6 The LORD sustains the humble, but casts the wicked to the ground.
Psalms 147:6
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Psalms 145:13–15
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Psalms 18:26–28
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Psalms 37:16–18
16 Better is the little of the righteous than the abundance of many who are wicked. 17 For the arms of the wicked will be broken, but the LORD upholds the righteous. 18 The LORD knows the days of the blameless, and their inheritance will last forever.
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Proverbs 15:24–26
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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.”
Job 36:5–7
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