Job 5:11

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

he sets the lowly on high, that those who mourn are raised to safety.

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Sam 2:7-8 : 7 The LORD impoverishes and makes wealthy; he humbles and he exalts. 8 He lifts the weak from the dust; he raises the poor from the ash heap to seat them with princes– he bestows on them an honored position. The foundations of the earth belong to the LORD– he placed the world on them.
  • Luke 1:52-53 : 52 He has brought down the mighty from their thrones, and has lifted up those of lowly position; 53 he has filled the hungry with good things, and has sent the rich away empty.
  • Luke 6:21 : 21 “Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be satisfied.“Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh.
  • Jas 1:9 : 9 Now the believer of humble means should take pride in his high position.
  • Jas 4:6-9 : 6 But he gives greater grace. Therefore it says,“God opposes the proud, but he gives grace to the humble.” 7 So submit to God. But resist the devil and he will flee from you. 8 Draw near to God and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and make your hearts pure, you double-minded. 9 Grieve, mourn, and weep. Turn your laughter into mourning and your joy into despair. 10 Humble yourselves before the Lord and he will exalt you.
  • 1 Pet 1:3 : 3 New Birth to Joy and Holiness Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By his great mercy he gave us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
  • 1 Pet 5:10 : 10 And, after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace who called you to his eternal glory in Christ will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you.
  • Ps 91:14 : 14 The LORD says,“Because he is devoted to me, I will deliver him; I will protect him because he is loyal to me.
  • Ps 107:41 : 41 Yet he protected the needy from oppression, and cared for his families like a flock of sheep.
  • Ps 113:7 : 7 He raises the poor from the dirt, and lifts up the needy from the garbage pile,
  • Ezek 17:24 : 24 All the trees of the field will know that I am the LORD. I make the high tree low; I raise up the low tree. I make the green tree wither, and I make the dry tree sprout. I, the LORD, have spoken, and I will do it!’”
  • Deut 33:27 : 27 The everlasting God is a refuge, and underneath you are his eternal arms; he has driven out enemies before you, and has said,“Destroy!”

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    6He bends down to look at the sky and the earth.

    7He raises the poor from the dirt, and lifts up the needy from the garbage pile,

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  • Job 5:10
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    10he gives rain on the earth, and sends water on the fields;

  • Ps 107:41
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    41Yet he protected the needy from oppression, and cared for his families like a flock of sheep.

  • Luke 1:52
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    52He has brought down the mighty from their thrones, and has lifted up those of lowly position;

  • Isa 26:5
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    5Indeed, the LORD knocks down those who live in a high place, he brings down an elevated town; he brings it down to the ground, he throws it down to the dust.

  • 1 Sam 2:6-8
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    6The LORD both kills and gives life; he brings down to the grave and raises up.

    7The LORD impoverishes and makes wealthy; he humbles and he exalts.

    8He lifts the weak from the dust; he raises the poor from the ash heap to seat them with princes– he bestows on them an honored position. The foundations of the earth belong to the LORD– he placed the world on them.

  • Jas 1:9
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    9Now the believer of humble means should take pride in his high position.

  • Job 22:29
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    29When people are brought low and you say‘Lift them up!’ then he will save the downcast;

  • Ps 147:6
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    6The LORD lifts up the oppressed, but knocks the wicked to the ground.

  • Jas 4:9-10
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    9Grieve, mourn, and weep. Turn your laughter into mourning and your joy into despair.

    10Humble yourselves before the Lord and he will exalt you.

  • Isa 5:15
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    15Men will be humiliated, they will be brought low; the proud will be brought low.

  • Ps 138:6
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    6Though the LORD is exalted, he looks after the lowly, and humbles the proud from far away.

  • Ps 145:14
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    14The LORD supports all who fall, and lifts up all who are bent over.

  • Ps 75:7
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    7For God is the judge! He brings one down and exalts another.

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    11For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”

  • Eccl 5:8
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    4“Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.

  • Ps 12:5
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    5“Because of the violence done to the oppressed, because of the painful cries of the needy, I will spring into action,” says the LORD.“I will provide the safety they so desperately desire.”

  • Job 5:12
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    12He frustrates the plans of the crafty so that their hands cannot accomplish what they had planned!

  • Ps 10:10
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    10His victims are crushed and beaten down; they are trapped in his sturdy nets.

  • 2 Sam 22:28
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    28You deliver oppressed people, but you watch the proud and bring them down.

  • Eccl 10:6
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    6Fools are placed in many positions of authority, while wealthy men sit in lowly positions.

  • Ps 18:27
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    27For you deliver oppressed people, but you bring down those who have a proud look.

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    11Proud men will be brought low, arrogant men will be humiliated; the LORD alone will be exalted in that day.

  • Job 40:11-12
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    11Scatter abroad the abundance of your anger. Look at every proud man and bring him low;

    12Look at every proud man and abase him; crush the wicked on the spot!

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    12And whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.

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    34With arrogant scoffers he is scornful, yet he shows favor to the humble.

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    23God may let them rest in a feeling of security, but he is constantly watching all their ways.

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    29I am oppressed and suffering! O God, deliver and protect me!

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    5The LORD is exalted, indeed, he lives in heaven; he fills Zion with justice and fairness.

  • 1 Pet 5:6
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    6And God will exalt you in due time, if you humble yourselves under his mighty hand

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    31The one who oppresses the poor has insulted his Creator, but whoever honors him shows favor to the needy.

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    1For the music director; a psalm of David. How blessed is the one who treats the poor properly! When trouble comes, may the LORD deliver him.

  • Mal 3:15
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    15So now we consider the arrogant to be happy; indeed, those who practice evil are successful. In fact, those who challenge God escape!’”

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    9The LORD protects the resident foreigner; he lifts up the fatherless and the widow, but he opposes the wicked.

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  • Prov 16:19
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    19It is better to be lowly in spirit with the afflicted than to share the spoils with the proud.

  • Isa 57:15
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    15For this is what the high and exalted one says, the one who rules forever, whose name is holy:“I dwell in an exalted and holy place, but also with the discouraged and humiliated, in order to cheer up the humiliated and to encourage the discouraged.

  • Prov 29:23
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    23A person’s pride will bring him low, but one who has a lowly spirit will gain honor.

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    11But may all who take shelter in you be happy! May they continually shout for joy! Shelter them so that those who are loyal to you may rejoice!

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    17Proud men will be humiliated, arrogant men will be brought low; the LORD alone will be exalted in that day.

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