Verse 7

'The LORD makes poor and makes rich; He humbles and He exalts.'

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 75:7 : 7 For exaltation does not come from the east, the west, or the wilderness.
  • Job 5:11 : 11 He sets the lowly on high, and those who mourn are lifted to safety.
  • Jas 4:10 : 10 Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up.
  • Deut 8:17-18 : 17 You may say in your heart, 'My power and the strength of my hand have produced this wealth for me.' 18 But remember the Lord your God, for it is He who gives you the power to gain wealth, so that He may confirm His covenant which He swore to your fathers, as it is today.
  • Job 1:21 : 21 He said, 'Naked I came from my mother's womb, and naked I will depart. The LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away; may the name of the LORD be blessed.'
  • Ps 102:10 : 10 For I eat ashes as my food and mix my drink with tears.
  • Isa 2:12 : 12 For the day of the Lord of hosts will come against all who are proud and arrogant, against all who are exalted—they will be humbled.
  • Jas 1:9-9 : 9 Let the lowly brother boast in his exaltation, 10 and the rich in his humiliation, because like a flower of the grass he will pass away.