The best Bible verses for humility (NLT) include passages about God's love, strength, and guidance. This page features 15+ carefully curated Scripture passages for humility (NLT), each selected for its relevance and depth. Read, save, and share the perfect verse for your situation.
"I turned away from God, but then I was sorry. I kicked myself for my stupidity! I was thoroughly ashamed of all I did in my younger days.’"Jeremiah 31:19
"I turned away from God, but then I was sorry. I kicked myself for my stupidity! I was thoroughly ashamed of all I did in my younger days.’"Jeremiah 31:19
"The host will come and say, ‘Give this person your seat.’ Then you will be embarrassed, and you will have to take whatever seat is left at the foot of the table!"Luke 14:9
"It’s better to wait for an invitation to the head table than to be sent away in public disgrace. Just because you’ve seen something,"Proverbs 25:7
"The mother of seven grows faint and gasps for breath; her sun has gone down while it is still day. She sits childless now, disgraced and humiliated. And I will hand over those who are left to be killed by the enemy. I, the LORD, have spoken!”"Jeremiah 15:9
"He was humiliated and received no justice. Who can speak of his descendants? For his life was taken from the earth.”"Acts 8:33
"“So I have made you despised and humiliated in the eyes of all the people. For you have not obeyed me but have shown favoritism in the way you carry out my instructions.”"Malachi 2:9
"When David heard what had happened to the men, he sent messengers to tell them, “Stay at Jericho until your beards grow out, and then come back.” For they felt deep shame because of their appearance."1 Chronicles 19:5
"Yes, and I am willing to look even more foolish than this, even to be humiliated in my own eyes! But those servant girls you mentioned will indeed think I am distinguished!”"2 Samuel 6:22
"When David heard what had happened, he sent messengers to tell the men, “Stay at Jericho until your beards grow out, and then come back.” For they felt deep shame because of their appearance."2 Samuel 10:5
"You will remember your sins and cover your mouth in silent shame when I forgive you of all that you have done. I, the Sovereign LORD, have spoken!”"Ezekiel 16:63
"From the days of our ancestors until now, we have been steeped in sin. That is why we and our kings and our priests have been at the mercy of the pagan kings of the land. We have been killed, captured, robbed, and disgraced, just as we are today."Ezra 9:7
"“For this is how God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life."John 3:16
"For I know the plans I have for you,” says the LORD. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope."Jeremiah 29:11
Translations differ in what they optimise for. Some follow the original wording closely at the cost of a natural English sentence; others read smoothly and make interpretive choices to get there. Neither is wrong, but they produce noticeably different verses.
Each of the 15 verses below is shown in the translation you asked for, and every verse links to a page comparing all six side by side — which is usually the fastest way to see where the translators disagreed.
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The most-cited Bible verses for humility (NLT) are Jeremiah 31:19, Luke 13:17, Luke 14:9. This page collects 15 of them, each with its full passage, context and the text in six translations.
Read the verse in its surrounding passage before you use it — a verse that fits in isolation sometimes says something different in context. Compare two translations where the wording is unclear, and pick for the person who will read it rather than for the theme.
Scripture returns to humility (NLT) across both testaments rather than settling it in one passage, which is why the verses on this page do not all say the same thing. Read together they give a fuller answer than any single verse does.
There is no single best translation. The NIV and NLT read most naturally and communicate well to someone outside the church; the ESV and NASB stay closer to the original wording; the KJV carries the phrasing most people recognise. Every verse here links to a page showing all six side by side.
More than any page can list. This one carries the 15 that are most often turned to for humility (NLT), chosen so each stands on its own and links through to the full chapter it belongs to.