The word in Scripture

Humble in the Bible

The word humble appears 25 times in the King James Version of the Bible. To be humble is to walk lowly and dependent before God. And like every true word of Scripture, it finds its fullness in Jesus Christ.

What humble means in the Bible

To be humble is to walk lowly and dependent before God.

Where the word humble appears

Here are 8 of the passages where the word humble appears, chosen from across the Scriptures, in the words of the King James Bible:

“When he maketh inquisition for blood, he remembereth them: he forgetteth not the cry of the humble.”Psalms 9:12

“LORD, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear:”Psalms 10:17

“Better it is to be of an humble spirit with the lowly, than to divide the spoil with the proud.”Proverbs 16:19

“A man’s pride shall bring him low: but honour shall uphold the humble in spirit.”Proverbs 29:23

“Say unto the king and to the queen, Humble yourselves, sit down: for your principalities shall come down, even the crown of your glory.”Jeremiah 13:18

“Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven.”Matthew 18:4

“And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted.”Matthew 23:12

“But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.”James 4:6