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James 2:3
and you pay special attention to the one who is wearing the bright clothes, and say,“ You sit here in a good place,” and you say to the poor man,“ You stand over there, or sit down by my footstool,”
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James 1:9-11
Now the brother or sister of humble circumstances is to glory in his high position;but the rich person is to glory in his humiliation, because like flowering grass he will pass away.For the sun rises with its scorching heat and withers the grass; and its flower falls off and the beauty of its appearance is destroyed; so also the rich person, in the midst of his pursuits, will die out.
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1 Samuel 2 36
And everyone who is left in your house will come to bow down to him for a silver coin or a loaf of bread and say,“ Please assign me to one of the priest’s offices so that I may eat a piece of bread.” ’ ”
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Ruth 2:7
And she said,‘ Please let me glean and gather after the reapers among the sheaves.’ So she came and has remained from the morning until now; she has been sitting in the house for a little while.”
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Exodus 5:2
But Pharaoh said,“ Who is the Lord that I should obey His voice to let Israel go? I do not know the Lord, and besides, I will not let Israel go.”
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James 2:6
But you have dishonored the poor man. Is it not the rich who oppress you and personally drag you into court?
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Matthew 5:3
“ Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
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2 Kings 4 1-2 Kings 4 2
Now a woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets cried out to Elisha, saying,“ Your servant my husband is dead, and you know that your servant feared the Lord; and the creditor has come to take my two children to be his slaves.”So Elisha said to her,“ What shall I do for you? Tell me, what do you have in the house?” And she said,“ Your servant has nothing in the house except a jar of oil.”
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Isaiah 66:2
For My hand made all these things, So all these things came into being,” declares the Lord.“ But I will look to this one, At one who is humble and contrite in spirit, and who trembles at My word.
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1 Samuel 25 17
Now then, be aware and consider what you should do, because harm is plotted against our master and against all his household; and he is such a worthless man that no one can speak to him.”
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Genesis 42:30
“ The man, the lord of the land, spoke harshly with us, and took us for spies of the country.
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Genesis 42:7
When Joseph saw his brothers, he recognized them, but he disguised himself to them and spoke to them harshly. He said to them,“ Where have you come from?” And they said,“ From the land of Canaan, to buy food.”
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1 Samuel 25 10
But Nabal answered David’s servants and said,“ Who is David? And who is the son of Jesse? There are many servants today who are each breaking away from his master.