1 Samuel 2:8

King James Version 1611 (Original)

He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the LORD'S, and he hath set the world upon them.

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  • Ps 113:7-8 : 7 He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth the needy out of the dunghill; 8 That he may set him with princes, even with the princes of his people.
  • Ps 104:5 : 5 Who laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be removed for ever.
  • Job 38:4-6 : 4 Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding. 5 Who hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest? or who hath stretched the line upon it? 6 Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened? or who laid the corner stone thereof;
  • Job 42:10-12 : 10 And the LORD turned the captivity of Job, when he prayed for his friends: also the LORD gave Job twice as much as he had before. 11 Then came there unto him all his brethren, and all his sisters, and all they that had been of his acquaintance before, and did eat bread with him in his house: and they bemoaned him, and comforted him over all the evil that the LORD had brought upon him: every man also gave him a piece of money, and every one an earring of gold. 12 So the LORD blessed the latter end of Job more than his beginning: for he had fourteen thousand sheep, and six thousand camels, and a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand she asses.
  • Ps 24:2 : 2 For he hath founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the floods.
  • Ps 102:25 : 25 Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth: and the heavens are the work of thy hands.
  • Gen 41:40 : 40 Thou shalt be over my house, and according unto thy word shall all my people be ruled: only in the throne will I be greater than thou.
  • 1 Sam 15:17 : 17 And Samuel said, When thou wast little in thine own sight, wast thou not made the head of the tribes of Israel, and the LORD anointed thee king over Israel?
  • 2 Sam 7:8 : 8 Now therefore so shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, I took thee from the sheepcote, from following the sheep, to be ruler over my people, over Israel:
  • Dan 2:48 : 48 Then the king made Daniel a great man, and gave him many great gifts, and made him ruler over the whole province of Babylon, and chief of the governors over all the wise men of Babylon.
  • Dan 4:17 : 17 This matter is by the decree of the watchers, and the demand by the word of the holy ones: to the intent that the living may know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will, and setteth up over it the basest of men.
  • Dan 6:3 : 3 Then this Daniel was preferred above the presidents and princes, because an excellent spirit was in him; and the king thought to set him over the whole realm.
  • Jas 2:5 : 5 Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him?
  • Rev 1:6 : 6 And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.
  • Rev 3:21 : 21 To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne.
  • Rev 5:10 : 10 And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth.
  • Rev 22:5 : 5 And there shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever.
  • Luke 1:51-52 : 51 He hath shewed strength with his arm; he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts. 52 He hath put down the mighty from their seats, and exalted them of low degree.
  • Heb 1:3 : 3 Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;
  • Gen 41:14 : 14 Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they brought him hastily out of the dungeon: and he shaved himself, and changed his raiment, and came in unto Pharaoh.
  • Eccl 4:14 : 14 For out of prison he cometh to reign; whereas also he that is born in his kingdom becometh poor.
  • Job 2:8 : 8 And he took him a potsherd to scrape himself withal; and he sat down among the ashes.
  • Job 36:6-7 : 6 He preserveth not the life of the wicked: but giveth right to the poor. 7 He withdraweth not his eyes from the righteous: but with kings are they on the throne; yea, he doth establish them for ever, and they are exalted.

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    6Who 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 the needy out of the dunghill;

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

  • 1 Sam 2:6-7
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    6The LORD killeth, and maketh alive: he bringeth down to the grave, and bringeth up.

    7The LORD maketh poor, and maketh rich: he bringeth low, and lifteth up.

  • Ps 147:6
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    6The LORD lifteth up the meek: he casteth the wicked down to the ground.

  • Ps 107:41
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    41Yet setteth he the poor on high from affliction, and maketh him families like a flock.

  • Job 5:11
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    11To set up on high those that be low; that those which mourn may be exalted to safety.

  • Job 22:8-9
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    8But as for the mighty man, he had the earth; and the honourable man dwelt in it.

    9Thou hast sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken.

  • Ps 145:14
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    14The LORD upholdeth all that fall, and raiseth up all those that be bowed down.

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

  • Luke 1:52
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    52He hath put down the mighty from their seats, and exalted them of low degree.

  • Isa 26:5-6
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    5For he bringeth 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 29:13-14
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    13The poor and the deceitful man meet together: the LORD lighteneth both their eyes.

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

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

  • Job 22:29
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    29When men are cast down, then thou shalt say, There is lifting up; and he shall save the humble person.

  • Ps 138:6
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    6Though the LORD be high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly: but the proud he knoweth afar off.

  • Ps 41:1
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    1Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the LORD will deliver him in time of trouble.

  • Ps 40:2
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    2He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings.

  • Job 36:7
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    7He withdraweth not his eyes from the righteous: but with kings are they on the throne; yea, he doth establish them for ever, and they are exalted.

  • Eccl 5:8
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    8If thou seest the oppression of the poor, and violent perverting of judgment and justice in a province, marvel not at the matter: for he that is higher than the highest regardeth; and there be higher than they.

  • Ps 10:12
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    12Arise, O LORD; O God, lift up thine hand: forget not the humble.

  • 1 Sam 2:9-10
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    9He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail.

    10The adversaries of the LORD shall be broken to pieces; out of heaven shall he thunder upon them: the LORD shall judge the ends of the earth; and he shall give strength unto his king, and exalt the horn of his anointed.

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    6Ye have shamed the counsel of the poor, because the LORD is his refuge.

  • Ps 146:8-9
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    8The LORD openeth the eyes of the blind: the LORD raiseth them that are bowed down: the LORD loveth the righteous:

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    4He shall judge the poor of the people, he shall save the children of the needy, and shall break in pieces the oppressor.

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    17He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.

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    31He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor.

  • Ps 89:11
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    11The heavens are thine, the earth also is thine: as for the world and the fulness thereof, thou hast founded them.

  • Ps 10:10
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    10He croucheth, and humbleth himself, that the poor may fall by his strong ones.

  • Job 9:6
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    6Which shaketh the earth out of her place, and the pillars thereof tremble.

  • Job 24:4
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    4They turn the needy out of the way: the poor of the earth hide themselves together.

  • Job 34:19
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    19How much less to him that accepteth not the persons of princes, nor regardeth the rich more than the poor? for they all are the work of his hands.

  • Ps 82:4
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    4Deliver the poor and needy: rid them out of the hand of the wicked.

  • Ps 12:5
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    5For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the LORD; I will set him in safety from him that puffeth at him.

  • Eccl 10:6
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    6Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in low place.

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

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

  • Isa 40:22-23
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    22It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in:

    23That bringeth the princes to nothing; he maketh the judges of the earth as vanity.

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    12For he shall deliver the needy when he crieth; the poor also, and him that hath no helper.

  • Ps 115:16
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    16The heaven, even the heavens, are the LORD'S: but the earth hath he given to the children of men.

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    2He shall judge thy people with righteousness, and thy poor with judgment.

  • Jas 1:9
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    9Let the brother of low degree rejoice in that he is exalted:

  • Ps 20:8
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    8They are brought down and fallen: but we are risen, and stand upright.