Luke 1:52

Bible in Basic English (1941)

He has put down kings from their seats, lifting up on high the men of low degree.

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  • Ps 107:40-41 : 40 He puts an end to the pride of kings, and sends them wandering in the waste lands where there is no way. 41 But he puts the poor man on high from his troubles, and gives him families like a flock.
  • Jas 4:10 : 10 Make yourselves low in the eyes of the Lord and you will be lifted up by him.
  • Ezek 17:24 : 24 And it will be clear to all the trees of the field that I the Lord have made low the high tree and made high the low tree, drying up the green tree and making the dry tree full of growth; I the Lord have said it and have done it.
  • Amos 9:11 : 11 In that day I will put up the tent of David which has come down, and make good its broken places; and I will put up again his damaged walls, building it up as in the past;
  • Mark 6:3 : 3 Is not this the woodworker, the son of Mary, and brother of James and Joses and Judas and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us? And they were bitter against him.
  • Luke 18:14 : 14 I say to you, This man went back to his house with God's approval, and not the other: for everyone who makes himself high will be made low and whoever makes himself low will be made high.
  • Jas 1:9-9 : 9 But let the brother of low position be glad that he is lifted up; 10 But the man of wealth, that he is made low; because like the flower of the grass he will come to his end.
  • 1 Sam 2:4 : 4 The bows of the men of war are broken, and the feeble are clothed with strength.
  • 1 Sam 2:6-8 : 6 The Lord is the giver of death and life: sending men down to the underworld and lifting them up. 7 The Lord gives wealth and takes a man's goods from him: crushing men down and again lifting them up; 8 Lifting the poor out of the dust, and him who is in need out of the lowest place, to give them their place among rulers, and for their heritage the seat of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the Lord's and he has made them the base of the world.
  • Job 5:11-13 : 11 Lifting up those who are low, and putting the sad in a safe place; 12 Who makes the designs of the wise go wrong, so that they are unable to give effect to their purposes. 13 He takes the wise in their secret designs, and the purposes of the twisted are cut off suddenly.
  • Job 34:24-28 : 24 He sends the strong to destruction without searching out their cause, and puts others in their place. 25 For he has knowledge of their works, overturning them in the night, so that they are crushed. 26 The evil-doers are broken by his wrath, he puts his hand on them with force before the eyes of all onlookers. 27 Because they did not go after him, and took no note of his ways, 28 So that the cry of the poor might come up to him, and the prayer of those in need come to his ears.
  • Ps 113:6-8 : 6 Looking down on the heavens, and on the earth? 7 He takes the poor man out of the dust, lifting him up from his low position; 8 To give him a place among the rulers, even with the rulers of his people.
  • Eccl 4:14 : 14 Because out of a prison the young man comes to be king, though by birth he was only a poor man in the kingdom.

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    48 For he has had pity on his servant, though she is poor and lowly placed: and from this hour will all generations give witness to the blessing which has come to me.

    49 For he who is strong has done great things for me; and holy is his name.

    50 His mercy is for all generations in whom is the fear of him.

    51 With his arm he has done acts of power; he has put to flight those who have pride in their hearts.

  • Luke 1:53-54
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    53 Those who had no food he made full of good things; the men of wealth he sent away with nothing in their hands;

    54 His help he has given to Israel, his servant, so that he might keep in mind his mercy to Abraham and his seed for ever,

  • Ps 113:6-8
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    6 Looking down on the heavens, and on the earth?

    7 He takes the poor man out of the dust, lifting him up from his low position;

    8 To give him a place among the rulers, even with the rulers of his people.

  • 6 The Lord gives help to the poor in spirit; but he sends sinners down in shame.

  • 15 And the poor man's head is bent, and the great man goes down on his face, and the eyes of pride are put to shame:

  • 11 Lifting up those who are low, and putting the sad in a safe place;

  • 9 But let the brother of low position be glad that he is lifted up;

  • 6 Though the Lord is high, he sees those who are low; and he has knowledge from far off of those who are lifted up.

  • 12 And whoever makes himself high will be made low, and whoever makes himself low will be made high.

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    10 But when you come, go and take the lowest seat, so that when the giver of the feast comes, he may say to you, Friend, come up higher; and then you will have honour in the eyes of all the others who are there.

    11 For every man who gives himself a high place will be put down, but he who takes a low place will be lifted up.

  • 1 Sam 2:7-8
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    7 The Lord gives wealth and takes a man's goods from him: crushing men down and again lifting them up;

    8 Lifting the poor out of the dust, and him who is in need out of the lowest place, to give them their place among rulers, and for their heritage the seat of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the Lord's and he has made them the base of the world.

  • 5 For he has made low those who are lifted up, all the people of the town of pride: he makes it low, crushing it down to the earth; he makes it low in the dust.

  • 12 And the strong tower of your walls has been broken by him, made low, and crushed even to the dust.

  • 17 And the high looks of man will be put to shame, and the pride of men will be made low: and only the Lord will be lifted up in that day.

  • 7 But God is the judge, putting down one, and lifting up another.

  • 19 He makes priests prisoners, overturning those in safe positions;

  • Isa 2:11-12
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    11 The high looks of man will be put to shame, and the pride of men will be made low, and only the Lord will be lifted up in that day.

    12 For the day of the Lord of armies is coming on all the pride of men, and on all who are high and lifted up;

  • 21 He puts shame on chiefs, and takes away the power of the strong;

  • Job 40:11-12
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    11 His strength is in his body, and his force in the muscles of his stomach.

    12 His tail is curving like a cedar; the muscles of his legs are joined together.

  • 6 The foolish are placed in high positions, but men of wealth are kept low.

  • 10 Make yourselves low in the eyes of the Lord and you will be lifted up by him.

  • Ps 107:40-41
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    40 He puts an end to the pride of kings, and sends them wandering in the waste lands where there is no way.

    41 But he puts the poor man on high from his troubles, and gives him families like a flock.

  • 69 Lifting up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David,

  • 32 He will be great, and will be named the Son of the Most High: and the Lord God will give him the kingdom of David, his father:

  • 34 He makes sport of the men of pride, but he gives grace to the gentle-hearted.

  • 28 For you are the saviour of those who are in trouble; but your eyes are on men of pride, to make them low.

  • 29 For God makes low those whose hearts are lifted up, but he is a saviour to the poor in spirit.

  • 27 For you are the saviour of those who are in trouble; but eyes full of pride will be made low.

  • 25 The Lord has done this to me, for his eyes were on me, to take away my shame in the eyes of men.

  • 5 The Lord is lifted up; his place is on high: he has made Zion full of righteousness and true religion.

  • 26 This is what the Lord has said: Take away the holy head-dress, take off the crown: this will not be again: let that which is low be lifted up, and that which is high be made low.

  • 23 A man's pride will be the cause of his fall, but he who has a gentle spirit will get honour.

  • 4 The bows of the men of war are broken, and the feeble are clothed with strength.

  • 2 High and low together, the poor, and those who have wealth.

  • 10 The upright are crushed and made low, and the feeble are overcome by his strong ones.

  • 20 But when his heart was lifted up and his spirit became hard with pride, he was put down from his place as king, and they took his glory from him:

  • 6 For this cause make yourselves low under the strong hand of God, so that when the time comes you may be lifted up;