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James 1:9
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James 1:9
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9 Believers in humble circumstances ought to take pride in their high position.(A)
James 1:9
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James 1:9
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9 Let the brother of low degree rejoice in that he is exalted:
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Jeremiah 9:23-24
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Jeremiah 9:23-24
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23 This is what the Lord says:
“Let not the wise boast of their wisdom(A)
or the strong boast of their strength(B)
or the rich boast of their riches,(C)
24 but let the one who boasts boast(D) about this:
that they have the understanding to know(E) me,
that I am the Lord,(F) who exercises kindness,(G)
justice and righteousness(H) on earth,
for in these I delight,”
declares the Lord.
Jeremiah 9:23-24
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Jeremiah 9:23-24
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23 Thus saith the Lord, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches:
24 But let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth me, that I am the Lord which exercise lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness, in the earth: for in these things I delight, saith the Lord.
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James 2:5-6
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James 2:5-6
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5 Listen, my dear brothers and sisters:(A) Has not God chosen those who are poor in the eyes of the world(B) to be rich in faith(C) and to inherit the kingdom(D) he promised those who love him?(E) 6 But you have dishonored the poor.(F) Is it not the rich who are exploiting you? Are they not the ones who are dragging you into court?(G)
James 2:5-6
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James 2:5-6
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5 Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him?
6 But ye have despised the poor. Do not rich men oppress you, and draw you before the judgment seats?
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Proverbs 19:1
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Proverbs 19:1
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19 Better the poor whose walk is blameless
than a fool whose lips are perverse.(A)
Proverbs 19:1
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Proverbs 19:1
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19 Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.
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2 Corinthians 6:10
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2 Corinthians 6:10
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10 sorrowful, yet always rejoicing;(A) poor, yet making many rich;(B) having nothing,(C) and yet possessing everything.(D)
2 Corinthians 6:10
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2 Corinthians 6:10
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10 As sorrowful, yet alway rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things.
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Revelation 2:9
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Revelation 2:9
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Revelation 2:9
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Revelation 2:9
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9 I know thy works, and tribulation, and poverty, (but thou art rich) and I know the blasphemy of them which say they are Jews, and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan.
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1 John 3:1-3
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1 John 3:1-3
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3 See what great love(A) the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God!(B) And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him.(C) 2 Dear friends,(D) now we are children of God,(E) and what we will be has not yet been made known. But we know that when Christ appears,[a](F) we shall be like him,(G) for we shall see him as he is.(H) 3 All who have this hope in him purify themselves,(I) just as he is pure.(J)
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- 1 John 3:2 Or when it is made known
1 John 3:1-3
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1 John 3:1-3
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3 Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.
2 Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.
3 And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure.
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Luke 1:52
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Luke 1:52
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52 He has brought down rulers from their thrones
but has lifted up the humble.(A)
Luke 1:52
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Luke 1:52
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52 He hath put down the mighty from their seats, and exalted them of low degree.
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Proverbs 17:5
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Proverbs 17:5
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Proverbs 17:5
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Proverbs 17:5
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5 Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: and he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished.
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Psalm 113:7-8
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Psalm 113:7-8
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Psalm 113:7-8
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Psalm 113:7-8
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7 He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth the needy out of the dunghill;
8 That he may set him with princes, even with the princes of his people.
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Philippians 3:14
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Philippians 3:14
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14 I press on(A) toward the goal to win the prize(B) for which God has called(C) me heavenward in Christ Jesus.
Philippians 3:14
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Philippians 3:14
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14 I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.
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Psalm 62:9
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Psalm 62:9
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Psalm 62:9
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Psalm 62:9
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9 Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie: to be laid in the balance, they are altogether lighter than vanity.
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Deuteronomy 15:11
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Deuteronomy 15:11
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11 There will always be poor people(A) in the land. Therefore I command you to be openhanded toward your fellow Israelites who are poor and needy in your land.(B)
Deuteronomy 15:11
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Deuteronomy 15:11
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11 For the poor shall never cease out of the land: therefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt open thine hand wide unto thy brother, to thy poor, and to thy needy, in thy land.
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