Psalm 138:6 (NRSV) For though the LORD is high, he regards the lowly; but the haughty he perceives from far away.
Proverbs 11:2 (NRSV) When pride comes, then comes disgrace; but wisdom is with the humble.
Proverbs 16:18-19 (NKJV) 18 Pride goes before destruction, And a haughty spirit before a fall. 19 Better to be of a humble spirit with the lowly, Than to divide the spoil with the proud.
Isaiah 57:15 (TLB) "The high and lofty One who inhabits eternity, the Holy One, says this: I live in that high and holy place where those with contrite, humble spirits dwell; and I refresh the humble and give new courage to those with repentant hearts.
Matthew 23:12 (NIV) For whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: A man can counterfeit love, he can counterfeit faith, he can counterfeit hope and all the other graces, but it is very difficult to counterfeit humility. Dwight Lyman Moody (1837-1899) (Draper's Book of Quotations for the Christian World.)
