Source identified
Read & copy the quotation
“Whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted.”
- Date
- 1611
- Local voice
- Reported speaker · Jesus
- English wording
- King James Version translation committees · from Biblical Hebrew / Aramaic / Koine Greek
Meaning of “Whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and…”
Self-promotion and genuine worth are distinguished: the saying reverses ordinary status-seeking by making humility a condition of lasting honour.
Where does it come from?
Matthew 23:12 in the King James Version.
Why the local voice matters
Matthew 23:12 in the King James Version preserves this wording as reported speech. The biblical passage remains the textual source while Jesus is stored as the local reported speaker.
