1 Samuel 2:7

Authorized King James Version (1611)

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 75:7 : 7 But God [is] the judge: he putteth down one, and setteth up another.
  • Job 5:11 : 11 To set up on high those that be low; that those which mourn may be exalted to safety.
  • Jas 4:10 : 10 Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.
  • Deut 8:17-18 : 17 And thou say in thine heart, My power and the might of [mine] hand hath gotten me this wealth. 18 But thou shalt remember the LORD 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 [it is] this day.
  • Job 1:21 : 21 And said, Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither: the LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD.
  • Ps 102:10 : 10 Because of thine indignation and thy wrath: for thou hast lifted me up, and cast me down.
  • Isa 2:12 : 12 For the day of the LORD of hosts [shall be] upon every [one that is] proud and lofty, and upon every [one that is] lifted up; and he shall be brought low:
  • Jas 1:9-9 : 9 Let the brother of low degree rejoice in that he is exalted: 10 But the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away.

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    6The LORD killeth, and maketh alive: he bringeth down to the grave, and bringeth up.

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    8He 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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    6Who humbleth [himself] to behold [the things that are] in heaven, and in the earth!

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

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

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

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    7But God [is] the judge: he putteth down one, and setteth up another.

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

  • Isa 26:5-6
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    5¶ For 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 22:7
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    7¶ The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower [is] servant to the lender.

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

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    40He poureth contempt upon princes, and causeth them to wander in the wilderness, [where there is] no way.

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    1¶ To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. Blessed [is] he that considereth the poor: the LORD will deliver him in time of trouble.

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    7¶ There is that maketh himself rich, yet [hath] nothing: [there is] that maketh himself poor, yet [hath] great riches.

  • 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.

  • Luke 1:52-53
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    52He hath put down the mighty from [their] seats, and exalted them of low degree.

    53He hath filled the hungry with good things; and the rich he hath sent empty away.

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

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

  • Prov 29:13-14
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    13¶ The poor and the deceitful man meet together: the LORD lighteneth both their eyes.

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

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    15And the mean man shall be brought down, and the mighty man shall be humbled, and the eyes of the lofty shall be humbled:

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

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