Psalm 119:141
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141 I am small and despised,
Yet I do not forget Your precepts.
Psalm 22:6
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James 2:5
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5 Listen, my beloved brethren: (A)Has God not chosen the poor of this world to be (B)rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom (C)which He promised to those who love Him?
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2 Corinthians 8:9
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9 For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, (A)that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, that you through His poverty might become (B)rich.
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Luke 9:58
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58 And Jesus said to him, “Foxes have holes and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man (A)has nowhere to lay His head.”
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Luke 6:20
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The Beatitudes(A)
20 Then He lifted up His eyes toward His disciples, and said:
(B)“Blessed are you poor,
For yours is the kingdom of God.
Proverbs 16:8
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8 (A)Better is a little with righteousness,
Than vast revenues without justice.
Proverbs 15:16
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16 (A)Better is a little with the fear of the Lord,
Than great treasure with trouble.
Proverbs 3:1
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Guidance for the Young
3 My son, do not forget my law,
(A)But let your heart keep my commands;
Psalm 119:109
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Footnotes
- Psalm 119:109 In danger
Psalm 40:17
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17 (A)But I am poor and needy;
(B)Yet the Lord thinks upon me.
You are my help and my deliverer;
Do not delay, O my God.
Isaiah 53:3
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3 (A)He is despised and [a]rejected by men,
A Man of [b]sorrows and (B)acquainted with [c]grief.
And we hid, as it were, our faces from Him;
He was despised, and (C)we did not esteem Him.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 53:3 Or forsaken
- Isaiah 53:3 Lit. pains
- Isaiah 53:3 Lit. sickness
Proverbs 19:1
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The Fear of the Lord Leads to Life
19 Better (A)is the poor who walks in his integrity
Than one who is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.
Psalm 119:176
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176 (A)I have gone astray like a lost sheep;
Seek Your servant,
For I do not forget Your commandments.
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