Job 42:6, Psa 34:18, 51:17, Pro 16:19, 29:23, Isa 57:15, 61:1, 66:2 | ESV | STEP | therefore I despise myself, and repent in dust and ashes .

Job 42:6

6 therefore I despise myself,
and repent ^{▼▼Or and am comforted} in ^bdust and ashes.”

Psalms 34:18

18 The Lord is near to ^cthe brokenhearted
and saves ^dthe crushed in spirit.

Psalms 51:17

17 The sacrifices of God are ^ea broken spirit;
a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.

Proverbs 16:19

19 ^fIt is better to be of a lowly spirit with the poor
than to ^gdivide the spoil with the proud.

Proverbs 29:23

23 ^hOne’s pride will bring him low,
ⁱbut he who is lowly in spirit will obtain honor.

Isaiah 57:15

15 For thus says ^jthe One who is high and lifted up,
who inhabits eternity, whose name is ^kHoly:
^l“I dwell in the high and holy place,
and also ^mwith him who is of a contrite and lowly spirit,
ⁿto revive the spirit of the lowly,
and to revive the heart of the contrite.

Isaiah 61:1

The Year of the Lord’s Favor

1 ^oThe Spirit of the Lord God is upon me,
because the Lord has ^panointed me
to bring good news to the poor; ^{▼▼Or afflicted}
he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted,
to proclaim liberty to the captives,
and ^rthe opening of the prison to those who are bound; ^{▼▼Or the opening [of the eyes] to those who are blind; Septuagint and recovery of sight to the blind}

Isaiah 66:2

2 ^tAll these things my hand has made,
and so all these things came to be,

declares the Lord.
^uBut this is the one to whom I will look:
he who is humble and contrite in spirit
and trembles at my word.