Quotes about Humility
Do not gloat when your enemy falls, and do not let your heart rejoice when he stumbles,
- Proverbs 24:17
Do not exalt yourself in the presence of the king, and do not stand in the place of great men;
- Proverbs 25:6
for it is better that he says to you, “Come up here!” than that you should be demoted in the presence of the prince. Even what you have seen with your own eyes,
- Proverbs 25:7
do not bring hastily to court. Otherwise, what will you do in the end when your neighbor puts you to shame?
- Proverbs 25:8
It is not good to eat too much honey or to search out one’s own glory.
- Proverbs 25:27
Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he become wise in his own eyes.
- Proverbs 26:5
The slacker is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who answer discreetly.
- Proverbs 26:16
Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring.
- Proverbs 27:1
Let another praise you, and not your own mouth—a stranger, and not your own lips.
- Proverbs 27:2
A man’s pride will bring him low, but a humble spirit will obtain honor.
- Proverbs 29:23
Surely I am the most ignorant of men, and I lack the understanding of a man.
- Proverbs 30:2
I have not learned wisdom, and I have no knowledge of the Holy One.
- Proverbs 30:3