2 Chronicles 10:10

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.

By mercy and truth iniquity is atoned for. By the fear of Yahweh men depart from evil.

I declare the end from the beginning, and from ancient times things that are not yet done. I say: My counsel will stand, and I will do all that I please.

Yahweh brings the counsel of the nations to nothing. He makes the thoughts of the peoples to be of no effect.

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

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

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

A prudent man sees danger and hides himself; but the simple pass on, and suffer for it.

What do you plot against Yahweh? He will make a full end. Affliction won’t rise up the second time.

But if it is of God, you will not be able to overthrow it, and you would be found even to be fighting against God!”

Don’t be wise in your own eyes. Fear Yahweh, and depart from evil.

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.

The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but he who is wise listens to counsel.

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

There are many plans in a man’s heart, but Yahweh’s counsel will prevail.

Take counsel together, and it will be brought to nothing; speak the word, and it will not stand, for God is with us.”

For Yahweh of Armies has planned, and who can stop it? His hand is stretched out, and who can turn it back?”

Yahweh says, “Don’t let the wise man glory in his wisdom. Don’t let the mighty man glory in his might. Don’t let the rich man glory in his riches.

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

But Uriah slept at the door of the king’s house with all the servants of his lord, and didn’t go down to his house.

He frustrates the plans of the crafty, So that their hands can’t perform their enterprise.

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.

The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouth of fools gush out folly.

A man’s heart plans his course, but Yahweh directs his steps.

A fool has no delight in understanding, but only in revealing his own opinion.

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

Yes also when the fool walks by the way, his understanding fails him, and he says to everyone that he is a fool.

Woe to him who strives with his Maker— a clay pot among the clay pots of the earth! Shall the clay ask him who fashions it, ‘What are you making?’ or your work, ‘He has no hands?’

When Jehudi had read three or four leaves, the king cut it with the penknife, and cast it into the fire that was in the brazier, until all the scroll was consumed in the fire that was in the brazier.

Who is he who says, and it comes to pass, when the Lord doesn’t command it?

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?’

Nevertheless the men rowed hard to get them back to the land; but they could not, for the sea grew more and more stormy against them.

Behold, isn’t it of Yahweh of Armies that the peoples labor for the fire, and the nations weary themselves for vanity?

Now I tell you, withdraw from these men, and leave them alone. For if this counsel or this work is of men, it will be overthrown.

But godliness with contentment is great gain.

Now the king of Syria was at war against Israel; and he took counsel with his servants, saying, “My camp will be in such and such a place.”

Jehu drew his bow with his full strength, and struck Joram between his arms; and the arrow went out at his heart, and he sunk down in his chariot.

But Jehosheba, the daughter of king Joram, sister of Ahaziah, took Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stole him away from among the king’s sons who were slain, even him and his nurse, and put them in the bedroom; and they hid him from Athaliah, so that he was not slain.

Depart from evil, and do good. Seek peace, and pursue it.

Yahweh of Armies, blessed is the man who trusts in you.

that the wise man may hear, and increase in learning; that the man of understanding may attain to sound counsel:

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

Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all wrongs.

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

Pride only breeds quarrels, but wisdom is with people who take advice.

Every prudent man acts from knowledge, but a fool exposes folly.

A wise man fears and shuns evil, but the fool is hot headed and reckless.

The heart of the righteous weighs answers, but the mouth of the wicked gushes out evil.

The light of the eyes rejoices the heart. Good news gives health to the bones.

A man who isolates himself pursues selfishness, and defies all sound judgment.

A fool’s lips come into strife, and his mouth invites beatings.

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.

The proud and arrogant man—“Scoffer” is his name— he works in the arrogance of pride.

There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against Yahweh.

Drive out the mocker, and strife will go out; yes, quarrels and insults will stop.

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

An angry man stirs up strife, and a wrathful man abounds in sin.

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.

Blessed is the man who does this, and the son of man who holds it fast; who keeps the Sabbath without profaning it and keeps his hand from doing any evil.”

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.

They are not humbled even to this day, neither have they feared, nor walked in my law, nor in my statutes, that I set before you and before your fathers.’

But I tell you that everyone who is angry with his brother without a cause will be in danger of the judgment. Whoever says to his brother, ‘Raca!’ will be in danger of the council. Whoever says, ‘You fool!’ will be in danger of the fire of Gehenna.

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.

For behold, this same thing, that you were grieved in a godly way, what earnest care it worked in you. Yes, what defense, indignation, fear, longing, zeal, and vengeance! In everything you demonstrated yourselves to be pure in the matter.

If you call on him as Father, who without respect of persons judges according to each man’s work, pass the time of your living as foreigners here in reverent fear,

and, “a stumbling stone and a rock of offense.” For they stumble at the word, being disobedient, to which also they were appointed.