Bible Verses About Humility for Becoming a Foster Parent

"Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves. Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others."

"Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up."

"By humility and the fear of the Lord are riches, and honour, and life."

"Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble. Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time:"

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

"He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?"

"Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;"

"When pride cometh, then cometh shame: but with the lowly is wisdom."

"Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven."

"For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones."

"Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction."

"A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, is God in his holy habitation. God setteth the solitary in families."

"Learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow."

"And whoso shall receive one such little child in my name receiveth me."

"Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction. Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy."