1 Samuel 2:8
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8 (A)He raises up the poor from the dust;
he lifts the needy from the ash heap
(B)to make them sit with princes
and inherit a seat of honor.
(C)For the pillars of the earth are the Lord's,
and on them he has set the world.
Psalm 113:7-8
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7 He (A)raises the poor from the dust
and lifts the needy from the ash heap,
8 to make them (B)sit with princes,
with the princes of his people.
Daniel 2:48
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48 Then the king gave Daniel high honors and many great (A)gifts, and made him ruler over the whole (B)province of Babylon and (C)chief prefect over all the wise men of Babylon.
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James 2:5
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5 Listen, my beloved brothers, (A)has not God chosen those who are poor in the world to be (B)rich in faith and heirs of (C)the kingdom, (D)which he has promised to those who love him?
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Luke 1:51-52
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51 (A)He has shown strength with his arm;
(B)he has scattered the proud in the thoughts of their hearts;
52 (C)he has brought down the mighty from their thrones
(D)and exalted those of humble estate;
Ecclesiastes 4:14
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14 For he went (A)from prison to the throne, though in his own kingdom he had been born poor.
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1 Samuel 15:17
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17 And Samuel said, (A)“Though you are little in your own eyes, are you not the head of the tribes of Israel? The Lord anointed you king over Israel.
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Revelation 22:5
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5 And (A)night will be no more. They will need no light of lamp (B)or sun, for (C)the Lord God will be their light, and (D)they will reign forever and ever.
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Revelation 5:10
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10 and you have made them (A)a kingdom and priests to our God,
and they shall reign on the earth.”
2 Samuel 7:8
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8 Now, therefore, thus you shall say to my servant David, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts, (A)I took you from the pasture, from following the sheep, that you should be prince[a] over my people Israel.
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- 2 Samuel 7:8 Or leader
Revelation 3:21
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21 (A)The one who conquers, (B)I will grant him to sit with me on my throne, as (C)I also conquered and sat down with my Father on his throne.
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Hebrews 1:3
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3 He is the radiance of the glory of God and (A)the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power. (B)After making purification for sins, (C)he sat down (D)at the right hand of the Majesty on high,
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Psalm 104:5
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5 He (A)set the earth on its foundations,
so that it should never be moved.
Psalm 102:25
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Psalm 24:2
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Job 42:10-12
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The Lord Restores Job's Fortunes
10 And the Lord (A)restored the fortunes of Job, when he had prayed for his friends. And the Lord gave Job (B)twice as much as he had before. 11 Then came to him all his (C)brothers and sisters and all who had (D)known him before, and ate bread with him in his house. And they (E)showed him sympathy and comforted him for all the evil[a] that the Lord had brought upon him. And each of them gave him (F)a piece of money[b] and (G)a ring of gold.
12 And the Lord blessed (H)the latter days of Job more than his beginning. And he had (I)14,000 sheep, 6,000 camels, 1,000 yoke of oxen, and 1,000 female donkeys.
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Job 38:4-6
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4 “Where were you when I (A)laid the foundation of the earth?
Tell me, if you have understanding.
5 Who determined its measurements—surely you know!
Or who stretched the line upon it?
6 On what were its bases sunk,
or who laid its cornerstone,
Job 36:6-7
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6 He does not keep the wicked alive,
but gives (A)the afflicted their right.
7 He does not withdraw his (B)eyes from the righteous,
but with (C)kings on the throne
he sets them forever, and they are (D)exalted.
Daniel 4:17
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Genesis 41:40
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40 (A)You shall be over my house, and all my people shall order themselves as you command.[a] Only as regards the throne will I be greater than you.”
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- Genesis 41:40 Hebrew and according to your command all my people shall kiss the ground
Genesis 41:14
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14 (A)Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they (B)quickly brought him (C)out of the pit. And when he had shaved himself and changed his clothes, he came in before Pharaoh.
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Job 2:8
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8 And he took (A)a piece of broken pottery with which to scrape himself while he sat in (B)the ashes.
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