Job 5:11

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He sets the lowly on high, and those who mourn are lifted to safety.

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  • 1 Sam 2:7-8 : 7 'The LORD makes poor and makes rich; He humbles and He exalts.' 8 'He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap to sit with nobles and inherit a seat of honor. For the foundations of the earth are the LORD’s; upon them He has set the world.'
  • Luke 1:52-53 : 52 He has brought down rulers from their thrones and exalted the humble. 53 He has filled the hungry with good things and sent the rich away empty.
  • Luke 6:21 : 21 Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be satisfied. Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh.
  • Jas 1:9 : 9 Let the lowly brother boast in his exaltation,
  • Jas 4:6-9 : 6 But he gives us more grace. That is why Scripture says: 'God opposes the proud but shows favor to the humble.' 7 Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. 8 Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. 9 Grieve, mourn and weep. Turn your laughter to mourning and your joy to gloom. 10 Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up.
  • 1 Pet 1:3 : 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who in His great mercy has caused us to be born again into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
  • 1 Pet 5:10 : 10 But the God of all grace, who called you to His eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered for a little while, will Himself restore, establish, strengthen, and uphold you.
  • Ps 91:14 : 14 "Because he loves Me, I will deliver him; I will set him on high because he knows My name.
  • Ps 107:41 : 41 But He lifts the needy out of their affliction and makes their families like flocks.
  • Ps 113:7 : 7 He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap.
  • Ezek 17:24 : 24 Then all the trees of the field will know that I, the LORD, bring down the tall tree and make the low tree grow tall. I dry up the green tree and make the dry tree flourish. I, the LORD, have spoken, and I will do it.’
  • Deut 33:27 : 27 The eternal God is your refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms. He will drive out your enemies before you, saying, 'Destroy them!'

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    10 He gives rain to the earth and sends water to the fields.

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    41 But He lifts the needy out of their affliction and makes their families like flocks.

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    52 He has brought down rulers from their thrones and exalted the humble.

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    5 For He has brought down those who dwell on high, the lofty city; He lays it low, to the ground, to the dust.

  • 1 Sam 2:6-8
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    6 'The LORD brings death and gives life; He brings down to Sheol and raises up.'

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    9 Let the lowly brother boast in his exaltation,

  • Job 22:29
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    29 When people are humbled and you say, 'Lift them up,' God will save the downcast.

  • Ps 147:6
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    6 The LORD lifts up the humble; He brings the wicked down to the ground.

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    9 Grieve, mourn and weep. Turn your laughter to mourning and your joy to gloom.

    10 Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up.

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    15 So humanity will be humbled, and people will be brought low; even the eyes of the arrogant will be humbled.

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    6 Though the Lord is exalted, he cares for the lowly, but the proud he knows from afar.

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    14 The LORD supports all who fall and raises up all who are bowed down.

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    7 For exaltation does not come from the east, the west, or the wilderness.

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    11 'For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself will be exalted.'

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    4 Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.

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    10 He crouches, he bows down, and the helpless fall by his strong claws.

  • 2 Sam 22:28
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    28 You save a humble people, but your eyes are set against the proud to bring them low.

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    6 Foolishness is set in high places, while the rich sit in lowly positions.

  • Ps 18:27
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    27 To the pure You show Yourself pure, but to the crooked You show Yourself shrewd.

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    11 The haughty eyes of mankind will be brought low, and humanity's pride will be humbled. The Lord alone will be exalted on that day.

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