1 Peter 5:6
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Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time:Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, so that in due time He may exalt you.
In other translations
Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time:Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, so that in due time He may exalt you.
Greek words
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Related verses
- James 4:10Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.Humble yourselves before the Lord, and He will exalt you.
- Luke 14:11For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”
- Proverbs 29:23A man’s pride shall bring him low: but honour shall uphold the humble in spirit.A man’s pride will bring him low, but a humble spirit will obtain honor.
- Matthew 23:12And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted.For whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.
- Luke 18:14I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.I 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.”
- Luke 1:52He hath put down the mighty from their seats, and exalted them of low degree.He has brought down rulers from their thrones, but has exalted the humble.
- 2 Chronicles 32:26Notwithstanding Hezekiah humbled himself for the pride of his heart, both he and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that the wrath of the Lord came not upon them in the days of Hezekiah.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 12:12And when he humbled himself, the wrath of the Lord turned from him, that he would not destroy him altogether: and also in Judah things went well.Because Rehoboam humbled himself, the anger of the LORD turned away from him, and He did not destroy him completely. Indeed, conditions were good in Judah.
- 2 Chronicles 33:12And when he was in affliction, he besought the Lord his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers,And in his distress, Manasseh sought the favor of the LORD his God and earnestly humbled himself before the God of his fathers.
- Isaiah 40:4Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low: and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places plain:Every valley shall be lifted up, and every mountain and hill made low; the uneven ground will become smooth, and the rugged land a plain.
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