Matthew 23:12
and whoever shall exalt himself shall be humbled, and whoever shall humble himself shall be exalted.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
11And the greater of you shall be your ministrant,
Cross References
Psalms 138:6For high [is] Jehovah, and the lowly He seeth, And the haughty from afar He knoweth.
Proverbs 16:18Before destruction [is] pride, And before stumbling — a haughty spirit.'
Isaiah 57:15For thus said the high and exalted One, Inhabiting eternity, and holy [is] His name: 'In the high and holy place I dwell, And with the bruised and humble of spirit, To revive the spirit of the humble, And to revive the heart of bruised ones,'
Matthew 5:3'Happy the poor in spirit — because theirs is the reign of the heavens.
Luke 1:51He did powerfully with His arm, He scattered abroad the proud in the thought of their heart,
Luke 18:14I say to you, this one went down declared righteous, to his house, rather than that one: for every one who is exalting himself shall be humbled, and he who is humbling 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 →