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Proverbs 18:23
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Proverbs 18:23
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23 The poor use entreaties,
but (A)the rich answer roughly.
Proverbs 18:23
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Proverbs 18:23
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23 The poor plead for mercy,
but the rich answer harshly.
James 2:3
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James 2:3
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3 and if you pay attention to the one who wears the fine clothing and say, “You sit here in a good place,” (A)while you say to the poor man, “You stand over there,” or, “Sit down at my feet,”
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James 2:3
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James 2:3
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3 If you show special attention to the man wearing fine clothes and say, “Here’s a good seat for you,” but say to the poor man, “You stand there” or “Sit on the floor by my feet,”
James 1:9-11
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James 1:9-11
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9 Let the lowly brother boast in his exaltation, 10 and (A)the rich in his humiliation, because (B)like a flower of the grass[a] he will pass away. 11 For the sun rises with its scorching heat and (C)withers the grass; its flower falls, and its beauty perishes. So also will the rich man fade away in the midst of his pursuits.
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- James 1:10 Or a wild flower
James 1:9-11
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James 1:9-11
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9 Believers in humble circumstances ought to take pride in their high position.(A) 10 But the rich should take pride in their humiliation—since they will pass away like a wild flower.(B) 11 For the sun rises with scorching heat(C) and withers(D) the plant; its blossom falls and its beauty is destroyed.(E) In the same way, the rich will fade away even while they go about their business.
James 2:6
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James 2:6
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6 But you (A)have dishonored the poor man. Are not the rich the ones who oppress you, and the ones who (B)drag you (C)into court?
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James 2:6
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James 2:6
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6 But you have dishonored the poor.(A) Is it not the rich who are exploiting you? Are they not the ones who are dragging you into court?(B)
Matthew 5:3
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Matthew 5:3
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3 (A)“Blessed are (B)the poor in spirit, for (C)theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
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Matthew 5:3
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Matthew 5:3
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3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit,
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.(A)
Isaiah 66:2
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Isaiah 66:2
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2 (A)All these things my hand has made,
and so all these things came to be,
declares the Lord.
(B)But this is the one to whom I will look:
he who is humble and contrite in spirit
and trembles at my word.
Isaiah 66:2
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Isaiah 66:2
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2 Has not my hand made all these things,(A)
and so they came into being?”
declares the Lord.
2 Kings 4:1-2
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2 Kings 4:1-2
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Elisha and the Widow's Oil
4 Now the wife of one of the (A)sons of the prophets cried to Elisha, “Your servant my husband is dead, and you know that your servant feared the Lord, (B)but the creditor has come to take my two children to be his slaves.” 2 And Elisha said to her, “What shall I do for you? Tell me; what have you in the house?” And she said, “Your servant has nothing in the house except a jar of oil.”
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2 Kings 4:1-2
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2 Kings 4:1-2
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The Widow’s Olive Oil
4 The wife of a man from the company(A) of the prophets cried out to Elisha, “Your servant my husband is dead, and you know that he revered the Lord. But now his creditor(B) is coming to take my two boys as his slaves.”
2 Elisha replied to her, “How can I help you? Tell me, what do you have in your house?”
“Your servant has nothing there at all,” she said, “except a small jar of olive oil.”(C)
1 Samuel 25:17
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1 Samuel 25:17
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17 Now therefore know this and consider what you should do, (A)for harm is determined against our master and against all his house, and he is such (B)a worthless man that one cannot speak to him.”
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1 Samuel 25:17
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1 Samuel 25:17
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17 Now think it over and see what you can do, because disaster is hanging over our master and his whole household. He is such a wicked(A) man that no one can talk to him.”
1 Samuel 25:10
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1 Samuel 25:10
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10 And Nabal answered David's servants, (A)“Who is David? Who is the son of Jesse? (B)There are many servants these days who are breaking away from their masters.
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1 Samuel 25:10
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1 Samuel 25:10
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10 Nabal answered David’s servants, “Who(A) is this David? Who is this son of Jesse? Many servants are breaking away from their masters these days.
1 Samuel 2:36
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1 Samuel 2:36
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36 And everyone who is left in your house shall come to implore him for a piece of silver or a loaf of bread and shall say, “Please put me in one of the priests' places, that I may eat a morsel of bread.”’”
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1 Samuel 2:36
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1 Samuel 2:36
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36 Then everyone left in your family line will come and bow down before him for a piece of silver and a loaf of bread and plead,(A) “Appoint me to some priestly office so I can have food to eat.(B)”’”
Ruth 2:7
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Ruth 2:7
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7 She said, ‘Please let me glean and gather among the sheaves after the reapers.’ So she came, and she has continued from early morning until now, except for a short rest.”[a]
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- Ruth 2:7 Compare Septuagint, Vulgate; the meaning of the Hebrew phrase is uncertain
Ruth 2:7
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Ruth 2:7
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7 She said, ‘Please let me glean and gather among the sheaves(A) behind the harvesters.’ She came into the field and has remained here from morning till now, except for a short rest(B) in the shelter.”
Exodus 5:2
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Exodus 5:2
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2 But Pharaoh said, (A)“Who is the Lord, that I should obey his voice and let Israel go? I do not know the Lord, and moreover, (B)I will not let Israel go.”
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Exodus 5:2
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Exodus 5:2
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2 Pharaoh said, “Who is the Lord,(A) that I should obey him and let Israel go? I do not know the Lord and I will not let Israel go.”(B)
Genesis 42:30
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Genesis 42:30
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30 “The man, the lord of the land, (A)spoke roughly to us and took us to be spies of the land.
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Genesis 42:30
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Genesis 42:30
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30 “The man who is lord over the land spoke harshly to us(A) and treated us as though we were spying on the land.(B)
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