What does the Bible say about humility?
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Humility is right-sized thinking about ourselves before God and others — not self-loathing but a freedom from self-importance, modeled supremely by Jesus.
Philippians 2 calls believers to the mind of Christ — who, being God, emptied himself, taking the form of a servant.
Humility is not pretending to be less than we are; it is forgetting ourselves enough to serve. C. S. Lewis put it: not thinking less of yourself, but thinking of yourself less.
God resists the proud and gives grace to the humble — humility is the doorway to every other Christian virtue.
Original BibleDawn answer · reviewed 2026-06-07. Drafted with AI assistance and reviewed for accuracy.