11 Bible Verses about Abasement
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And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted.
I know both how to be abased, and I know how to abound: every where and in all things I am instructed both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need.
I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content.
For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.
Cast abroad the rage of thy wrath: and behold every one that is proud, and abase him.
Thus saith the Lord GOD; Remove the diadem, and take off the crown: this shall not be the same: exalt him that is low, and abase him that is high.
Look on every one that is proud, and bring him low; and tread down the wicked in their place.
From Thematic Bible
Abasement » Of the proud foretold
Look on every one that is proud, and bring him low; and tread down the wicked in their place.
Whoso privily slandereth his neighbour, him will I cut off: him that hath an high look and a proud heart will not I suffer.
The LORD will destroy the house of the proud: but he will establish the border of the widow.
For the day of the LORD of hosts shall be upon every one that is proud and lofty, and upon every one that is lifted up; and he shall be brought low:
Abasement » Who shall be abased
For the day of the LORD of hosts shall be upon every one that is proud and lofty, and upon every one that is lifted up; and he shall be brought low:
How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations! For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north: I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High. read more.
Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit.
Now I Nebuchadnezzar praise and extol and honour the King of heaven, all whose works are truth, and his ways judgment: and those that walk in pride he is able to abase.
The vision of Obadiah. Thus saith the Lord GOD concerning Edom; We have heard a rumour from the LORD, and an ambassador is sent among the heathen, Arise ye, and let us rise up against her in battle. Behold, I have made thee small among the heathen: thou art greatly despised. The pride of thine heart hath deceived thee, thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, whose habitation is high; that saith in his heart, Who shall bring me down to the ground? read more.
Though thou exalt thyself as the eagle, and though thou set thy nest among the stars, thence will I bring thee down, saith the LORD.
And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted.
Abasement » Examples of » Sennacherib
And the LORD sent an angel, which cut off all the mighty men of valour, and the leaders and captains in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he returned with shame of face to his own land. And when he was come into the house of his god, they that came forth of his own bowels slew him there with the sword.
Abasement » Examples of » Nineveh
This is the rejoicing city that dwelt carelessly, that said in her heart, I am, and there is none beside me: how is she become a desolation, a place for beasts to lie down in! every one that passeth by her shall hiss, and wag his hand.
Abasement » Examples of » Nebuchadnezzar
The same hour was the thing fulfilled upon Nebuchadnezzar: and he was driven from men, and did eat grass as oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven, till his hairs were grown like eagles' feathers, and his nails like birds' claws.
Abasement » Examples of » Belshazzar
Abasement » Examples of » Pharaoh
Pharaoh's chariots and his host hath he cast into the sea: his chosen captains also are drowned in the Red sea.
Abasement » Examples of » Haman
And Harbonah, one of the chamberlains, said before the king, Behold also, the gallows fifty cubits high, which Haman had made for Mordecai, who had spoken good for the king, standeth in the house of Haman. Then the king said, Hang him thereon.
Topics on Abasement
Abasement Of The Proud
Luke 14:11For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.
Abasement, Examples Of
Daniel 4:33The same hour was the thing fulfilled upon Nebuchadnezzar: and he was driven from men, and did eat grass as oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven, till his hairs were grown like eagles' feathers, and his nails like birds' claws.
Self Abasement
Colossians 2:18Let no man beguile you of your reward in a voluntary humility and worshipping of angels, intruding into those things which he hath not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,