HUMILITY
(See also Lowliness of Mind; Meekness; Mildness; Modesty)
(Note centered heading below: Bible Examples)
accepting counsel: w25.07 2-4; w22.02 12; w19.09 5; wt 138-140; w87 4/1 28
accepting decisions: w17.04 25-26
accepting guidance: w11 9/15 28-29; w08 4/15 10-11
acquiring: it-1 1157-1158; w02 9/1 30-31
admitting need for help: w04 5/1 20
aid in—
applying things learned: w18.09 3-7
attending meetings: w19.01 26-27
being trustworthy: w22.09 12
Bible understanding: w24.07 10; w23.02 5; wp17.1 14-15
controlling tongue: w96 5/15 21-23
helping young ones progress spiritually: w21.09 8-10
loyalty: w16.02 28-29
anointed Christians in heaven: it-2 72
anointed Christians on earth: w20.01 28; w16.01 23-24
not calling attention to being anointed: w20.01 28; w16.01 24; w91 3/15 22
apologizing: w96 9/15 23
‘before glory, humility’ (Pr 15:33; 18:12): w89 6/15 25-27
examples: w89 6/15 25-27
benefits: w20.08 12-13; w19.09 4-5; w12 1/1 10; w12 11/15 14; w07 11/1 6-7; w91 7/15 29; w87 5/15 30
coping with adversity: w18.09 6-7; it-1 1158-1159
coping with anxiety: ijwbv article 39; w94 11/15 23
coping with changes: w10 3/15 3-4
coping with envy: w20.02 15, 17-18
coping with seeming injustice: w19.09 5; w17.04 24-26
gains respect: g17.4 9
good relations with others: scl 58; g21.1 6-7; w19.09 4; w05 3/1 6-7; w05 10/15 30-31; w93 12/1 21-22
happiness: w93 12/1 19-24
in Bible study: w06 4/1 5-7; w01 10/15 20
peace: it-1 1160
pleases Jehovah: w19.09 4; it-1 1158
provides guidance: it-1 1158
softens heart: w00 3/1 30
unity: w18.01 14; it-1 1160; w15 9/15 6
Christian requirement: bt 159; it-1 1160; w17.08 25; w09 10/15 4-5; w05 1/1 7-9
‘clothing oneself with’ (1Pe 5:5): cf 33-34
‘conducting oneself as a lesser one’ (Lu 9:48): w12 11/15 15-19
conquering pride: w05 10/15 25; w03 3/15 4-5
‘considering others superior’ (Php 2:3): w21.06 21-22; g20.3 8; w19.05 24-25; w89 11/15 16-17; w88 5/15 18-20
contrast with pride: w20.08 12-13; w18.01 28-29; lvs 242; w08 2/15 9; g 3/07 20-21
contributing factors: scl 58
faith in Jehovah: w93 12/1 20
honesty: w93 12/1 20
Jehovah’s greatness: w12 11/15 16-17
love: w93 12/1 23-24
cultivating: w25.03 10-11; w25.07 23-24; w23.12 19; mwb20.07 8; w17.08 25; mwb17.08 2; w05 10/15 26-31; w04 8/1 11-13
discussion: scl 57-58; w19.09 2-7; it-1 1157-1161; w07 11/1 3-7; g 3/07 20-21; w04 8/1 8-13; km 9/03 1; w99 2/1 6-7; w93 12/1 14-24; w91 7/15 27-30
displaying: w99 2/1 6-7; w86 9/1 28-30; w86 12/1 14-15
elders: w23.06 3-4; scl 85; w20.02 17; w94 1/15 18; w90 9/1 19-20; w89 9/15 16-17; w86 12/1 20
employer-employee relationships: w86 11/15 18
encouragement to cultivate: w19.09 4-5; w18.01 28-29
examples:
astrophysicist turned lawyer: w12 11/15 16
elder and family: w10 7/15 16-17
Franz, F. W.: w93 12/1 19
Klein, K. F.: w19.09 3-4
Knorr, N. H.: w93 12/1 18-19
overseer of work in Austria during Nazi era: yb89 128-129
Russell, C. T.: w17.02 25; w93 12/1 17-18
Rutherford, J. F.: w04 8/1 12; w93 12/1 14, 18
Thorn, W. J.: w15 2/15 7; w90 9/1 19-20
false (mock) humility: scl 58; w19.09 2-3; it-1 1160-1161; w08 8/15 28; w05 10/15 29; w91 7/15 27
field ministry: lmd lesson 4; w10 7/15 16-17; w05 10/15 30; km 1/03 1; w02 8/15 19-20
first test of a truly great man is his humility (quote): g89 6/8 26
forgiving others: w17.11 15
honors Jehovah: w91 2/1 12-13
humiliation differs: w07 11/1 5-6
importance: g19.2 6; w08 6/15 21-22; w93 12/15 14
