Matthew 5:3
"Blessed are those who feel their spiritual need, for the Kingdom of Heaven belongs to them!
Luke 1:51-53
"He has done mighty deeds with his arm, He has routed the proud-minded,
Luke 18:13-14
But the tax-collector stood at a distance and would not even raise his eyes to heaven, but struck his breast, and said, 'O God, have mercy on a sinner like me!'
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Better it is to be of an humble spirit with the lowly, than to divide the spoil with the proud.
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Matthew 5:3
"Blessed are those who feel their spiritual need, for the Kingdom of Heaven belongs to them!
Luke 1:51
"He has done mighty deeds with his arm, He has routed the proud-minded,
Luke 18:13
But the tax-collector stood at a distance and would not even raise his eyes to heaven, but struck his breast, and said, 'O God, have mercy on a sinner like me!'
General references
Matthew 23:12
Whoever exalts himself will be humbled and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.