Isaiah 2:9

KJV1611 – Modern English

And the average man bows down, and the great man humbles himself; therefore do not forgive them.

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  • Isa 5:15 : 15 And the humble man shall be brought down, and the mighty man shall be humbled, and the eyes of the lofty shall be humbled:
  • Ps 49:2 : 2 Both low and high, rich and poor, together.
  • Ps 62:9 : 9 Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie; to be laid in the balance, they are altogether lighter than vanity.
  • Josh 24:19 : 19 And Joshua said to the people, You cannot serve the LORD: for he is a holy God; he is a jealous God; he will not forgive your transgressions or your sins.
  • Neh 4:5 : 5 Do not cover their iniquity, and do not let their sin be blotted out from before you: for they have provoked you to anger before the builders.
  • Isa 27:11 : 11 When its boughs are withered, they shall be broken off: the women come and set them on fire; for it is a people of no understanding: therefore He who made them will not have mercy on them, and He who formed them will show them no favor.
  • Isa 57:9 : 9 And you went to the king with ointment, and increased your perfumes, and sent your messengers far off, and debased yourself even unto hell.
  • Jer 5:4-5 : 4 Therefore I said, Surely these are poor; they are foolish: for they do not know the way of the LORD, nor the judgment of their God. 5 I will go to the great men, and will speak to them; for they have known the way of the LORD, and the judgment of their God: but these have altogether broken the yoke, and burst the bonds.
  • Jer 18:23 : 23 Yet, LORD, you know all their counsel against me to slay me: forgive not their iniquity, neither blot out their sin from your sight, but let them be overthrown before you; deal thus with them in the time of your anger.
  • Mark 3:29 : 29 But he who shall blaspheme against the Holy Spirit has never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation:
  • Rom 3:23 : 23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God;
  • Col 2:18 : 18 Let no one beguile you of your reward in a false humility and worship of angels, intruding into those things which he has not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,
  • Col 2:23 : 23 These things indeed have an appearance of wisdom in self-imposed religion, false humility, and neglect of the body, but are of no value against the indulgence of the flesh.
  • Rev 6:15-17 : 15 And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains; 16 And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him who sits on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb: 17 For the great day of his wrath has come; and who shall be able to stand?

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

  • Isa 2:10-12
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    10Enter into the rock, and hide in the dust, for fear of the LORD and for the glory of His majesty.

    11The lofty looks of man shall be humbled, and the haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, and the LORD alone shall be exalted in that day.

    12For the day of the LORD of hosts shall be upon everyone that is proud and lofty, and upon everyone that is lifted up, and he shall be brought low:

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

  • Isa 2:8
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    8Their land also is full of idols; they worship the work of their own hands, what their own fingers have made.

  • Prov 29:23
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    23A man's pride will bring him low; but honor shall uphold the humble in spirit.

  • Ps 10:10-13
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    10He crouches and humbles himself, that the poor may fall by his strong ones.

    11He has said in his heart, God has forgotten; He hides His face; He will never see it.

    12Arise, O LORD; O God, lift up Your hand; do not forget the humble.

    13Why does the wicked despise God? He has said in his heart, You will not require it.

  • Matt 23:12
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    12And whoever exalts himself shall be humbled; and he who humbles himself shall be exalted.

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

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

  • Job 40:11-13
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    11Cast afar the rage of your wrath; and behold everyone that is proud, and abase him.

    12Look on everyone that is proud, and bring him low; and tread down the wicked in their place.

    13Hide them in the dust together; and bind their faces in secret.

  • Luke 14:11
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    11For whoever exalts himself will be humbled; and he who humbles himself will be exalted.

  • Ps 113:6
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    6Who humbles Himself to behold the things that are in heaven and on the earth!

  • 1 Kgs 8:50
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    50And forgive your people that have sinned against you, and all their transgressions in which they have transgressed against you, and give them compassion before those who carried them captive, that they may have compassion on them:

  • Jer 18:23
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    23Yet, LORD, you know all their counsel against me to slay me: forgive not their iniquity, neither blot out their sin from your sight, but let them be overthrown before you; deal thus with them in the time of your anger.

  • Zeph 2:10
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    10This they shall have for their pride, because they have reproached and magnified themselves against the people of the LORD of hosts.

  • Prov 3:34
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    34Surely he scorns the scorners: but he gives grace to the lowly.

  • Job 17:4
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    4For You have hidden their heart from understanding; therefore You will not exalt them.

  • Hab 1:11
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    11Then his mind changes, and he transgresses; he commits offense, ascribing this power to his god.

  • Job 9:13
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    13If God does not withdraw His anger, the proud helpers stoop under Him.

  • Prov 18:12
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    12Before destruction the heart of a man is haughty, and before honor is humility.

  • Mark 11:26
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    26But if you do not forgive, neither will your Father who is in heaven forgive your trespasses.

  • Job 22:29
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    29When they cast down, then you shall say, 'There is lifting up;' and He shall save the humble person.

  • Job 34:19
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    19How much less to Him who does not respect the persons of princes nor regard the rich more than the poor? For they all are the work of His hands.

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    6Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time:

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    46If they sin against you, (for there is no man that does not sin,) and you are angry with them, and deliver them to the enemy, so that they carry them away captives to the land of the enemy, far or near;

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    9Let the brother of low position rejoice in that he is lifted up;

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    16Because he did not remember to show mercy but persecuted the poor and needy man, that he might even slay the brokenhearted.

  • Matt 6:15
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    15But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

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    6Though the LORD is high, yet He respects the lowly; but the proud He knows from afar.

  • Neh 9:16-17
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    16But they and our forefathers acted proudly, hardened their necks, and did not heed Your commandments.

    17They refused to obey, and were not mindful of Your wonders that You did among them. But they hardened their necks, and in their rebellion appointed a leader to return to their bondage. But You are a God ready to pardon, gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abundant in kindness, and did not forsake them.

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    4Give them according to their deeds, and according to the wickedness of their endeavors; give them after the work of their hands; render to them their due.

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    17Therefore the Lord will have no joy in their young men, nor have mercy on their fatherless and widows; for everyone is a hypocrite and an evildoer, and every mouth speaks folly. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.

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    5Do not lift your horn on high; do not speak with a stiff neck.

  • 2 Chr 6:36
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    36If they sin against you, (for there is no man who does not sin,) and you are angry with them, and deliver them over before their enemies, and they carry them away captive to a land far off or near;

  • Ps 62:9
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    9Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie; to be laid in the balance, they are altogether lighter than vanity.

  • Jas 4:6
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    6But he gives more grace. Therefore he says, God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.

  • Isa 3:5
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    5And the people shall be oppressed, every one by another, and every one by his neighbor; the child shall act proudly against the elder, and the vile against the honorable.

  • Rom 11:10
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    10Let their eyes be darkened so that they do not see, and bend their backs always.

  • Prov 25:6
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    6Do not exalt yourself in the presence of the king, and do not stand in the place of great men;

  • Amos 2:7
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    7They pant after the dust of the earth on the head of the poor, and turn aside the way of the meek: and a man and his father go in to the same maid, to profane My holy name:

  • Luke 18:14
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    14I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for everyone who exalts himself shall be humbled; and he who humbles himself shall be exalted.

  • Ps 10:2
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    2The wicked in his pride persecutes the poor; let them be caught in the devices they have imagined.