in marriage: w20.07 3-4; w13 5/15 17-18; w12 11/15 18; g 7/08 7
in the family:
family heads: w21.02 4-5
lack of:
Bible examples: si 68
James and John: jy 229; gt chapter 98
link with—
wisdom: cl 200; w93 12/1 20-23
loss of: w04 8/1 11
meaning of term: cl 200; w20.07 2; w19.02 8; w19.09 2; g19.2 6; it-1 1157; w15 2/15 6; w13 2/1 5; w12 1/1 9; w04 8/1 9-10; w91 7/15 27
modesty differs: cl 201; w10 3/15 4
‘not think more of yourself than necessary’ (Ro 12:3): cl 248-249; w20.07 2-7; w05 8/1 5; g02 12/22 26-27; g99 6/8 12; w94 4/15 12
postures indicating: it-1 216-217
prayer: scl 94; w09 11/15 3; w99 1/15 17; w86 5/15 21-22
illustration of Pharisee and tax collector (Lu 18): jy 220-221; lr 112-116; gt chapter 94; w89 7/1 8-9
‘riding in the cause of’ (Ps 45:4): w14 2/15 5; w12 11/15 14
serving in background: w17.10 9
serving Jehovah with humility: ijwbv article 39; w20.07 4-5
strength: w07 11/1 6; g 3/07 21
teaching humility:
to children: g19.2 6-7; g17.6 8-9; w15 11/15 5-6, 10-11; w96 5/15 13
traveling overseers: w96 11/15 18
when making peace: w09 2/15 11; w09 11/15 22-23; w96 7/15 18
when offspring leave Jehovah: w07 1/15 19
when one has been successful: mwb22.03 6
when others receive privileges: bt 88-89; w19.09 5-6; w92 9/1 11-12
when praised: mwb20.07 8
Bible Examples
“24 elders” (Re 4:10): re 81-82
Abraham: w12 1/1 9-10
angels: w25.05 3-4; w09 5/15 23-24; re 278
Apollos: bt 159-160; w96 10/1 21
Barnabas: bt 88-89, 103; w92 9/1 11-12
Baruch: w02 10/1 14-15
Daniel: w25.02 27; w04 8/1 12-13
David: mwb22.03 6; w18.01 28; w18.09 6-7; it-1 34, 1158-1159; w06 6/15 31; w04 4/1 15-16
Ethiopian eunuch: g 3/07 21
Ezra: it-1 1158
Gideon: w23.06 3-4; scl 58; mwb21.11 12
Hagar: w08 4/15 10
Hezekiah: scl 57
Jacob: scl 58
James (half brother of Jesus): w22.01 9-12
Jehovah: cl 199-208; w20.08 8-10; it-1 1159; w12 11/15 17; w10 9/15 14; w07 11/1 5; w07 12/15 30; w05 10/15 26-27; w04 8/1 8-10; w04 11/1 29-30; ip-2 374; w93 12/1 14-15; w91 7/15 28
‘condescends to look on heaven and earth’ (Ps 113:6): w06 6/15 31; w06 9/1 14; w05 10/15 27; w92 11/15 9
‘your soul will bow low’ (La 3:20): w12 6/1 14
Jesus Christ: w25.07 23; w23.04 4-5; cf 25-34; scl 58, 67; cl 217-218; w19.01 20-22; w19.09 21, 23; it-1 1159-1160; w15 2/15 6-7; jy 317; w12 11/15 10-14; w09 1/15 4-5; w08 2/15 15; w07 11/1 6; g 3/07 20-21; w05 1/1 7; w05 10/15 27-28; w00 9/1 6-7; w99 2/1 6; w93 12/1 15-16; w91 7/15 28; g89 6/8 26; w86 9/1 5-6; w86 12/1 14-15, 19-20
counsel on choosing the best place at a meal: jy 194; lr 107-109; gt chapter 83; w89 11/15 25; w88 12/15 8
use of children to illustrate: jy 149, 222; w12 11/15 15; w08 3/15 4; w07 2/1 8-10; w05 10/15 28; lr 12; gt chapters 62, 95; w89 7/15 9; w88 2/1 9
washes apostles’ feet: w25.03 10; w25.07 23; cf 32-34; it-2 1171; jy 268-269; w13 9/15 9-10; w12 11/15 10; w09 1/1 19; w09 11/15 24; w03 3/15 4-5; w02 2/1 15; w99 3/1 30-31; w92 3/1 17; gt chapter 113; w90 6/15 8-9
Jonathan (son of Saul): w10 3/15 4
Josiah (king): mwb23.01 2
Manasseh (king): it-1 1158; w09 8/15 31-32
Moses: w20.02 17; w19.09 6; it-2 438; w13 2/1 5; w11 9/15 27-28; g04 4/8 11; wt 138
appoints successor although still capable: w97 5/15 19
Naaman: w97 9/15 17
Paul: bt 103; w20.02 17-18; w19.09 3; w18.09 4-5; w08 5/15 24-25; w07 11/1 4; w93 12/1 16-17
Peter: w25.03 10-11
Rebekah: w23.12 19; wp16.3 15
Rehoboam and princes: scl 57
Ruth: ia 41; w12 7/1 27-28
Saul (king): mwb22.01 15; w20.11 20
Stephen: w04 8/1 8