Job 22:29
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29 When they cast you down, and you say, ‘Exaltation will come!’
Then (A)He will save the humble person.
James 4:6
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6 But He gives more grace. Therefore He says:
(A)“God resists the proud,
But gives grace to the humble.”
1 Peter 5:5
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Submit to God, Resist the Devil
5 Likewise you younger people, submit yourselves to your elders. Yes, (A)all of you be submissive to one another, and be clothed with humility, for
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Luke 1:52
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52 (A)He has put down the mighty from their thrones,
And exalted the lowly.
Job 5:19-27
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19 (A)He shall deliver you in six troubles,
Yes, in seven (B)no evil shall touch you.
20 (C)In famine He shall redeem you from death,
And in war from the [a]power of the sword.
21 (D)You shall be hidden from the scourge of the tongue,
And you shall not be afraid of destruction when it comes.
22 You shall laugh at destruction and famine,
And (E)you shall not be afraid of the (F)beasts of the earth.
23 (G)For you shall have a covenant with the stones of the field,
And the beasts of the field shall be at peace with you.
24 You shall know that your tent is in peace;
You shall visit your dwelling and find nothing amiss.
25 You shall also know that (H)your descendants shall be many,
And your offspring (I)like the grass of the earth.
26 (J)You shall come to the grave at a full age,
As a sheaf of grain ripens in its season.
27 Behold, this we have (K)searched out;
It is true.
Hear it, and know for yourself.”
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- Job 5:20 Lit. hand
Matthew 23:12
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12 (A)And whoever exalts himself will be [a]humbled, and he who humbles himself will be [b]exalted.
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- Matthew 23:12 put down
- Matthew 23:12 lifted up
Luke 18:9-14
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The Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector
9 Also He spoke this parable to some (A)who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others: 10 “Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. 11 The Pharisee (B)stood and prayed thus with himself, (C)‘God, I thank You that I am not like other men—extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this tax collector. 12 I fast twice a week; I give tithes of all that I possess.’ 13 And the tax collector, standing afar off, would not so much as raise his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me a sinner!’ 14 I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other; (D)for everyone who exalts himself will be [a]humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.”
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Isaiah 66:2
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2 For all those things My hand has made,
And all those things exist,”
Says the Lord.
(A)“But on this one will I look:
(B)On him who is poor and of a contrite spirit,
And who trembles at My word.
Isaiah 57:15
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15 For thus says the High and Lofty One
Who inhabits eternity, (A)whose name is Holy:
(B)“I dwell in the high and holy place,
(C)With him who has a contrite and humble spirit,
(D)To revive the spirit of the humble,
And to revive the heart of the contrite ones.
Proverbs 29:23
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23 (A)A man’s pride will bring him low,
But the humble in spirit will retain honor.
Psalm 138:6
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Psalm 92:9-11
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9 For behold, Your enemies, O Lord,
For behold, Your enemies shall perish;
All the workers of iniquity shall (A)be scattered.
10 But (B)my [a]horn You have exalted like a wild ox;
I have been (C)anointed with fresh oil.
11 (D)My eye also has seen my desire on my enemies;
My ears hear my desire on the wicked
Who rise up against me.
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- Psalm 92:10 Strength
Psalm 91:14-16
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14 “Because he has set his love upon Me, therefore I will deliver him;
I will [a]set him on high, because he has (A)known My name.
15 He shall (B)call upon Me, and I will answer him;
I will be (C)with him in trouble;
I will deliver him and honor him.
16 With [b]long life I will satisfy him,
And show him My salvation.”
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- Psalm 91:14 exalt him
- Psalm 91:16 Lit. length of days
Psalm 9:2-3
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3 When my enemies turn back,
They shall fall and perish at Your presence.
Luke 14:11
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11 (A)For whoever exalts himself will be [a]humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.”
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Ezekiel 21:26-27
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26 thus says the Lord God:
“Remove the turban, and take off the crown;
Nothing shall remain the same.
(A)Exalt the humble, and humble the exalted.
27 [a]Overthrown, overthrown,
I will make it overthrown!
(B)It shall be no longer,
Until He comes whose right it is,
And I will give it to (C)Him.” ’
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- Ezekiel 21:27 Or Distortion, Ruin
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