Believers who are poor have something to boast about, for God has honored them. And those who are rich should boast that God has humbled them. They will fade away like a little flower in the field. The hot sun rises and the grass withers; the little flower droops and falls, and its beauty fades away. In the same way, the rich will fade away with all their achievements.
Believers who are poor have something to boast about, for God has honored them.
Matthew 23:12 "But those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted."
1 Samuel 2:8 "He (the LORD) lifts the poor from the dust and the needy from the garbage dump. He sets them among princes, placing them in seats of honor. For all the earth is the LORD's, and he has set the world in order." (see verses 1-10, Hannah's Prayer of Praise)
Psalm 18:27 You rescue the humble, but you humiliate the proud.
Proverbs 3:34 The LORD mocks the mockers but is gracious to the humble.
Isaiah 57:15 The high and lofty one who lives in eternity, the Holy One, says this: "I live in a high and holy place with those whose spirits are contrite and humble. I restore the crushed spirit of the humble and revive the courage of those with repentant hearts."
Ezekiel 21:26 "This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Take off your jeweled crown, for the old order changes. Now the lowly will be exalted, and the mighty will be brought down." (see verses 18-27)
Luke 1:52 "He has brought down princes from their thrones and exalted the humble." (see verses 46-55, the Magnificat: Mary's Song of Praise)
Luke 14:11 "For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted." (see verses 7-14)
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