Quotes about Humility
So mankind will be brought low, and each man humbled; the arrogant will lower their eyes.
— Isaiah 5:15
But Ahaz replied, “I will not ask; I will not test the LORD.”
— Isaiah 7:12
Does an axe raise itself above the one who swings it? Does a saw boast over him who saws with it? It would be like a rod waving the one who lifts it, or a staff lifting him who is not wood!
— Isaiah 10:15
Your pomp has been brought down to Sheol, along with the music of your harps. Maggots are your bed and worms your blanket.
— Isaiah 14:11
But you will be brought down to Sheol, to the lowest depths of the Pit.
— Isaiah 14:15
He will spread out his hands within it, as a swimmer spreads his arms to swim. His pride will be brought low, despite the skill of his hands.
— Isaiah 25:11
For He has humbled those who dwell on high; He lays the lofty city low. He brings it down to the ground; He casts it into the dust.
— Isaiah 26:5
The majestic crown of Ephraim’s drunkards will be trampled underfoot.
— Isaiah 28:3
You will be brought low, you will speak from the ground, and out of the dust your words will be muffled. Your voice will be like a spirit from the ground; your speech will whisper out of the dust.
— Isaiah 29:4
You have turned things upside down, as if the potter were regarded as clay. Shall what is formed say to him who formed it, “He did not make me”? Can the pottery say of the potter, “He has no understanding”?
— Isaiah 29:16
Stand up, you complacent women; listen to me. Give ear to my word, you overconfident daughters.
— Isaiah 32:9
Shudder, you ladies of leisure; tremble, you daughters of complacency. Strip yourselves bare and put sackcloth around your waists.
— Isaiah 32:11