Pro 15:33, 18:12, 29:23, Isa 2:11, 17, 57:15, Mat 23:12, Jam 4:6 | ESV | STEP | The fear of the Lord is instruction in wisdom , and humility comes before honor .

p 1 Pet. 5:5; Cited from Prov. 3:34 (Gk.)

q Isa. 54:7, 8; See Matt. 13:12

Proverbs 15:33

33 ^aThe fear of the Lord is instruction in wisdom,
and ^bhumility comes before honor.

Proverbs 18:12

12 ^cBefore destruction a man’s heart is haughty,
but ^dhumility comes before honor.

Proverbs 29:23

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

Isaiah 2:11

11 ^gThe haughty looks of man shall be brought low,
and the lofty pride of men shall be humbled,
and the Lord alone will be exalted in that day.

Isaiah 2:17

17 ^hAnd the haughtiness of man shall be humbled,
and the lofty pride of men shall be brought low,
and the Lord alone will be exalted in that day.

Isaiah 57:15

15 For thus says ⁱthe One who is high and lifted up,
who inhabits eternity, whose name is ^jHoly:
^k“I dwell in the high and holy place,
and also ^lwith him who is of a contrite and lowly spirit,
^mto revive the spirit of the lowly,
and to revive the heart of the contrite.

Matthew 23:12

12 ⁿWhoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.

James 4:6

6 But ^ohe gives more grace. Therefore it says, ^p“God opposes the proud but ^qgives grace to the humble.”