Abase

I know both how to be abased, and I know how to abound: every where and in all things I am instructed both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need.

• Truth

Now I Nebuchadnezzar praise and extol and honour the King of heaven, all whose works are truth, and his ways judgment: and those that walk in pride he is able to abase.

For thou wilt save the afflicted people; but wilt bring down high looks.

And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted.

Cast abroad the rage of thy wrath: and behold every one that is proud, and abase him.

Thus saith the Lord GOD; Remove the diadem, and take off the crown: this shall not be the same: exalt him that is low, and abase him that is high.

And I will punish the world for their evil, and the wicked for their iniquity; and I will cause the arrogancy of the proud to cease, and will lay low the haughtiness of the terrible.

And the afflicted people thou wilt save: but thine eyes are upon the haughty, that thou mayest bring them down.

For thus hath the LORD spoken unto me, Like as the lion and the young lion roaring on his prey, when a multitude of shepherds is called forth against him, he will not be afraid of their voice, nor abase himself for the noise of them: so shall the LORD of hosts come down to fight for mount Zion, and for the hill thereof.

• Christians
• Liberality
• Power

I know both how to be abased, and I know how to abound: every where and in all things I am instructed both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need. I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

Have I committed an offence in abasing myself that ye might be exalted, because I have preached to you the gospel of God freely?

For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.