11 translations · Greek
Luke 14:11
For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.”
Luke 14:11 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.”
- KJV King James Version
- For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”
- ASV American Standard Version
- For every one that exalteth himself shall be humbled; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- because everyone who is exalting himself will be humbled, and he who is humbling himself will be exalted.”
- FBV Free Bible Version
- For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.”
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- because every one who is exalting himself shall be humbled, and he who is humbling himself shall be exalted.'
- DBY Darby Translation
- for every one that exalts himself shall be abased, and he that abases himself shall be exalted.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- For whoever exalteth himself shall be abased, and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.”
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- Because every one that exalteth himself, shall be humbled; and he that humbleth himself, shall be exalted.
The Greek words
Each word of the Greek text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| ὅτι | hoti | For | G3754 ὅτι that/since: that |
| πᾶς | pas | everyone | G3956 πᾶς all |
| ὁ | ho | who | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| ὑψῶν | hypsōn | exalts | G5312 ὑψόω to lift up |
| ἑαυτὸν | heauton | himself | G1438 ἑαυτοῦ themself |
| ταπεινωθήσεται | tapeinōthēsetai | will be humbled | G5013 ταπεινόω to humble |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 καί and |
| ὁ | ho | the [one who] | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| ταπεινῶν | tapeinōn | humbles | G5013 ταπεινόω to humble |
| ἑαυτὸν | heauton | himself | G1438 ἑαυτοῦ themself |
| ὑψωθήσεται | hypsōthēsetai | will be exalted | G5312 ὑψόω to lift up |
Related verses
- Matthew 23:12
Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.
- Luke 18:14
I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but he who humbles himself will be exalted.”
- Proverbs 29:23
A man’s pride brings him low, but one of lowly spirit gains honor.
- James 4:6
But he gives more grace. Therefore it says, “God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”
- Psalm 138:6
For though Yahweh is high, yet he looks after the lowly; but the proud, he knows from afar.
- 1 Peter 5:5
Likewise, you younger ones, be subject to the elder. Yes, all of you clothe yourselves with humility, to subject yourselves to one another; for “God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”
- Proverbs 18:12
Before destruction the heart of man is proud, but before honor is humility.
- James 4:10
Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he will exalt you.
- Isaiah 2:17
The loftiness of man shall be bowed down, and the haughtiness of men shall be brought low; and Yahweh alone shall be exalted in that day.
- Psalm 18:27
For you will save the afflicted people, but the haughty eyes you will bring down.
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
9 and he who invited both of you would come and tell you, ‘Make room for this person.’ Then you would begin, with shame, to take the lowest place.
10 But when you are invited, go and sit in the lowest place, so that when he who invited you comes, he may tell you, ‘Friend, move up higher.’ Then you will be honored in the presence of all who sit at the table with you.
11 For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.”
12 He also said to the one who had invited him, “When you make a dinner or a supper, don’t call your friends, nor your brothers, nor your kinsmen, nor rich neighbors, or perhaps they might also return the favor, and pay you back.
13 But when you make a feast, ask the poor, the maimed, the lame, or the blind;
Read all of Luke 14 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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