Luke 14:11
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself will be exalted.””
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“For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself will be exalted.””
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.”
King James Version · Public Domain“For every one that exalteth himself shall be humbled; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“because every one who is exalting himself shall be humbled, and he who is humbling himself shall be exalted.'”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Luke 14:11 — 18 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 1 Samuel 15:17And Samuel said, “Although you were once small in your own eyes, have you not become the head of the tribes of Israel? The LORD anointed you king over Israel
- Esther 6:10“Hurry,” said the king to Haman, “and do just as you proposed. Take the robe and the horse to Mordecai the Jew, who is sitting at the king’s gate. Do not neglect anything that you have suggested.”
- Job 22:29When men are brought low and you say, ‘Lift them up!’ then He will save the lowly.
- Job 40:10Then adorn yourself with majesty and splendor, and clothe yourself with honor and glory.
- Psalms 18:27For You save an afflicted people, but You humble those with haughty eyes.
- Psalms 138:6Though the LORD is on high, He attends to the lowly; but the proud He knows from afar.
- Proverbs 15:33The fear of the LORD is the instruction of wisdom, and humility comes before honor.
- Proverbs 18:12Before his downfall a man’s heart is proud, but humility comes before honor.
- Proverbs 29:23A man’s pride will bring him low, but a humble spirit will obtain honor.
- Isaiah 2:11The proud look of man will be humbled, and the loftiness of men brought low; the LORD alone will be exalted in that day.
- Isaiah 2:17So the pride of man will be brought low, and the loftiness of men will be humbled; the LORD alone will be exalted in that day,
- Isaiah 57:15For thus says the One who is high and lifted up, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: “I dwell in a high and holy place, and with the oppressed and humble in spirit, to restore the spirit of the lowly and revive the heart of the contrite.
- Matthew 23:12For whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.
- Luke 1:51He has performed mighty deeds with His arm; He has scattered those who are proud in the thoughts of their hearts.
- Luke 18:14I tell you, this man, rather than the Pharisee, went home justified. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”
- James 4:6But He gives us more grace. This is why it says: “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”
- James 4:10Humble yourselves before the Lord, and He will exalt you.
- 1 Peter 5:5Young men, in the same way, submit yourselves to your elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”
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