好叫人不从自己的谋算，不行骄傲的事，

好叫人转离自己的行为，叫壮士远离骄傲，

好叫人转离自己的行为，叫壮士远离骄傲，

使他们离开罪恶，不再骄傲，

好叫人离开自己的恶行，又叫人与骄傲隔绝，

好叫人不從自己的謀算，不行驕傲的事，

好叫人轉離自己的行為，叫壯士遠離驕傲，

好叫人轉離自己的行為，叫壯士遠離驕傲，

使他們離開罪惡，不再驕傲，

好叫人離開自己的惡行，又叫人與驕傲隔絕，

好叫人轉離惡行，又好割掉人的驕傲；

使人改其意志、遏其驕矜、

使人改過、去其驕心、

使人改其惡行、去其驕心、

to turn them from wrongdoing and keep them from pride,

He warns them in order to turn them away from sinning. He wants to keep them from being proud.

that he may turn man aside from his deed and conceal pride from a man;

He makes them turn from doing wrong; he keeps them from pride.

in order to turn a person from his actions and suppress the pride of a person.

So that He may turn a person away from bad conduct, And keep a man from pride;

In order to turn man from his deed, And conceal pride from man,

That he may withdraw man from his purpose, And hide pride from man;

in order to turn a person from his actions and suppress his pride.

That he may withdraw man[ from his] purpose, and hide pride from man.

to turn a person from his sin, and to cover a person’s pride.

that he may withdraw man from his purpose, and hide pride from man.

Therefore I will block her path with thornbushes; I will wall her in so that she cannot find her way. (niv)

or because of these surpassingly great revelations. Therefore, in order to keep me from becoming conceited, I was given a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me. (niv)

He gave you manna to eat in the wilderness, something your ancestors had never known, to humble and test you so that in the end it might go well with you. (niv)

My days have passed, my plans are shattered. Yet the desires of my heart (niv)

The eyes of the arrogant will be humbled and human pride brought low; the Lord alone will be exalted in that day. (niv)

and asked him for letters to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any there who belonged to the Way, whether men or women, he might take them as prisoners to Jerusalem.As he neared Damascus on his journey, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him.He fell to the ground and heard a voice say to him,“ Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?”“ Who are you, Lord?” Saul asked.“ I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,” he replied.“ Now get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.” (niv)

he said,“ Is not this the great Babylon I have built as the royal residence, by my mighty power and for the glory of my majesty?”Even as the words were on his lips, a voice came from heaven,“ This is what is decreed for you, King Nebuchadnezzar: Your royal authority has been taken from you.You will be driven away from people and will live with the wild animals; you will eat grass like the ox. Seven times will pass by for you until you acknowledge that the Most High is sovereign over all kingdoms on earth and gives them to anyone he wishes.”Immediately what had been said about Nebuchadnezzar was fulfilled. He was driven away from people and ate grass like the ox. His body was drenched with the dew of heaven until his hair grew like the feathers of an eagle and his nails like the claws of a bird.At the end of that time, I, Nebuchadnezzar, raised my eyes toward heaven, and my sanity was restored. Then I praised the Most High; I honored and glorified him who lives forever. His dominion is an eternal dominion; his kingdom endures from generation to generation.All the peoples of the earth are regarded as nothing. He does as he pleases with the powers of heaven and the peoples of the earth. No one can hold back his hand or say to him:“ What have you done?”At the same time that my sanity was restored, my honor and splendor were returned to me for the glory of my kingdom. My advisers and nobles sought me out, and I was restored to my throne and became even greater than before.Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and exalt and glorify the King of heaven, because everything he does is right and all his ways are just. And those who walk in pride he is able to humble. (niv)

While Pilate was sitting on the judge’s seat, his wife sent him this message:“ Don’t have anything to do with that innocent man, for I have suffered a great deal today in a dream because of him.” (niv)

Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up. (niv)

Then God said to him in the dream,“ Yes, I know you did this with a clear conscience, and so I have kept you from sinning against me. That is why I did not let you touch her. (niv)

The Lord Almighty planned it, to bring down her pride in all her splendor and to humble all who are renowned on the earth. (niv)

But Hezekiah’s heart was proud and he did not respond to the kindness shown him; therefore the Lord’s wrath was on him and on Judah and Jerusalem. (niv)