Isaiah 5:15
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15 People are bowed down, everyone is brought low,
and the eyes of the haughty are humbled.(A)
Isaiah 2:11
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11 The haughty eyes of people shall be brought low,
and the pride of everyone shall be humbled,
and the Lord alone will be exalted on that day.(A)
Isaiah 2:9
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9 And so people are humbled,
and everyone is brought low—
[[do not forgive them!(A)
Jeremiah 5:4-5
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4 Then I said, “These are only the poor;
they have no sense,
for they do not know the way of the Lord,
the law of their God.(A)
5 Let me go to the rich[a]
and speak to them;
surely they know the way of the Lord,
the law of their God.”
But they all alike had broken the yoke;
they had burst the bonds.(B)
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- 5.5 Or the great
Revelation 6:15-16
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15 Then the kings of the earth and the magnates and the generals and the rich and the powerful and everyone, slave and free, hid in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains,(A) 16 calling to the mountains and rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of the one seated on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb,(B)
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1 Peter 5:5
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5 In the same way, you who are younger must be subject to the elders.[a] And all of you must clothe yourselves with humility in your dealings with one another, for
“God opposes the proud
but gives grace to the humble.”(A)
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- 5.5 Or of those who are older
James 1:9-11
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Poverty and Riches
9 Let the brother or sister of humble means boast in having a high position 10 and the rich in having been humbled, because the rich will disappear like a flower in the field.(A) 11 For the sun rises with its scorching heat and withers the field; its flower falls, and its beauty perishes. It is the same way with the rich; in the midst of a busy life, they will wither away.
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Daniel 4:37
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37 Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and extol and honor the King of heaven,
for all his works are truth,
and his ways are justice;
he is able to bring low
those who walk in pride.(A)
Jeremiah 5:9
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9 Shall I not punish them for these things?
says the Lord,
and shall I not bring retribution
on a nation such as this?(A)
Isaiah 37:29
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29 Because you have raged against me
and your arrogance has come to my ears,
I will put my hook in your nose
and my bit in your mouth;
I will turn you back on the way
by which you came.(A)
Isaiah 37:23
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23 “Whom have you mocked and reviled?
Against whom have you raised your voice
and haughtily lifted your eyes?
Against the Holy One of Israel!(A)
Isaiah 24:2-4
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2 And it shall be, as with the people, so with the priest;
as with the male slave, so with his master;
as with the female slave, so with her mistress;
as with the buyer, so with the seller;
as with the lender, so with the borrower;
as with the creditor, so with the debtor.(A)
3 The earth shall be utterly laid waste and utterly despoiled,
for the Lord has spoken this word.(B)
4 The earth dries up and withers;
the world languishes and withers;
the heavens languish together with the earth.
Isaiah 13:11
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11 I will punish the world for its evil
and the wicked for their iniquity;
I will put an end to the pride of the arrogant
and lay low the insolence of tyrants.(A)
Isaiah 10:33
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33 Look, the Sovereign, the Lord of hosts,
will lop the boughs with terrifying power;
the tallest trees will be cut down,
and the lofty will be brought low.(A)
Isaiah 10:12
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12 When the Lord has finished all his work on Mount Zion and on Jerusalem, he[a] will punish the arrogant boasting of the king of Assyria and his haughty pride.(A)
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- 10.12 Gk: Heb I
Isaiah 9:14-17
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14 So the Lord cut off from Israel head and tail,
palm branch and reed in one day—(A)
15 elders and dignitaries are the head,
and prophets who teach lies are the tail,(B)
16 for those who led this people led them astray,
and those who were led by them were left in confusion.(C)
17 That is why the Lord did not have pity on[a] their young people
or compassion on their orphans and widows,
for everyone was godless and an evildoer,
and every mouth spoke folly.
For all this his anger has not turned away;
his hand is stretched out still.(D)
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- 9.17 Q ms: MT rejoice over
Isaiah 2:17
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17 The haughtiness of people shall be humbled,
and the pride of everyone shall be brought low,
and the Lord alone will be exalted on that day.(A)
Psalm 62:9
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9 Those of low estate are but a breath;
those of high estate are a delusion;
in the balances they go up;
they are together lighter than a breath.(A)
Job 40:11-12
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11 Pour out the overflowings of your anger,
and look on all who are proud and humble them.(A)
12 Look on all who are proud and bring them low;
tread down the wicked where they stand.(B)
Exodus 9:17
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17 You are still exalting yourself against my people by not letting them go.
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