Quotes about Humility
He will spread out his hands within it, as a swimmer spreads his arms to swim. His pride will be brought low, despite the skill of his hands.
— Isaiah 25:11
For He has humbled those who dwell on high; He lays the lofty city low. He brings it down to the ground; He casts it into the dust.
— Isaiah 26:5
The majestic crown of Ephraim’s drunkards will be trampled underfoot.
— Isaiah 28:3
You will be brought low, you will speak from the ground, and out of the dust your words will be muffled. Your voice will be like a spirit from the ground; your speech will whisper out of the dust.
— Isaiah 29:4
You have turned things upside down, as if the potter were regarded as clay. Shall what is formed say to him who formed it, “He did not make me”? Can the pottery say of the potter, “He has no understanding”?
— Isaiah 29:16
Stand up, you complacent women; listen to me. Give ear to my word, you overconfident daughters.
— Isaiah 32:9
Shudder, you ladies of leisure; tremble, you daughters of complacency. Strip yourselves bare and put sackcloth around your waists.
— Isaiah 32:11
On hearing this report, King Hezekiah tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and entered the house of the LORD.
— Isaiah 37:1
saying, “Please, O LORD, remember how I have walked before You faithfully and with wholehearted devotion; I have done what was good in Your sight.” And Hezekiah wept bitterly.
— Isaiah 38:3
He will not cry out or raise His voice, nor make His voice heard in the streets.
— Isaiah 42:2
Behold, all his companions will be put to shame, for the craftsmen themselves are only human. Let them all assemble and take their stand; they will all be brought to terror and shame.
— Isaiah 44:11
Woe to him who quarrels with his Maker—one clay pot among many. Does the clay ask the potter, ‘What are you making?’ Does your work say, ‘He has no hands’?
— Isaiah 45:9