1 Kings 12:10

Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.

For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.”

For my hand has made all these things, and so all these things came to be,” says Yahweh: “but I will look to this man, even to he who is poor and of a contrite spirit, and who trembles at my word.

When pride comes, then comes shame, but with humility comes wisdom.

Likewise, you younger ones, be subject to the elder. Yes, all of you clothe yourselves with humility, to subject yourselves to one another; for “God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”

The fear of Yahweh teaches wisdom. Before honor is humility.

Pride goes before destruction, and an arrogant spirit before a fall.

I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but he who humbles himself will be exalted.”

For the high and lofty One who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy, says: “I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also who is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite.

Whoever therefore humbles himself as this little child is the greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven.

Look at everyone who is proud, and humble him. Crush the wicked in their place.

Before destruction the heart of man is proud, but before honor is humility.

who fed you in the wilderness with manna, which your fathers didn’t know, that he might humble you, and that he might prove you, to do you good at your latter end;

When they cast down, you will say, ‘be lifted up.’ He will save the humble person.

“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.

Immediately an angel of the Lord struck him, because he didn’t give God the glory. Then he was eaten by worms and died.

Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time,

I am very angry with the nations that are at ease; for I was but a little displeased, but they added to the calamity.”

Then Samuel told the people the regulations of the kingdom, and wrote it in a book, and laid it up before Yahweh. Samuel sent all the people away, every man to his house.

There was severe war against the Philistines all the days of Saul; and when Saul saw any mighty man, or any valiant man, he took him into his service.

But a prophet of Yahweh was there, whose name was Oded; and he went out to meet the army that came to Samaria, and said to them, “Behold, because Yahweh, the God of your fathers, was angry with Judah, he has delivered them into your hand, and you have slain them in a rage which has reached up to heaven.

A fool’s mouth is his destruction, and his lips are a snare to his soul.

and Yahweh will guide you continually, satisfy your soul in dry places, and make your bones strong. You will be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water whose waters don’t fail.

a nation of fierce facial expressions, that doesn’t respect the elderly, nor show favor to the young.

After this, Absalom prepared a chariot and horses for himself, and fifty men to run before him.

For they persecute him whom you have wounded. They tell of the sorrow of those whom you have hurt.

The wise in heart accept commandments, but a chattering fool will fall.

The liberal soul shall be made fat. He who waters shall be watered also himself.

A wrathful man stirs up contention, but one who is slow to anger appeases strife.

who made the world like a wilderness, and overthrew its cities, who didn’t release his prisoners to their home?”

“The yoke of my transgressions is bound by his hand. They are knit together. They have come up on my neck. He made my strength fail. The Lord has delivered me into their hands, against whom I am not able to stand.

For the violence done to your brother Jacob, shame will cover you, and you will be cut off forever.

For as you have drunk on my holy mountain, so will all the nations drink continually. Yes, they will drink, swallow down, and will be as though they had not been.

But he gives more grace. Therefore it says, “God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”

David said to Gad, “I am in distress. Let us fall now into Yahweh’s hand; for his mercies are great. Let me not fall into man’s hand.”

King Rehoboam made shields of bronze in their place, and committed them to the hands of the captains of the guard, who kept the door of the king’s house.

Instruct a wise person, and he will be still wiser. Teach a righteous person, and he will increase in learning.

One winking with the eye causes sorrow, but a chattering fool will fall.

He who guards his mouth guards his soul. One who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.

The soul of the sluggard desires, and has nothing, but the desire of the diligent shall be fully satisfied.

Like snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honor is not fitting for a fool.

Better is the end of a thing than its beginning. The patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.

As for my people, children are their oppressors, and women rule over them. My people, those who lead you cause you to err, and destroy the way of your paths.

I will send him against a profane nation, and against the people who anger me I will give him a command to take the plunder and to take the prey, and to tread them down like the mire of the streets.

Their infants also will be dashed in pieces before their eyes. Their houses will be ransacked, and their wives raped.

Therefore I will profane the princes of the sanctuary; and I will make Jacob a curse, and Israel an insult.”

“Because you are glad, because you rejoice, O you who plunder my heritage, because you are wanton as a heifer that treads out the grain, and neigh as strong horses;

They take up bow and spear. They are cruel, and have no mercy. Their voice roars like the sea. They ride on horses, everyone set in array, as a man to the battle, against you, daughter of Babylon.

