1 Peter 5:5

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble.

All

Be clothed

Colossians 3:12

God

James 4:6

Job 22:29

Giveth

Isaiah 57:15

Isaiah 66:2

General references

Bible References

All

Since the Christ has suffered for us in the flesh, be ye also armed with the same thought; for he that has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin,

loving one another with brotherly love, with honour preferring one another;

submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God.

Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory, but in humility let each esteem others better than themselves,

Be clothed

Let their adorning not be outward with ostentatious hairdos and wearing of gold nor in composition of apparel,

Now, therefore, arise, O LORD God, to inhabit thy resting place, thou and the ark of thy strength; let thy priests, O LORD God, be clothed with salvation and let thy merciful ones rejoice in goodness.

I put on righteousness, and it clothed me as a robe; and my diadem was judgment.

Thy priests are clothed with righteousness, and thy merciful ones shout for joy.

I will greatly rejoice in the LORD; my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he has clothed me with the garments of saving health; he has surrounded me with the robe of righteousness; as a bridegroom he has arrayed me, and as a bride made up of his jewels.

But be clothed with the Lord Jesus Christ, and do not listen to the flesh, to fulfil its desires.

Clothed, therefore, (as the elect of God, holy and beloved) with bowels of mercies, with kindness, with humility, with meekness, with tolerance,

God

But he gives greater grace. Therefore he says, God resists the proud, but gives grace unto the humble.

When others are cast down, then thou shalt say, There is lifting up; and he shall save the humble person.

Giveth

For thus has said the high and lofty One that inhabits eternity, whose name is The Holy One; I dwell in the high place and in holiness and with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit to cause the spirit of the humble to live and to cause the heart of the contrite ones to live.

For all these things my hand has made, by my hand has these things been, said the LORD; but to this man will I look, even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit and trembles at my word.

General references

And a stranger shall dwell in Ashdod, and I will cut off the pride of the Philistines.

And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be humbled, and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted.

So likewise ye, when ye shall have done all those things which are commanded you, say, We are unprofitable slaves: we have done that which was our duty to do.

And there was also a contention among them, which of them should be accounted the greatest.