1 quotation linked to King James Bible — 1 Peter 5:5 associated with 1 Peter, with source notes, explanations and related topics.
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“Be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble.”
Humility is described as something practiced visibly in community, not merely an inward opinion about oneself.
1 Peter 5:5 in the King James Version; this excerpt keeps the central humility clause.
