Luke 1:52
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52 (A)He has put down the mighty from their thrones,
And exalted the lowly.
Ezekiel 17:24
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24 And all the trees of the field shall know that I, the Lord, (A)have brought down the high tree and exalted the low tree, dried up the green tree and made the dry tree flourish; (B)I, the Lord, have spoken and have done it.”
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James 4:10
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10 (A)Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and He will lift you up.
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Psalm 107:40-41
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40 (A)He pours contempt on princes,
And causes them to wander in the wilderness where there is no way;
41 (B)Yet He sets the poor on high, far from affliction,
And (C)makes their families like a flock.
Luke 18:14
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14 I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other; (A)for everyone who exalts himself will be [a]humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.”
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- Luke 18:14 put down
Job 5:11-13
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11 (A)He sets on high those who are lowly,
And those who mourn are lifted to safety.
12 (B)He frustrates the devices of the crafty,
So that their hands cannot carry out their plans.
13 He catches the (C)wise in their own craftiness,
And the counsel of the cunning comes quickly upon them.
1 Samuel 2:6-8
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6 “The(A) Lord kills and makes alive;
He brings down to the grave and brings up.
7 The Lord (B)makes poor and makes rich;
(C)He brings low and lifts up.
8 (D)He raises the poor from the dust
And lifts the beggar from the ash heap,
(E)To set them among princes
And make them inherit the throne of glory.
(F)“For the pillars of the earth are the Lord’s,
And He has set the world upon them.
Psalm 113:6-8
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6 (A)Who humbles Himself to behold
The things that are in the heavens and in the earth?
7 (B)He raises the poor out of the dust,
And lifts the (C)needy out of the ash heap,
8 That He may (D)seat him with princes—
With the princes of His people.
Ecclesiastes 4:14
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14 For he comes out of prison to be king,
Although [a]he was born poor in his kingdom.
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- Ecclesiastes 4:14 The youth
James 1:9-10
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The Perspective of Rich and Poor
9 Let the lowly brother glory in his exaltation, 10 but the rich in his humiliation, because (A)as a flower of the field he will pass away.
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Mark 6:3
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3 Is this not the carpenter, the Son of Mary, and (A)brother of James, Joses, Judas, and Simon? And are not His sisters here with us?” So they (B)were offended at Him.
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Amos 9:11
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Israel Will Be Restored
11 “On(A) that day I will raise up
The [a]tabernacle of David, which has fallen down,
And [b]repair its damages;
I will raise up its ruins,
And rebuild it as in the days of old;
Job 34:24-28
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24 (A)He breaks in pieces mighty men without inquiry,
And sets others in their place.
25 Therefore He knows their works;
He overthrows them in the night,
And they are crushed.
26 He strikes them as wicked men
In the open sight of others,
27 Because they (B)turned back from Him,
And (C)would not consider any of His ways,
28 So that they (D)caused the cry of the poor to come to Him;
For He (E)hears the cry of the afflicted.
1 Samuel 2:4
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4 “The(A) bows of the mighty men are broken,
And those who stumbled are girded with strength.
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