Matthew 5:3
"Blessed are the poor in spirit, for the kingdom of heaven is theirs.
Luke 1:51-53
"He has showed strength with his arm. "He has scattered proud in the imagination of their hearts;
Luke 18:13-14
"But the tax-gatherer, standing far back, would not lift up so much as his eyes to heaven, but kept beating his breast and saying, "'O God be merciful to me, the sinner!'
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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 the poor in spirit, for the kingdom of heaven is theirs.
Luke 1:51
"He has showed strength with his arm. "He has scattered proud in the imagination of their hearts;
Luke 18:13
"But the tax-gatherer, standing far back, would not lift up so much as his eyes to heaven, but kept beating his breast and saying, "'O God be merciful to me, the sinner!'
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Matthew 23:12
"whoever exalts himself shall be humbled, and he who humbles himself shall be exalted.