Proverbs 25:6
Do not honour thyself before a king, nor, in the place of great men, do thou stand;
Proverbs 25:27
To eat honey in abundance, is not good, nor is, searching out their own honour, an honourable thing.
Proverbs 27:2
Let another praise thee, and not thine own mouth, a stranger, and not thine own lips.
Exodus 3:11
And Moses said unto God, Who am, I, that I should go unto Pharaoh, - and that I should bring forth the sons of Israel out of Egypt?
1 Samuel 9:20-22
And, as for the asses that went astray from thee three days ago, do not regard them, for they are found, - but to whom belongeth all that is desirable in Israel? is it not to thee, and to all the house of thy father?
1 Samuel 15:17
And Samuel said, Was it not, when, little, thou wast in thine own eyes, that thou wast made, head of the tribes of Israel, - and that Yahweh anointed thee to be king over Israel?
1 Samuel 18:18-23
And David said unto Saul - Who am, I, or who are my kinsfolk, the family of my father, in Israel, - that I should become son-in-law, to the king?
2 Samuel 7:8-17
Now, therefore, thus, shalt thou say unto my servant, unto David: Thus, saith Yahweh of hosts, I myself, took thee away from the pasture, from after the flock, - to become leader over my people, over Israel;
Psalm 131:1
O Yahweh, my heart, is not haughty, nor are mine eyes, lofty, neither have I moved among great matters, or among affairs too wonderful for me.
Proverbs 16:19
Better is lowliness of spirit, with the patient, than a portion of spoil, with the proud.
Jeremiah 1:6-10
Then said I - Ah! My Lord Yahweh! Lo! I know not how to speak, - For a child, am I!
Amos 7:12-15
Then said Amaziah unto Amos, O seer, go flee thee away unto the land o Judah - and eat, there, bread, and, there, mayest thou prophesy;