Quotes about Humility
For the LORD humbled Judah because Ahaz king of Israel had thrown off restraint in Judah and had been most unfaithful to the LORD.
— 2 Chronicles 28:19
Then Hezekiah humbled the pride of his heart—he and the people of Jerusalem—so that the wrath of the LORD did not come upon them during the days of Hezekiah.
— 2 Chronicles 32:26
And in his distress, Manasseh sought the favor of the LORD his God and earnestly humbled himself before the God of his fathers.
— 2 Chronicles 33:12
And there by the Ahava Canal I proclaimed a fast, so that we might humble ourselves before our God and ask Him for a safe journey for us and our children, with all our possessions.
— Ezra 8:21
and said: “O my God, I am ashamed and embarrassed to lift up my face to You, my God, because our iniquities are higher than our heads, and our guilt has reached the heavens.
— Ezra 9:6
saying: “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked I will return. The LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away. Blessed be the name of the LORD.”
— Job 1:21
Blessed indeed is the man whom God corrects; so do not despise the discipline of the Almighty.
— Job 5:17
Teach me, and I will be silent. Help me understand how I have erred.
— Job 6:24
What is man that You should exalt him, that You should set Your heart upon him,
— Job 7:17
“How long will you go on saying such things? The words of your mouth are a blustering wind.
— Job 8:2
For even if I were right, I could not answer. I could only beg my Judge for mercy.
— Job 9:15
But a witless man can no more become wise than the colt of a wild donkey can be born a man!
— Job 11:12