23 Bible Verses about Humility, Examples Of

Then Abraham asked, "Since I have undertaken to speak to the Lord (although I am but dust and ashes),

I am not worthy of all the faithful love you have shown your servant. With only my walking stick I crossed the Jordan, but now I have become two camps.

Moses said to God, "Who am I, that I should go to Pharaoh, or that I should bring the Israelites out of Egypt?"

Then Moses said to the Lord, "O my Lord, I am not an eloquent man, neither in the past nor since you have spoken to your servant, for I am slow of speech and slow of tongue."

Joshua tore his clothes; he and the leaders of Israel lay face down on the ground before the ark of the Lord until evening and threw dirt on their heads.

Gideon said to him, "But Lord, how can I deliver Israel? Just look! My clan is the weakest in Manasseh, and I am the youngest in my family."

"But who am I and who are my people, that we should be in a position to contribute this much? Indeed, everything comes from you, and we have simply given back to you what is yours.

But then Hezekiah and the residents of Jerusalem humbled themselves and abandoned their pride, and the Lord was not angry with them for the rest of Hezekiah's reign.

In his pain Manasseh asked the Lord his God for mercy and truly humbled himself before the God of his ancestors.

You displayed a sensitive spirit and humbled yourself before God when you heard his words concerning this place and its residents. You humbled yourself before me, tore your clothes and wept before me, and I have heard you,' says the Lord.

"Indeed, I am completely unworthy -- how could I reply to you? I put my hand over my mouth to silence myself.

Therefore I despise myself, and I repent in dust and ashes!

I said, "Too bad for me! I am destroyed, for my lips are contaminated by sin, and I live among people whose lips are contaminated by sin. My eyes have seen the king, the Lord who commands armies."

I answered, "Oh, Lord God, I really do not know how to speak well enough for that, for I am too young."

But John tried to prevent him, saying, "I need to be baptized by you, and yet you come to me?"

But the centurion replied, "Lord, I am not worthy to have you come under my roof. Instead, just say the word and my servant will be healed.

"Yes, Lord," she replied, "but even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their masters' table."

And who am I that the mother of my Lord should come and visit me?

But when Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus' knees, saying, "Go away from me, Lord, for I am a sinful man!"

serving the Lord with all humility and with tears, and with the trials that happened to me because of the plots of the Jews.

Take my yoke on you and learn from me, because I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.

If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you too ought to wash one another's feet. For I have given you an example -- you should do just as I have done for you.

You should have the same attitude toward one another that Christ Jesus had, who though he existed in the form of God did not regard equality with God as something to be grasped, but emptied himself by taking on the form of a slave, by looking like other men, and by sharing in human nature.read more.
He humbled himself, by becoming obedient to the point of death -- even death on a cross!