1 Peter 5:6 KJV
Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time:
Matthew Henry
- Younger Christians are to submit to their elders, and to yield with humility and patience to God, and to be sober, watchful, and stedfast in faithHumility preserves peace and order in all Christian churches and societies; pride disturbs them. Where God gives grace to be humble, he will give wisdom,...
Thompson Chains
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Cross References
- James 4:10 Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.
- Matthew 23:12 And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted.
- Proverbs 29:23 A man's pride shall bring him low: but honour shall uphold the humble in spirit.
- Luke 1:52 He hath put down the mighty from their seats, and exalted them of low degree.
- Luke 14:11 For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.
- Luke 18:14 I 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.
- 2 Kings 22:19 Because thine heart was tender, and thou hast humbled thyself before the LORD, when thou heardest what I spake against this place, and against the inhabitants thereof, that they should become a desolation and a curse, and hast rent thy clothes, and wept before me; I also have heard thee, saith the LORD.
- 2 Chronicles 12:6–7 Whereupon the princes of Israel and the king humbled themselves; and they said, The LORD is righteous. …
- 2 Chronicles 12:12 And 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.
- 2 Chronicles 30:11 Nevertheless divers of Asher and Manasseh and of Zebulun humbled themselves, and came to Jerusalem.
- 2 Chronicles 32:26 Notwithstanding 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.
- 2 Chronicles 33:12 And when he was in affliction, he besought the LORD his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers,
- 2 Chronicles 33:23 And humbled not himself before the LORD, as Manasseh his father had humbled himself; but Amon trespassed more and more.
- Exodus 10:3 And Moses and Aaron came in unto Pharaoh, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD God of the Hebrews, How long wilt thou refuse to humble thyself before me? let my people go, that they may serve me.
- 1 Kings 21:29 Seest thou how Ahab humbleth himself before me? because he humbleth himself before me, I will not bring the evil in his days: but in his son's days will I bring the evil upon his house.
- 2 Chronicles 36:12 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD his God, and humbled not himself before Jeremiah the prophet speaking from the mouth of the LORD.
- Psalms 75:10 All the horns of the wicked also will I cut off; but the horns of the righteous shall be exalted.
- Psalms 89:13 Thou hast a mighty arm: strong is thy hand, and high is thy right hand.
- Psalms 89:16–17 In thy name shall they rejoice all the day: and in thy righteousness shall they be exalted. …
- Isaiah 2:11 The lofty looks of man shall be humbled, and the haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, and the LORD alone shall be exalted in that day.
- Isaiah 40:4 Every 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:
- Isaiah 57:15 For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.
- Jeremiah 13:18 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 44:10 They are not humbled even unto this day, neither have they feared, nor walked in my law, nor in my statutes, that I set before you and before your fathers.
- Romans 5:6 For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly.
- James 1:9–10 Let the brother of low degree rejoice in that he is exalted: …
- James 5:10 Take, my brethren, the prophets, who have spoken in the name of the Lord, for an example of suffering affliction, and of patience.
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Topics
- Afflictions and adversities Resignation in
- Care Remedy for
- Commandments Precepts of, explicitly stated or implied in didactic epistles
- Humility General scriptures concerning
- Righteous Promises to, expressed or implied
- Temptation General scriptures concerning
Bible Dictionary
- God(A.S. and Dutch God; Dan. Gud; Ger. Gott), the name of the Divine Being. It is the rendering (1) of the Hebrew ’El, from a word meaning...
Strong’s Numbers
- Humble yourselves ταπεινόω tapeinóō
- therefore οὖν oûn
- under ὑπό hypó
- the mighty κραταιός krataiós
- hand χείρ cheír
- of God θεός theós
- that ἵνα hína
- he may exalt ὑψόω hypsóō
- you ὑμᾶς hymâs
- in ἐν en
- due time καιρός kairós
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