The Lord has swallowed up all the dwellings of Jacob without pity. He has thrown down in his wrath the strongholds of the daughter of Judah. He has brought them down to the ground. He has profaned the kingdom and its princes.

Princes were hanged up by their hands. The faces of elders were not honored.

‘Speak to the house of Israel, “The Lord Yahweh says: ‘Behold, I will profane my sanctuary, the pride of your power, the desire of your eyes, and that which your soul pities; and your sons and your daughters whom you have left behind will fall by the sword.

By the abundance of your commerce, your insides were filled with violence, and you have sinned. Therefore I have cast you as profane out of God’s mountain. I have destroyed you, covering cherub, from the middle of the stones of fire.

The pride of your heart has deceived you, you who dwell in the clefts of the rock, whose habitation is high, who says in his heart, ‘Who will bring me down to the ground?’

For with whatever judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with whatever measure you measure, it will be measured to you.

But godliness with contentment is great gain.

For judgment is without mercy to him who has shown no mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment.

“ ‘If you sell anything to your neighbor, or buy from your neighbor, you shall not wrong one another.

Only he shall not multiply horses to himself, nor cause the people to return to Egypt, to the end that he may multiply horses; because Yahweh has said to you, “You shall not go back that way again.”

He said, “This will be the way of the king who shall reign over you: he will take your sons, and appoint them as his servants, for his chariots, and to be his horsemen; and they will run before his chariots.

Jehoash king of Israel took Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Jehoash the son of Ahaziah, at Beth Shemesh, and came to Jerusalem, and broke down the wall of Jerusalem from the gate of Ephraim to the corner gate, four hundred cubits.

David said to Joab and to the princes of the people, “Go, count Israel from Beersheba even to Dan; and bring me word, that I may know how many there are.”

The young men who had grown up with him spoke to him, saying, “Thus you shall tell the people who spoke to you, saying, ‘Your father made our yoke heavy, but make it lighter on us;’ thus you shall say to them, ‘My little finger is thicker than my father’s waist.

You say to yourself that you have struck Edom; and your heart lifts you up to boast. Now stay at home. Why should you meddle with trouble, that you should fall, even you, and Judah with you?’ ”

Joash king of Israel took Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Joash the son of Jehoahaz, at Beth Shemesh, and brought him to Jerusalem, and broke down the wall of Jerusalem from the gate of Ephraim to the corner gate, four hundred cubits.

For Yahweh brought Judah low because of Ahaz king of Israel, because he acted without restraint in Judah and trespassed severely against Yahweh.

My son, keep my words. Lay up my commandments within you.

Wise men lay up knowledge, but the mouth of the foolish is near ruin.

A prudent man keeps his knowledge, but the hearts of fools proclaim foolishness.

The fool’s talk brings a rod to his back, but the lips of the wise protect them.

A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.

It is better to be of a lowly spirit with the poor, than to divide the plunder with the proud.

One who has a perverse heart doesn’t find prosperity, and one who has a deceitful tongue falls into trouble.

The heart of the discerning gets knowledge. The ear of the wise seeks knowledge.

Whoever guards his mouth and his tongue keeps his soul from troubles.

A tyrannical ruler lacks judgment. One who hates ill-gotten gain will have long days.

One who is greedy stirs up strife; but one who trusts in Yahweh will prosper.

A man’s pride brings him low, but one of lowly spirit gains honor.

The fear of man proves to be a snare, but whoever puts his trust in Yahweh is kept safe.

I was angry with my people. I profaned my inheritance and gave them into your hand. You showed them no mercy. You laid a very heavy yoke on the aged.

then there will enter in by the gates of this city kings and princes sitting on David’s throne, riding in chariots and on horses, they, and their princes, the men of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and this city will remain forever.

In the land it shall be to him for a possession in Israel. My princes shall no more oppress my people; but they shall give the land to the house of Israel according to their tribes.”

The good man out of his good treasure brings out good things, and the evil man out of his evil treasure brings out evil things.

“Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like treasure hidden in the field, which a man found, and hid. In his joy, he goes and sells all that he has, and buys that field.

He said to them, “Beware! Keep yourselves from covetousness, for a man’s life doesn’t consist of the abundance of the things which he possesses.”

But sexual immorality, and all uncleanness or covetousness, let it not even be mentioned among you, as becomes saints;