Psalm 131:1

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LORD, my heart is not haughty, nor mine eyes lofty: neither do I exercise myself in great matters, or in things too high for me.My heart is not proud, O LORD, my eyes are not haughty. I do not aspire to great things or matters too lofty for me.

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Hebrew words

יְהוָה׀yahwehO YahwehH3068לֹא־lo'-notH3808גָבַהּgavahit has been loftyH1361לִבִּיlibiheart myH3820וְלֹא־velo'-and notH3808רָמוּramuthey have been upliftedH7311עֵינַי'einaieyes myH5869וְלֹא־velo'-and notH3808הִלַּכְתִּי׀hilakhtiI have walkedH1980בִּגְדֹלוֹתbigdolotin [things too] greatH1419וּבְנִפְלָאוֹתuvenifla'otand in [things too] difficultH6381מִמֶּנִּי׃mimenifor meH4480

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Related verses

Romans 12:16
Be of the same mind one toward another. Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate. Be not wise in your own conceits.Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but enjoy the company of the lowly. Do not be conceited.
Psalm 139:6
Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot attain unto it.Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too lofty for me to attain.
Job 42:3
Who is he that hideth counsel without knowledge? therefore have I uttered that I understood not; things too wonderful for me, which I knew not.You asked, ‘Who is this who conceals My counsel without knowledge?’ Surely I spoke of things I did not understand, things too wonderful for me to know.
Matthew 11:29
Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
Jeremiah 45:5
And seekest thou great things for thyself? seek them not: for, behold, I will bring evil upon all flesh, saith the Lord: but thy life will I give unto thee for a prey in all places whither thou goest.But as for you, do you seek great things for yourself? Stop seeking! For I will bring disaster on every living creature, declares the LORD, but wherever you go, I will grant your life as a spoil of war.”
Psalm 101:5
Whoso privily slandereth his neighbour, him will I cut off: him that hath an high look and a proud heart will not I suffer.Whoever slanders his neighbor in secret, I will put to silence; the one with haughty eyes and a proud heart, I will not endure.
1 Thessalonians 2:6-7
⁶ Nor of men sought we glory, neither of you, nor yet of others, when we might have been burdensome, as the apostles of Christ. ⁷ But we were gentle among you, even as a nurse cherisheth her children:⁶ Nor did we seek praise from you or from anyone else, although as apostles of Christ we had authority to demand it. ⁷ On the contrary, we were gentle among you, like a nursing mother caring for her children.
Psalm 122:1
I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the LORD.I was glad when they said to me, “Let us go to the house of the LORD.”
Numbers 12:3
(Now the man Moses was very meek, above all the men which were upon the face of the earth.)Now Moses was a very humble man, more so than any man on the face of the earth.
Amos 7:14-15
¹⁴ Then answered Amos, and said to Amaziah, I was no prophet, neither was I a prophet’s son; but I was an herdman, and a gatherer of sycomore fruit: ¹⁵ And the Lord took me as I followed the flock, and the Lord said unto me, Go, prophesy unto my people Israel.¹⁴ “I was not a prophet,” Amos replied, “nor was I the son of a prophet; rather, I was a herdsman and a tender of sycamore-fig trees. ¹⁵ But the LORD took me from following the flock and said to me, ‘Go, prophesy to My people Israel.’

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