Matthew 23:12

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.

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

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;

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

Surely he mocks the mockers, but he gives grace to the humble.

Be subject therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves, pray, seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then I will hear from heaven, will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.

Listen, my beloved brothers. Didn’t God choose those who are poor in this world to be rich in faith, and heirs of the Kingdom which he promised to those who love him?

Yahweh is near to those who have a broken heart, and saves those who have a crushed spirit.

The fear of Yahweh is the beginning of knowledge; but the foolish despise wisdom and instruction.

doing nothing through rivalry or through conceit, but in humility, each counting others better than himself;

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 sacrifices of God are a broken spirit. O God, you will not despise a broken and contrite heart.

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

Who is like you, Yahweh, among the gods? Who is like you, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders?

Then Job arose, and tore his robe, and shaved his head, and fell down on the ground, and worshiped.

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

The Lord Yahweh’s Spirit is on me, because Yahweh has anointed me to preach good news to the humble. He has sent me to bind up the broken hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and release to those who are bound,

Blessed are those who have been persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.

because your heart was tender, and you humbled yourself before God, when you heard his words against this place, and against its inhabitants, and have humbled yourself before me, and have torn your clothes, and wept before me, I also have heard you,” says Yahweh.

The result of humility and the fear of Yahweh is wealth, honor, and life.

At the end of the days I, Nebuchadnezzar, lifted up my eyes to heaven, and my understanding returned to me, and I blessed the Most High, and I praised and honored him who lives forever; for his dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom from generation to generation.

But it shall not be so among you, but whoever wants to become great among you shall be your servant.

for he has looked at the humble state of his servant. For behold, from now on, all generations will call me blessed.

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

For I say through the grace that was given me, to every man who is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think reasonably, as God has apportioned to each person a measure of faith.

subjecting yourselves to one another in the fear of Christ.

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

The Rock: his work is perfect, for all his ways are just. A God of faithfulness who does no wrong, just and right is he.

Pour out the fury of your anger. Look at everyone who is proud, and bring him low.

Who stoops down to see in heaven and in the earth?

Egypt, Judah, Edom, the children of Ammon, Moab, and all who have the corners of their hair cut off, who dwell in the wilderness, for all the nations are uncircumcised, and all the house of Israel are uncircumcised in heart.”

Tear your heart, and not your garments, and turn to Yahweh, your God; for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness, and relents from sending calamity.

He has shown you, O man, what is good. What does Yahweh require of you, but to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?

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.”

God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.”

“You stiff-necked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, you always resist the Holy Spirit! As your fathers did, so you do.

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

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

Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he will exalt you.

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

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.

Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and extol and honor the King of heaven; for all his works are truth, and his ways justice; and those who walk in pride he is able to abase.

I also walked contrary to them, and brought them into the land of their enemies; if then their uncircumcised heart is humbled, and they then accept the punishment of their iniquity,

For though Yahweh is high, yet he looks after the lowly; but he knows the proud from afar.

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

For there will be a day of Yahweh of Armies for all that is proud and arrogant, and for all that is lifted up; and it shall be brought low:

“Therefore thus said the Lord Yahweh: ‘Because you are exalted in stature, and he has set his top among the thick boughs, and his heart is lifted up in his height;

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