Luke 18:14

I say to you, This man went back to his house with God's approval, and not the other: for everyone who makes himself high will be made low and whoever makes himself low will be made high.

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

13The tax-farmer, on the other hand, keeping far away, and not lifting up even his eyes to heaven, made signs of grief and said, God, have mercy on me, a sinner.

15And they took their children to him, so that he might put his hands on them: but when the disciples saw it, they said sharp words to them

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Cross References

Exodus 18:11Now I am certain that the Lord is greater than all gods, for he has overcome them in their pride.

Job 9:20Though I was in the right, he would say that I was in the wrong; I have done no evil; but he says that I am a sinner.

Job 25:4How then is it possible for man to be upright before God? or how may he be clean who is a son of woman?

Psalms 138:6Though the Lord is high, he sees those who are low; and he has knowledge from far off of those who are lifted up.

Proverbs 3:34He makes sport of the men of pride, but he gives grace to the gentle-hearted.

Proverbs 16:18Pride goes before destruction, and a stiff spirit before a fall.

Matthew Henry on Luke 18:10-15

The Pharisee and the Publican. 9 And he spake this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others: 10 Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican. 11 The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican. 12 I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all that I possess. 13 And the publican, standing afar off, would not… Read the whole commentary →

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