Matthew 23:12
And whoever shall exalt himself shall be humbled, and whoever shall humble himself shall be exalted.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
11But the greatest of you shall be your servant.
Cross References
Psalms 138:6For Jehovah is high; but he looketh upon the lowly, and the proud he knoweth afar off.
Proverbs 16:18Pride [goeth] before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.
Isaiah 57:15For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, and whose name is Holy: I dwell in the high and holy [place], and with him that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.
Matthew 5:3Blessed [are] the poor in spirit, for *theirs* is the kingdom of the heavens.
Luke 1:51He has wrought strength with his arm; he has scattered haughty [ones] in the thought of their heart.
Luke 18:14I say unto you, This [man] went down to his house justified rather than that [other]. For every one who exalts himself shall be humbled, and he that humbles himself shall be exalted.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 23:2-13
The Scribes and Pharisees Condemned; Cautions against Pride. 1 Then spake Jesus to the multitude, and to his disciples, 2 Saying, The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat: 3 All therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, that observe and do; but do not ye after their works: for they say, and do not. 4 For they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers. 5 But all their works they do for to be seen of men:… Read the whole commentary →