17 Bible Verses about Abasing People

And the poor people Thou dost save, And Thine eyes on the high causest to fall.

For Thou a poor people savest, And the eyes of the high causest to fall.

The pride of man humbleth him, And humility of spirit upholdeth honour.

For better that he hath said to thee, 'Come thou up hither,' Than that he humble thee before a noble, Whom thine eyes have seen.

And thou hast been low, From the earth thou speakest, And from the dust makest thy saying low, And thy voice hath been from the earth, As one having a familiar spirit, And from the dust thy saying whisperest,

The wise in heart accepteth commands, And a talkative fool kicketh.

Whoso is winking the eye giveth grief, And a talkative fool kicketh.

And I have caused thee to go down, With those going down to the pit, Unto the people of old, And I have caused thee to dwell in the land, The lower parts -- in wastes of old, With those going down to the pit, So that thou art not inhabited, And I have given beauty in the land of the living.

When they go I spread over them My net, As the fowl of the heavens I bring them down, I chastise them as their company hath heard.

Jehovah is causing the meek to stand, Making low the wicked unto the earth.

And Thou, O God, dost bring them down To a pit of destruction, Men of blood and deceit reach not to half their days, And I -- I do trust in Thee!

But God is judge, This He maketh low -- and this He lifteth up.

Thou hast sorely thrust me to fall, And Jehovah hath helped me.

Only -- unto Sheol thou art brought down, Unto the sides of the pit.

and the righteousness of faith doth thus speak: 'Thou mayest not say in thine heart, Who shall go up to the heaven,' that is, Christ to bring down?

'And thou, Capernaum, which unto the heaven wast exalted, unto hades shalt be brought down, because if in Sodom had been done the mighty works that were done in thee, it had remained unto this day;

He brought down the mighty from thrones, And He exalted the lowly,