1 Samuel 2:7

World English Bible (2000)

Yahweh makes poor, and makes rich. He brings low, he also lifts up.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 75:7 : 7 But God is the judge. He puts down one, and lifts up another.
  • Job 5:11 : 11 so that he sets up on high those who are low, those who mourn are exalted to safety.
  • Jas 4:10 : 10 Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he will exalt you.
  • Deut 8:17-18 : 17 and [lest] you say in your heart, "My power and the might of my hand has gotten me this wealth." 18 But you shall remember Yahweh your God, for it is he who gives you power to get wealth; that he may establish his covenant which he swore to your fathers, as at this day.
  • Job 1:21 : 21 He said, "Naked I came out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return there. Yahweh gave, and Yahweh has taken away. Blessed be the name of Yahweh."
  • Ps 102:10 : 10 Because of your indignation and your wrath, for you have taken me up, and thrown me away.
  • Isa 2:12 : 12 For there will be a day of Yahweh of Armies for all that is proud and haughty, and for all that is lifted up; and it shall be brought low:
  • Jas 1:9-9 : 9 But let the brother in humble circumstances glory in his high position; 10 and the rich, in that he is made humble, because like the flower in the grass, he will pass away.

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    6"Yahweh kills, and makes alive. He brings down to Sheol, and brings up.

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    8He raises up the poor out of the dust. He lifts up the needy from the dunghill, To make them sit with princes, and inherit the throne of glory. For the pillars of the earth are Yahweh's. He has set the world on them.

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    6Who stoops down to see 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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    2The rich and the poor have this in common: Yahweh is the maker of them all.

  • Ps 147:6
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    6Yahweh upholds the humble. He brings the wicked down to the ground.

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    7But God is the judge. He puts down one, and lifts up another.

  • Ps 145:14
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  • Isa 26:5-6
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    5For he has brought down those who dwell on high, the lofty city. He lays it low. He lays it low even to the ground. He brings 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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    7The rich rule over the poor. The borrower is servant to the lender.

  • Job 5:11
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    11so that he sets up on high those who are low, those who mourn are exalted to safety.

  • Ps 107:40-41
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    40He pours contempt on princes, and causes them to wander in a trackless waste.

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    29When they cast down, you shall say, 'be lifted up.' He will save the humble person.

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    52He has put down princes from their thrones. And has exalted the lowly.

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    17He who has pity on the poor lends to Yahweh; he will reward him.

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

  • Prov 29:13-14
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    13The poor man and the oppressor have this in common: Yahweh gives sight to the eyes of both.

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  • Ps 138:6
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    6For though Yahweh is high, yet he looks after the lowly; but the proud, he knows from afar.

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    31He who oppresses the poor shows contempt for his Maker, but he who is kind to the needy honors him.

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    12Both riches and honor come from you, and you rule over all; and in your hand is power and might; and it is in your hand to make great, and to give strength to all.

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