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Proverbs 18:23
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Proverbs 18:23
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23 The poor use entreaties,
but the rich answer roughly.(A)
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 take notice of the one wearing the fine clothes and say, “Have a seat here in a good place, please,” while to the one who is poor you say, “Stand there,” or, “Sit by my footstool,”(A)
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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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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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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 have dishonored the poor person. Is it not the rich who oppress you? Is it not they who drag you into the courts?(A)
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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 “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.(A)
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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 All these things my hand has made,
so all these things are mine,[a]
says the Lord.
But this is the one to whom I will look,
to the humble and contrite in spirit
who trembles at my word.(A)
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- 66.2 Gk Syr: Heb these things came to be
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 a member of the company of prophets cried to Elisha, “Your servant my husband is dead, and you know that your servant feared the Lord, but a creditor has come to take my two children as slaves.”(A) 2 Elisha said to her, “What shall I do for you? Tell me, what do you have in the house?” She answered, “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, for evil has been decided against our master and against all his house; he is so ill-natured that no one can 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 But Nabal answered David’s servants, “Who is David? Who is the son of Jesse? There are many servants today who are breaking away from their masters.(A)
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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 Everyone who is left in your family shall come and prostrate himself before him for a piece of silver or a loaf of bread and shall say, ‘Please put me in one of the priest’s places, that I may eat a morsel of bread.’ ”(A)
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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 behind the reapers.’ So she came, and she has been on her feet from early this morning until now without resting even for a moment.”[a]
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- 2.7 Compare Gk Vg: Meaning of Heb 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, “Who is the Lord, that I should listen to him and let Israel go? I do not know the Lord, and I will not let Israel go.”(A)
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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, spoke harshly to us and charged us with spying on the land.(A)
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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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