What does "Humility" mean in the Bible?
Humility is the opposite of pride, and one of the cardinal graces of the renewed heart. Humility appears in 7 verses across 5 books of the Bible.
What does the Bible say about Humility?
HUMIL'ITY is the opposite of pride, and one of the cardinal graces of the renewed heart. It consists in a man's not thinking of himself more highly than he ought to think, and in giving all glory to God alone. It is urged with great force upon all who profess to be Christ's disciples, 1 Pet 5:5. In this as in all other respects our divine Saviour's life furnishes us with a perfect example, Phil 2:5-8. The sacred Scriptures abound with promises of grace and favor to the humble and threatenings of sorrow and punishment to the proud.
Definition text: Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible · 1898. Public domain.
Compiled by Protos: the verse list on this page. Where one name belongs to more than one person or place, each of them gets a separate entry.
What is the Greek word for Humility?
Greek · G5012
ταπεινοφροσύνη
tapeinophrosunē
humility
TBESG, from Abbott-Smith (1922). Public domain.
Where does Humility appear in the Bible?
Humility is referenced in 7 verses across 5 books. Every passage below is about this one, not just every verse the word turns up in.
- 1 Peter 5:5
- Acts 20:19
- Colossians 2:18
- Colossians 2:23
- Colossians 3:12
- Ephesians 4:2
- Philippians 2:3
What else appears in these passages?
These turn up in the same passages as Humility.
Common questions
How many times does the Bible mention Humility?
Humility appears in 7 verses across 5 books, most often in Colossians, which accounts for 3 of them.
Which books of the Bible mention Humility?
Colossians, 1 Peter, Acts, Ephesians, Philippians.
Where can I read every verse about Humility?
This page lists 7 of them. Protos carries all 7, and opens this entry on the verse you are reading rather than in a separate tab.
