14 Bible Verses about Humbling The Proud
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The haughty looks of mankind will be brought low, the lofty pride of human beings will be humbled, and the LORD alone will be exalted at that time.
They're exalted momentarily, but then they are gone; they are humbled, just like all the others. They are cut down like heads of corn.
By his power he disturbs the sea; and with his skill he shatters the sea monster.
Indeed, you deliver the oppressed, but you bring down those who exalt themselves in their own eyes.
He delivered them many times, but they demonstrated rebellion by their evil plans; therefore they sunk deep in their sins.
"For the Lord has finished all his work against Mount Zion and against Jerusalem; he will punish the speech that comes from that willful heart of Assyria's king and the haughty look in his eyes.
Your pomp has been brought down to Sheol, along with the noise of your harps. Maggots are spread out beneath you, and worms are your covering."
The LORD of the Heavenly Armies has planned it to neutralize all the hubris of grandeur, to discredit all the renowned men of earth.
For he has made drunk the inhabitants of the height, the lofty city. He lays it low to the ground casting it down to the dust,
"All the descendants of those who oppressed you will come bending low before you, and all those who despised you will bow down at your feet. They'll call you "The City of the LORD,' "Zion of the Holy One of Israel.'"
"And you, Capernaum! You won't be lifted up to heaven, will you? You'll go down to Hell! Because if the miracles that happened in you had taken place in Sodom, it would have remained to this day.
Bible Theasaurus
- Humbling (13 instances)
- Proud (119 instances)