Luke 18:14

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I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.

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But that ye may know that the Son of man has power upon earth to forgive sins (he said unto the paralytic), I say unto thee, Arise and take up thy couch and go to thine house.

Therefore I say unto thee, Her sins, which are many, are forgiven; for she loved much; but to whom little is forgiven, the same loves little.

And she said, Let thy handmaid find grace in thy sight. So the woman went her way, and ate, and her countenance was no longer sad.

Go, eat thy bread with joy and drink thy wine with a joyful heart that thy works might be acceptable unto God.

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He has put down the mighty from their thrones and exalted the humble.

For whosoever exalts himself shall be abased, and he that humbles himself shall be exalted.

Now I know that the LORD is greater than all gods; for in the thing in which they dealt proudly he prevailed against them.

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

Hast thou an arm like God? And canst thou thunder with a voice like him?

For the LORD, who is high and lifted up, looks upon the humble, but the proud he does not know.

Surely he scorns the scorners; but he gives grace unto the humble.

The fear of the LORD is the instruction of wisdom, and before honour is humility.

Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.

Before being broken, the heart of man is haughty, and before coming into honour, comes being brought to humility.

A man's pride shall bring him low, but honour shall uphold the humble in spirit.

The lofty looks of man shall be humbled, and the haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, and the LORD alone shall be exalted in that day.

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.

Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and build up and glorify the King of heaven because all his works are truth, and his ways judgment: and he is able to humble those that walk with arrogance.

Behold, he whose soul is not upright in him will become filled with pride, but the just in his faith shall live.

Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of the heavens.

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

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

Likewise, young people, be subject to the elders in such a manner that you are all subject to one another. Be clothed with humility of will, for God resists the proud and gives grace to the humble.

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But many that are first shall be last, and many of the last shall be first.

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

But many of the first shall be last; and of the last first.

I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.