquietude of heart. Lord, before Thee is all my desire, And my sighing from Thee hath not been hid. My heart is panting, my power hath forsaken me, And the light of mine eyes, Even they are not with me. My lovers and my friends over-against my plague stand. And my neighbours afar off have stood. And those seeking my soul lay a snare, And those seeking my evil Have spoken mischievous things, And they do deceits meditate all the day. And I, as deaf, hear not. And as a dumb one who openeth not his mouth. Yea, I am as a man who heareth not, And in his mouth are no reproofs. Because for Thee, O Jehovah, I have waited, Thou dost answer, O Lord my God. When I said, 'Lest they rejoice over me, In the slipping of my foot against me they magnified themselves. For I am ready to halt, And my pain is before me continually. For mine iniquity I declare, I am sorry for my sin. And mine enemies are lively, They have been strong, and those hating me without cause, Have been multiplied. And those paying evil for good accuse me, Because of my pursuing good. Do not forsake me, O Jehovah, My God, be not far from me, Haste to help me, O Lord, my salvation!

For my transgressions I do know, And my sin is before me continually. Against Thee, Thee only, I have sinned, And done the evil thing in Thine eyes, So that Thou art righteous in Thy words, Thou art pure in Thy judging. Lo, in iniquity I have been brought forth, And in sin doth my mother conceive me.

And when I saw him, I did fall at his feet as dead, and he placed his right hand upon me, saying to me, 'Be not afraid; I am the First and the Last,

because thou sayest -- I am rich, and have grown rich, and have need of nothing, and hast not known that thou art the wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked,

And now hath Jehovah spoken, saying, 'In three years, as years of an hireling, Lightly esteemed is the honour of Moab, With all the great multitude, And the remnant is little, small, not mighty!'

For, lo, little I have made thee among nations, Despised among men.

Of the kingdoms it is lowest, And it lifteth not up itself any more above the nations, And I have made them few, So as not to rule among nations.

I also have a heart like you, I am not fallen more than you, And with whom is there not like these?

let no one despise thy youth, but a pattern become thou of those believing in word, in behaviour, in love, in spirit, in faith, in purity;

According to your knowledge I have known -- also I. I am not fallen more than you.

A disciple is not above his teacher, but every one perfected shall be as his teacher.

'A disciple is not above the teacher, nor a servant above his lord;

verily, verily, I say to you, a servant is not greater than his lord, nor an apostle greater than he who sent him;

'Remember the word that I said to you, A servant is not greater than his lord; if me they did persecute, you also they will persecute; if my word they did keep, yours also they will keep;

for I am the least of the apostles, who am not worthy to be called an apostle, because I did persecute the assembly of God,

to me -- the less than the least of all the saints -- was given this grace, among the nations to proclaim good news -- the untraceable riches of the Christ,

and said to them, 'Whoever may receive this child in my name, doth receive me, and whoever may receive me, doth receive Him who sent me, for he who is least among you all -- he shall be great.'

Verily I say to you, there hath not risen, among those born of women, a greater than John the Baptist, but he who is least in the reign of the heavens is greater than he.

for I say to you, a greater prophet, among those born of women, than John the Baptist there is not; but the least in the reign of God is greater than he.'

Whoever therefore may loose one of these commands -- the least -- and may teach men so, least he shall be called in the reign of the heavens, but whoever may do and may teach them, he shall be called great in the reign of the heavens.

stedfast is the word, and of all acceptation worthy, that Christ Jesus came to the world to save sinners -- first of whom I am; but because of this I found kindness, that in me first Jesus Christ might shew forth all long-suffering, for a pattern of those about to believe on him to life age-during:

And after thee doth rise up another kingdom lower than those, and another third kingdom of brass, that doth rule overall the earth.