Proverbs 25:6
Do not take glory for yourself before the king, and do not put yourself in the place of the great:
Proverbs 25:27
It is not good to take much honey: so he who is not looking for honour will be honoured.
Proverbs 27:2
Let another man give you praise, and not your mouth; one who is strange to you, and not your lips.
Exodus 3:11
And Moses said to God, Who am I to go to Pharaoh and take the children of Israel out of Egypt?
1 Samuel 9:20-22
As for your asses which have been wandering for three days, give no thought to them, for they have come back. And for whom are all the desired things in Israel? are they not for you and your father's family?
1 Samuel 15:17
And Samuel said, Though you may seem little to yourself, are you not head of the tribes of Israel? for the Lord with the holy oil made you king over Israel,
1 Samuel 18:18-23
And David said to Saul, Who am I, and what is my father's family in Israel, that I am to be son-in-law to the king?
2 Samuel 7:8-17
Then say these words to my servant David, The Lord of armies says, I took you from the fields, from keeping the sheep, so that you might be a ruler over my people, over my people Israel:
Psalm 131:1
Lord, there is no pride in my heart and my eyes are not lifted up; and I have not taken part in great undertakings, or in things over-hard for me.
Proverbs 16:19
Better it is to have a gentle spirit with the poor, than to take part in the rewards of war with men of pride.
Jeremiah 1:6-10
Then said I, O Lord God! see, I have no power of words, for I am a child.
Amos 7:12-15
And Amaziah said to Amos, O seer, go in flight into the land of Judah, and there get your living by working as a prophet: