– Virtue pleasing to God:
Gen 18,27-32 : Abraham continued: “Do not take it the wrong way, if I still dare to speak to my Lord, although I am dust and ashes”.
Judges 6 : “O Lord,” replied Gideon, “with what shall I deliver Israel? My family is the last of Manasseh.”
2Ch 12,6ss : Then the Israelite leaders and the king humbled themselves […] In view of this act of humility.
2Chr 32:26 : Yet how he humbled himself with the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
2Chr 33:12 : In his distress he pleaded with the Lord his God, and he humbled himself deeply before the God of his fathers.
2Chr 34:27 : Because your heart was moved and you humbled yourself before God.
Jt 4,8ss : They humbled their souls with fasting and prayers, they and their wives.
Jt 9,16 : The proud were never pleasing to you, but the prayers of the meek and humble were always accepted.
Ps 33:19 : The Lord is close to the brokenhearted, and saves those whose spirit is crushed.
Pr 11 :2 : When pride comes, shame also comes, but wisdom dwells with the humble.
Pr 15:33 : The fear of the Lord is a school of wisdom. Humility precedes glory.
Pr 29:23 : A man’s pride brings him to humiliation, but the humble in spirit obtains glory.
Eclo 3,20-26 : The higher you are, the more you will humble yourself in everything, and before God you will find mercy.
Eclo 7,19 : Deeply humble your spirit, for fire and worm are the punishment of the flesh of the wicked.
Is 57,15 : Dwelling like a Holy abode, I help, however, the tormented and humiliated man.
Jr 1.6 : And I replied: “Ah! Lord Yahweh, I don’t even know how to speak, because I’m just a child”.
Mt 3:11 : I baptize you with water as a sign of penance, but he who comes after me is mightier than I.
Mt 5 :3: Blessed are the poor at heart, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven!
Mt 8,8 : Lord, I am not worthy that you should enter my house. Just say the word and my servant will be healed.
Mt 11,25.29 : I bless you, Father […] because you have hidden these things from the wise and prudent and revealed them to little ones.
Mt 18,4 : Whoever humbles himself like this child will be greater in the Kingdom of Heaven.
Mt 20,26 : Do not be like this among you. Whoever wants to become great among you must become your servant.
Mt 23,7 : They like to be greeted in public squares and to be called Rabbi by men.
Mk 9:34 : But they were silent, because along the way they had discussed which of them would be the greatest.
Mk 1:22 : They marveled at his doctrine, because he taught them as one having authority and not as the scribes.
Jo 13,4 : He got up from the table, laid off his clothes and, taking a towel, girded himself with it.
Acts 10:26 : Peter, however, lifted him up, saying: “Get up! I too am a man!”
Rom 11:20 : It is through unbelief that they were cut off, whereas you are standing firm through faith.
Rom 12:16 : Live in good harmony with one another. Do not let yourself be carried away by the taste for grandeur.
1Cor 4,6 : Through us, learn not to go beyond what is written and not to be puffed up.
1Cor 15,8 : And last of all, he appeared to me also, as to one having miscarried.
Phl 2,3 : Do nothing out of party spirit or vainglory.
Col 3:12 : As the elect of God, holy and beloved,[…] of goodness, humility, gentleness, patience.
Heb 11:24ff : It was by faith that Moses, once grown up, renounced being considered the son of Pharaoh’s daughter.
1Pt 5 :5 : All of you, in your dealings with one another, clothe yourselves with humility.
Jas 1,9 : But let the lowly brethren glory in their elevation.
Jas 4:10 : Humble yourselves in the presence of the Lord, and he will exalt you.
Rev 4:1: And the voice that spoke to me […] said: “Come up here and I will show you what is about to happen after this”.
Rev 19:10 : I fell at his feet to worship him, but he told me: “Don’t do that!”.
– Man’s attitude aware of his own limits; Jesus is her example:
Mt 11:29 : Take my yoke upon you and receive my doctrine, for I am meek and lowly in heart.
Mt 20,28 : Just as the Son of Man came, not to be served, but to serve and to give his life.
Mt 26:39 : He went a little farther and […] thus prayed: My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from me!
Jn 10:17 : The Father loves me, because I lay down my life to take it up again.
Jn 13,12-13 : After washing their feet and taking their clothes […] he asked them: “Do you know what I did to you?”.
2Cor 8,9 : Though he was rich, he became poor for your sake, that by his poverty he might make you rich.
Gal 4,4-5 : But when the fullness of time had come, God sent his Son.
Phil 2,5-6 : Being of divine status, he did not take advantage of his equality with God.
Heb 2:17 : And therefore it was fitting that he should become like his brethren in all things.
Heb 5,8 : Although he was the Son of God, he learned obedience through the sufferings he had.
Heb 12:2 : Instead of the joy offered to him, he endured the cross and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.
– Who invites to humility who wants to be his disciple:
Mt 11:29 : Take my yoke upon you and receive my doctrine, for I am meek and lowly in heart.
Jn 13:15 : I gave you an example so that, as I did to you, so should you.
Eph 4:1-2 : I exhort you therefore […] to lead a life worthy of the vocation to which you were called, with all humility.
Col 3:12 : As the elect of God, holy and dear, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility.
1Pt 2,21-22 : Christ suffered for you, leaving you an example so that you should follow in his steps.
– First of all, recognizing oneself as a sinner:
Is 6 :5: “Woe is me” – I cried – “I am lost because I am a man of unclean lips”.
Lk 5,8 : Seeing this, Simon Peter fell at Jesus’ feet and exclaimed: “Leave me, Lord, for I am a sinful man”.
– Useless servant:
Job 22 :3 : Of what use is it to the Almighty that you are just? Is he concerned that your course be upright?
Job 35 :7 : If you are righteous, what advantage do you give him? Or what does he receive from your hand?
Lc 17,10 : We are servants like any other; we did what we were supposed to do.
– Always carrying your burden:
Gal 6 :5: For each must carry his own burden.
– With no value:
Gal 6,3 : Whoever thinks he is something, being nothing, deceives himself.
– Inferior to others:
Mt 18,1-3 : The disciples approached Jesus and asked him: “Who is the greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven?”.
Mt 20,25-26 : Whoever wants to become great among you must become your servant.
Lc 14,7-10 : When you are invited to the wedding, do not take the first place […]
– Everything received from heaven:
Jn 3:27 : John replied: “No one can claim for himself anything other than what has been given him from heaven”.
1Cor 4,7 : What is superior in you? What do you have that you have not received?
– Can’t do anything without Jesus:
Jn 6:57 : Just as the Father who sent me lives, and I live because of the Father.
Jo 15,4-5.16 : Abide in me and I in you.
– Hence the need to resort to prayer:
Rom 12:12 : Be rejoicing in hope, patient in tribulation, persevering in prayer.
– Of not trusting yourself:
Ps 130,1 : Lord, my heart is not filled with pride […] I do not seek greatness, nor things superior to me.
Pr 3:7 : Do not be wise in your own eyes, fear the Lord and turn away from evil.
– Do not try to impose yourself:
Rom 12:16 : Live in good harmony with one another. Do not let yourself be carried away by the taste for grandeur.
1Cor 10,24 : No one should seek his own interest, but that of his neighbor.
Phil 3 :5: Circumcised on the eighth day, of the race of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew and son of Hebrews.
– One must, above all, consider others superior to oneself:
Phl 2,3 : Do nothing out of party spirit or vainglory, but let humility teach you to consider others.
– And not aspire to excessively high things:
Eclo 3,21 : The more you are elevated, the more you will humble yourself in everything, and before God you will find mercy.
Rm 12,3.16 : I recommend to each and every one: do not make of yourselves an opinion greater than what is convenient.
– The humble lives in the fear of God:
Pr 22:4 : The reward of humility is the fear of the Lord, riches, honor and life.
– And attracts to you the kindness of the Lord:
Ps 33,2-3 : I will bless the Lord continually, his praise will not leave my lips.
Ps 50:19 : My sacrifice, O Lord, is a contrite spirit, a repentant and humbled heart.
Ps 68,33-34 : You humble ones, look and rejoice; you who seek God, let your heart be revived.
Ps 112,5-6 : Who can compare to the Lord our God, whose throne is in the heights, and looks down on heaven and earth from on high?
Ps 137,6 : Yes, the Lord is exalted, but he looks at the little ones, while his eyes search the proud.
Is 57,15 : Dwelling like a Holy abode, I help, however, the tormented and humiliated man.
– Divine grace:
Pr 3:34 : If he mocks scoffers, he bestows grace on the humble.
Jas 4,6 : Hence he says: God resists the proud, but gives his grace to the humble.
1Pt 5 :5 : All of you, in your dealings with one another, clothe yourselves with humility.
– Forgiveness of sins:
Luke 18:14 : For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.
– God’s help:
1Cor 15,9-10 : But, by the grace of God, I am what I am, and the grace he has given me has not been in vain.
2Cor 4,7 : So that it becomes clear that this extraordinary power comes from God and not from us.
2Cor 12,9 : But he said to me: “My grace is sufficient for you, for my strength is fully revealed in weakness”.
– Participation in divine glory:
Pr 15:33 : The fear of the Lord is a school of wisdom. Humility precedes glory.
Pr 18:12 : Before ruin, the heart of man is lifted up, but humility precedes glory.
Mt 18,4 : Whoever humbles himself like this child will be greater in the Kingdom of Heaven.
Jas 4:10 : Humble yourselves in the presence of the Lord, and he will exalt you.
1Pet 5 :6 : Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time.
