11 He sets the lowly on high, so that mourners are lifted to safety.
Job 5:11
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Psalms 113:6–8
6 He humbles Himself to behold the heavens and the earth. 7 He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the dump 8 to seat them with nobles, with the princes of His people.
Job 22:28–30
28 Your decisions will be carried out, and light will shine on your ways. 29 When men are brought low and you say, ‘Lift them up!’ then He will save the lowly. 30 He will deliver even one who is not innocent, rescuing him through the cleanness of your hands.”
Psalms 107:40–42
40 He pours out contempt on the nobles and makes them wander in a trackless wasteland. 41 But He lifts the needy from affliction and increases their families like flocks. 42 The upright see and rejoice, and all iniquity shuts its mouth.
1 Samuel 2:7–9
7 The LORD sends poverty and wealth; He humbles and He exalts. 8 He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap. He seats them among princes and bestows on them a throne of honor. For the foundations of the earth are the LORD’s, and upon th…
Luke 1:51–53
51 He has performed mighty deeds with His arm; He has scattered those who are proud in the thoughts of their hearts. 52 He has brought down rulers from their thrones, but has exalted the humble. 53 He has filled the hungry with good things, but has sent the rich away em…
Psalms 145:13–15
13 Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and Your dominion endures through all generations. The LORD is faithful in all His words and kind in all His actions. 14 The LORD upholds all who fall and lifts up all who are bowed down. 15 The eyes of all look to You, and You…
Psalms 18:26–28
26 to the pure You show Yourself pure, but to the crooked You show Yourself shrewd. 27 For You save an afflicted people, but You humble those with haughty eyes. 28 For You, O LORD, light my lamp; my God lights up my darkness.
Sirach 10:13–15
13 For the beginning of pride is sin. He who keeps it will pour out abomination. For this cause the Lord brought upon them strange calamities and utterly overthrew them. (WEB) 14 The Lord cast down the thrones of rulers and set the lowly in their place. (WEB) 15 The Lord plucked up… (WEB)
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