Psalm 18:27
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27 You rescue the humble,
but you humiliate the proud.
James 2:5
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5 Listen to me, dear brothers and sisters. Hasn’t God chosen the poor in this world to be rich in faith? Aren’t they the ones who will inherit the Kingdom he promised to those who love him?
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Isaiah 66:2
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2 My hands have made both heaven and earth;
they and everything in them are mine.[a]
I, the Lord, have spoken!
“I will bless those who have humble and contrite hearts,
who tremble at my word.
Footnotes
- 66:2 As in Greek, Latin, and Syriac versions; Hebrew reads these things are.
Isaiah 57:15
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15 The high and lofty one who lives in eternity,
the Holy One, says this:
“I live in the high and holy place
with those whose spirits are contrite and humble.
I restore the crushed spirit of the humble
and revive the courage of those with repentant hearts.
Psalm 101:5
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5 I will not tolerate people who slander their neighbors.
I will not endure conceit and pride.
2 Samuel 22:28
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28 You rescue the humble,
but your eyes watch the proud and humiliate them.
2 Corinthians 8:9
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9 You know the generous grace of our Lord Jesus Christ. Though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, so that by his poverty he could make you rich.
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Psalm 9:18
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18 But the needy will not be ignored forever;
the hopes of the poor will not always be crushed.
Luke 1:52-53
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52 He has brought down princes from their thrones
and exalted the humble.
53 He has filled the hungry with good things
and sent the rich away with empty hands.
Isaiah 10:12
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12 After the Lord has used the king of Assyria to accomplish his purposes on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem, he will turn against the king of Assyria and punish him—for he is proud and arrogant.
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Isaiah 3:9
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9 The very look on their faces gives them away.
They display their sin like the people of Sodom
and don’t even try to hide it.
They are doomed!
They have brought destruction upon themselves.
Proverbs 30:12
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12 They are pure in their own eyes,
but they are filthy and unwashed.
Proverbs 6:16-17
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16 There are six things the Lord hates—
no, seven things he detests:
17 haughty eyes,
a lying tongue,
hands that kill the innocent,
Psalm 40:17
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17 As for me, since I am poor and needy,
let the Lord keep me in his thoughts.
You are my helper and my savior.
O my God, do not delay.
Psalm 34:19
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19 The righteous person faces many troubles,
but the Lord comes to the rescue each time.
Psalm 34:6
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6 In my desperation I prayed, and the Lord listened;
he saved me from all my troubles.
Psalm 17:13
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13 Arise, O Lord!
Stand against them, and bring them to their knees!
Rescue me from the wicked with your sword!
Psalm 17:10
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10 They are without pity.
Listen to their boasting!
Psalm 10:4
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4 The wicked are too proud to seek God.
They seem to think that God is dead.
Luke 18:14
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14 I tell you, this sinner, not the Pharisee, returned home justified before God. For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.”
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