1 Samuel 2:7
New Living Translation
7 The Lord makes some poor and others rich;
he brings some down and lifts others up.
Psalm 75:7
New Living Translation
7 It is God alone who judges;
he decides who will rise and who will fall.
Job 5:11
New Living Translation
11 He gives prosperity to the poor
and protects those who suffer.
James 4:10
New Living Translation
10 Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up in honor.
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Job 1:21
New Living Translation
21 He said,
“I came naked from my mother’s womb,
and I will be naked when I leave.
The Lord gave me what I had,
and the Lord has taken it away.
Praise the name of the Lord!”
Deuteronomy 8:17-18
New Living Translation
17 He did all this so you would never say to yourself, ‘I have achieved this wealth with my own strength and energy.’ 18 Remember the Lord your God. He is the one who gives you power to be successful, in order to fulfill the covenant he confirmed to your ancestors with an oath.
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James 1:9-10
New Living Translation
9 Believers who are[a] poor have something to boast about, for God has honored them. 10 And those who are rich should boast that God has humbled them. They will fade away like a little flower in the field.
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- 1:9 Greek The brother who is.
Isaiah 2:12
New Living Translation
12 For the Lord of Heaven’s Armies
has a day of reckoning.
He will punish the proud and mighty
and bring down everything that is exalted.
Psalm 102:10
New Living Translation
10 because of your anger and wrath.
For you have picked me up and thrown me out.
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