HUMILITY, HUMBLE ｜ 谦卑

ENHUMILITY, HUMBLE; Lowliness, Lowly; Meekness, Meek. (Mainly the same word in Heb. and Gr.) Its significance fully and finely expressed: Ps. 131. (Lord, my heart is not haughty, nor mine eyes lofty. . . . Surely I have stilled and quieted my soul; like a weaned child with his mother.) Advantages and returns: Prov. 16:19. Better it is to be of a lowly spirit. Prov. 15:33; 18:12. Before honor goeth humility. Prov. 29:23. Prov. 22:4. The reward of humility and the fear of the Lord is riches, and honor, and life. Matt. 18:4. Luke 14:11. He that humbleth himself shall be exalted. Ps. 22:26. The meek shall eat and be satisfied. Ps. 37:11. The meek shall inherit the earth. [The way of life is entered by the gateway of humility. Stevens.]

BSBProverbs 22:4 The rewards of humility and the fear of the LORD are wealth and honor and life.

中谦卑，谦卑的；低微，低微的；温柔，温柔的。（希伯来文与希腊文里大体同一个词。）其意蕴的完满而精妙的表达：诗篇 131 篇（耶和华啊，我的心不狂傲，我的眼不高大……我的心平稳安静，好像断过奶的孩子在他母亲的怀中。）益处与回报：箴言 16:19 —— 心里谦卑……强如……。15:33；18:12 —— 尊荣以前，必有谦卑。29:23。22:4 —— 敬畏耶和华心存谦卑，就得富有、尊荣、生命为赏赐。马太福音 18:4。路加福音 14:11 —— 自卑的，必升为高。诗篇 22:26 —— 谦卑的人必吃得饱足。37:11 —— 谦卑人必承受地土。〔生命之路，是从谦卑这道门进去的。史蒂文斯（Stevens）〕

ENSpecial Divine promises: Ps. 138:6. Though the Lord be high, yet hath He respect unto the lowly. Prov. 3:34. He giveth grace unto the lowly. Prov. 11:2. With the lowly is wisdom. James 4:6. 1 Pet. 5:5. Isa. 57:15. I dwell . . . with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble. Ps. 25:9. The meek will He guide in judgment: and the meek will He teach His way. Ps. 147:6. The Lord upholdeth the meek. Ps. 149:4. He will beautify the meek with salvation. Matt. 5:5. Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.

BSBIsaiah 57:15 For thus says the One who is high and lifted up, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: “I dwell in a high and holy place, and with the oppressed and humble in spirit, to restore the spirit of the lowly and revive the heart of the contrite.

中神特别的应许：诗篇 138:6 —— 耶和华虽高，仍看顾低微的人。箴言 3:34 —— 赐恩给谦卑的人。11:2 —— 谦逊人却有智慧。雅各书 4:6。彼得前书 5:5。以赛亚书 57:15 —— 我……也与心灵痛悔谦卑的人同居，要使谦卑人的灵苏醒。诗篇 25:9 —— 他必按公平引领谦卑人，将他的道教训他们。147:6 —— 耶和华扶持谦卑人。149:4 —— 他要用救恩当作谦卑人的妆饰。马太福音 5:5 —— 温柔的人有福了，因为他们必承受地土。

ENUrgent counsels: Micah 6:8. Walk humbly with thy God. Zeph. 2:3. Seek ye the Lord, all ye meek of the earth; . . . seek righteousness, seek meekness. Col. 3:12. Put on . . . humbleness of mind, meekness. 1 Pet. 5:5, 6. 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. Eph. 4:2. With all lowliness and meekness. 1 Tim. 6:11. Follow after . . . meekness. Titus 3:2. Showing all meekness toward all men. Phil. 2:3. In lowliness of mind, let each esteem other better than themselves. Rom. 12:10. In honor preferring one another. James 4:10. Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and He shall lift you up. Illustrations: Ahab, 1 Kings 21:29. Rehoboam, 2 Chron. 12:12. Josiah, 2 Chron. 34:27. The Publican, Luke 18:13, 14. Paul, Acts 20:19. Serving the Lord with all humility of mind. See Pride.

BSB1 Peter 5:5, 6 5 Young men, in the same way, submit yourselves to your elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.” 6 Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, so that in due time He may exalt you.

中恳切的劝勉：弥迦书 6:8 —— 存谦卑的心，与你的神同行。西番雅书 2:3 —— 世上遵守耶和华典章的谦卑人哪，你们都当寻求耶和华；当寻求公义谦卑。歌罗西书 3:12 —— 就要存……谦虚、温柔……的心。彼得前书 5:5-6 —— 就是你们众人也都要以谦卑束腰，彼此顺服，因为神阻挡骄傲的人，赐恩给谦卑的人。所以你们要自卑，服在神大能的手下，到了时候，他必叫你们升高。以弗所书 4:2 —— 凡事谦虚、温柔。提摩太前书 6:11 —— 追求……温柔。提多书 3:2 —— 向众人大显温柔。腓立比书 2:3 —— 只要存心谦卑，各人看别人比自己强。罗马书 12:10 —— 恭敬人，要彼此推让。雅各书 4:10 —— 务要在主面前自卑，主就必叫你们升高。例证：亚哈——列王纪上 21:29；罗波安——历代志下 12:12；约西亚——34:27；税吏——路加福音 18:13-14；保罗——使徒行传 20:19 —— 凡事谦卑……服事主。参主题词条：骄傲。

EN[The first test of a truly great man is his humility. I do not mean, by humility, doubt of his own power or hesitation in speaking his opinions; but a right understanding of the relation between what he can do and say, and the rest of the world's sayings and doings. All great men not only know their business, but usually know that they know it; and are not only right in their main opinions, but they usually know that they are right in them; only they do not think much of themselves on that account. They have a curious under-sense of powerlessness, feeling that the greatness is not in them, but through them—that they could not do or be anything else than God made them; and they see something divine and God-made in every man they meet, and are endlessly, foolishly, incredibly merciful. Ruskin.]

中〔真正伟大之人的第一块试金石是他的谦卑。我所说的谦卑，不是怀疑自己的能力，也不是发表见解时的迟疑，而是对一层关系的正确认识——他所能做、所能说的，与世上其余一切言行之间的关系。一切伟大的人不但精通自己的本行，通常还知道自己精通；不但主要见解正确，通常还知道自己正确；只是他们并不因此自视甚高。他们心底有一种奇特的『无力感』作底色：觉得那伟大不在他们里面，只是借他们通过——他们不能做成、也不能成为神所造以外的任何样子；于是他们在所遇的每一个人身上都看见某种神圣的、神手所造的东西，并且怀着无尽的、近乎痴愚的、难以置信的仁慈。拉斯金（Ruskin）〕