1 Samuel 2:7

American Standard Version (1901)

Jehovah maketh poor, and maketh rich: He bringeth low, he also lifteth up.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 75:7 : 7 But God is the judge: He putteth down one, and lifteth up another.
  • Job 5:11 : 11 So that he setteth up on high those that are low, And those that mourn are exalted to safety.
  • Jas 4:10 : 10 Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall exalt you.
  • Deut 8:17-18 : 17 and [lest] thou say in thy heart, My power and the might of my hand hath gotten me this wealth. 18 But thou shalt remember Jehovah thy God, for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth; that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto thy fathers, as at this day.
  • Job 1:21 : 21 and he said, Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither: Jehovah gave, and Jehovah hath taken away; blessed be the name of Jehovah.
  • Ps 102:10 : 10 Because of thine indignation and thy wrath: For thou hast taken me up, and cast me away.
  • Isa 2:12 : 12 For there shall be a day of Jehovah of hosts upon all that is proud and haughty, and upon all that is lifted up; and it shall be brought low;
  • Jas 1:9-9 : 9 But let the brother of low degree glory in his high estate: 10 and the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away.

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    6Jehovah killeth, and maketh alive: He bringeth down to Sheol, and bringeth up.

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    8He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, He lifteth up the needy from the dunghill, To make them sit with princes, And inherit the throne of glory: For the pillars of the earth are Jehovah's, And he hath set the world upon them.

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    6That humbleth himself to behold [The things that are] in heaven and in the earth?

    7He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, And lifteth up the needy from the dunghill;

    8That he may set him with princes, Even with the princes of his people.

  • Prov 22:2
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    2The rich and the poor meet together: Jehovah is the maker of them all.

  • Ps 147:6
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    6Jehovah upholdeth the meek: He bringeth the wicked down to the ground.

  • Ps 75:7
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    7But God is the judge: He putteth down one, and lifteth up another.

  • Ps 145:14
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    14Jehovah upholdeth all that fall, And raiseth up all those that are bowed down.

  • Isa 26:5-6
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    5For he hath brought down them that dwell on high, the lofty city: he layeth it low, he layeth it low even to the ground; he bringeth it even to the dust.

    6The foot shall tread it down; even the feet of the poor, and the steps of the needy.

  • Prov 22:7
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    7The rich ruleth over the poor; And the borrower is servant to the lender.

  • Job 5:11
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    11So that he setteth up on high those that are low, And those that mourn are exalted to safety.

  • Ps 107:40-41
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    40He poureth contempt upon princes, And causeth them to wander in the waste, where there is no way.

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    1[For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David]. Blessed is he that considereth the poor: Jehovah will deliver him in the day of evil.

  • Prov 13:7
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    7There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: There is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great wealth.

  • Job 22:29
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    29When they cast [thee] down, thou shalt say, [There is] lifting up; And the humble person he will save.

  • Luke 1:52-53
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    52He hath put down princes from [their] thrones, And hath exalted them of low degree.

    53The hungry he hath filled with good things; And the rich he hath sent empty away.

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    17He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto Jehovah, And his good deed will he pay him again.

  • Jas 4:10
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    10Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall exalt you.

  • Prov 29:13-14
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    13The poor man and the oppressor meet together; Jehovah lighteneth the eyes of them both.

    14The king that faithfully judgeth the poor, His throne shall be established for ever.

  • Ps 49:2
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    2Both low and high, Rich and poor together.

  • Ps 138:6
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    6For though Jehovah is high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly; But the haughty he knoweth from afar.

  • Prov 14:31
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    31He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker; But he that hath mercy on the needy honoreth him.

  • 1 Chr 29:12
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    12Both riches and honor come of thee, and thou rulest over all; and in thy hand is power and might; and in thy hand it is to make great, and to give strength unto all.

  • Prov 22:16
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    16He that oppresseth the poor to increase his [gain], [And] he that giveth to the rich, [shall come] only to want.

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    15And the mean man is bowed down, and the great man is humbled, and the eyes of the lofty are humbled:

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    28And the afflicted people thou wilt save; But thine eyes are upon the haughty, that thou mayest bring them down.

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    6Ye put to shame the counsel of the poor, Because Jehovah is his refuge.

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    9But let the brother of low degree glory in his high estate:

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  • Isa 2:11-12
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    11The lofty looks of man shall be brought low, and the haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, and Jehovah alone shall be exalted in that day.

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  • Isa 2:17
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    17And the loftiness of man shall be bowed down, and the haughtiness of men shall be brought low; and Jehovah alone shall be exalted in that day.

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    10He croucheth, he boweth down, And the helpless fall by his strong ones.

  • Job 12:19
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    19He leadeth priests away stripped, And overthroweth the mighty.

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    6Jehovah preserveth the simple: I was brought low, and he saved me.

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    6Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, Than he that is perverse in [his] ways, though he be rich.

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    27For thou wilt save the afflicted people; But the haughty eyes thou wilt bring down.

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    12Arise, O Jehovah; O God, lift up thy hand: Forget not the poor.

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    11The rich man is wise in his own conceit; But the poor that hath understanding searcheth him out.