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Proverbs 3:7
Don’t consider yourself to be wise; fear the Lord and turn away from evil.
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1 Peter 3 8
Now finally, all of you should be like-minded and sympathetic, should love believers, and be compassionate and humble,
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Hebrews 13:5
Your life should be free from the love of money. Be satisfied with what you have, for He Himself has said, I will never leave you or forsake you.
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Isaiah 5:21
Woe to those who are wise in their own opinion and clever in their own sight.
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James 3:13-17
Who is wise and has understanding among you? He should show his works by good conduct with wisdom’s gentleness.But if you have bitter envy and selfish ambition in your heart, don’t brag and deny the truth.Such wisdom does not come from above but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic.For where envy and selfish ambition exist, there is disorder and every kind of evil.But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peace-loving, gentle, compliant, full of mercy and good fruits, without favoritism and hypocrisy.
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Romans 11:25
So that you will not be conceited, brothers, I do not want you to be unaware of this mystery: A partial hardening has come to Israel until the full number of the Gentiles has come in.
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Romans 15:5
Now may the God who gives endurance and encouragement allow you to live in harmony with one another, according to the command of Christ Jesus,
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Philippians 2:2-3
fulfill my joy by thinking the same way, having the same love, sharing the same feelings, focusing on one goal.Do nothing out of rivalry or conceit, but in humility consider others as more important than yourselves.
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Matthew 18:1-4
At that time the disciples came to Jesus and said,“ Who is greatest in the kingdom of heaven?”Then He called a child to Him and had him stand among them.“ I assure you,” He said,“ unless you are converted and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this child— this one is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
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1 Corinthians 8 2
If anyone thinks he knows anything, he does not yet know it as he ought to know it.
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Proverbs 26:12
Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
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Luke 22:24-27
Then a dispute also arose among them about who should be considered the greatest.But He said to them,“ The kings of the Gentiles dominate them, and those who have authority over them are called‘ Benefactors.’But it must not be like that among you. On the contrary, whoever is greatest among you must become like the youngest, and whoever leads, like the one serving.For who is greater, the one at the table or the one serving? Isn’t it the one at the table? But I am among you as the One who serves.
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Romans 12:3
For by the grace given to me, I tell everyone among you not to think of himself more highly than he should think. Instead, think sensibly, as God has distributed a measure of faith to each one.
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Luke 4:6-11
The Devil said to Him,“ I will give You their splendor and all this authority, because it has been given over to me, and I can give it to anyone I want.If You, then, will worship me, all will be Yours.”And Jesus answered him,“ It is written: Worship the Lord your God, and serve Him only.”So he took Him to Jerusalem, had Him stand on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to Him,“ If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down from here.For it is written: He will give His angels orders concerning you, to protect you,and they will support you with their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.”
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Jeremiah 45:5
But as for you, do you seek great things for yourself? Stop seeking! For I am about to bring disaster on every living creature’— this is the Lord’s declaration—‘ but I will grant you your life like the spoils of war wherever you go.’”
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1 Corinthians 3 18
No one should deceive himself. If anyone among you thinks he is wise in this age, he must become foolish so that he can become wise.
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2 Corinthians 13 11
Finally, brothers, rejoice. Become mature, be encouraged, be of the same mind, be at peace, and the God of love and peace will be with you.
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Matthew 26:11
You always have the poor with you, but you do not always have Me.
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Matthew 11:5
the blind see, the lame walk, those with skin diseases are healed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the poor are told the good news.
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1 Timothy 6 6-1 Timothy 6 9
But godliness with contentment is a great gain.For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out.But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with these.But those who want to be rich fall into temptation, a trap, and many foolish and harmful desires, which plunge people into ruin and destruction.
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1 Corinthians 1 10
Now I urge you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree in what you say, that there be no divisions among you, and that you be united with the same understanding and the same conviction.
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Luke 14:13
On the contrary, when you host a banquet, invite those who are poor, maimed, lame, or blind.
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Luke 6:20
Then looking up at His disciples, He said: You who are poor are blessed, because the kingdom of God is yours.
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Matthew 6:25-26
“ This is why I tell you: Don’t worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Isn’t life more than food and the body more than clothing?Look at the birds of the sky: They don’t sow or reap or gather into barns, yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Aren’t you worth more than they?
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1 Corinthians 4 10
We are fools for Christ, but you are wise in Christ! We are weak, but you are strong! You are distinguished, but we are dishonored!
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Philippians 4:2
I urge Euodia and I urge Syntyche to agree in the Lord.
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Philippians 4:11-13
I don’t say this out of need, for I have learned to be content in whatever circumstances I am.I know both how to have a little, and I know how to have a lot. In any and all circumstances I have learned the secret of being content— whether well fed or hungry, whether in abundance or in need.I am able to do all things through Him who strengthens me.
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Philippians 3:16
In any case, we should live up to whatever truth we have attained.
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Job 36:5
Yes, God is mighty, but He despises no one; He understands all things.
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Matthew 20:21-28
“ What do you want?” He asked her.“ Promise,” she said to Him,“ that these two sons of mine may sit, one on Your right and the other on Your left, in Your kingdom.”But Jesus answered,“ You don’t know what you’re asking. Are you able to drink the cup that I am about to drink?”“ We are able,” they said to Him.He told them,“ You will indeed drink My cup. But to sit at My right and left is not Mine to give; instead, it belongs to those for whom it has been prepared by My Father.”When the 10 disciples heard this, they became indignant with the two brothers.But Jesus called them over and said,“ You know that the rulers of the Gentiles dominate them, and the men of high position exercise power over them.It must not be like that among you. On the contrary, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,and whoever wants to be first among you must be your slave;just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life— a ransom for many.”
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Philippians 1:27
Just one thing: Live your life in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Then, whether I come and see you or am absent, I will hear about you that you are standing firm in one spirit, with one mind, working side by side for the faith that comes from the gospel,
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1 Corinthians 6 5
I say this to your shame! Can it be that there is not one wise person among you who is able to arbitrate between his brothers?
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Acts 4:32
Now the large group of those who believed were of one heart and mind, and no one said that any of his possessions was his own, but instead they held everything in common.
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Proverbs 19:22
What is desirable in a man is his fidelity; better to be a poor man than a liar.
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Proverbs 19:17
Kindness to the poor is a loan to the Lord, and He will give a reward to the lender.
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2 Chronicles 30 12
Also, the power of God was at work in Judah to unite them to carry out the command of the king and his officials by the word of the Lord.
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Jeremiah 32:39
I will give them one heart and one way so that for their good and for the good of their descendants after them, they will fear Me always.
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Proverbs 19:7
All the brothers of a poor man hate him; how much more do his friends keep their distance from him! He may pursue them with words, but they are not there.
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Proverbs 17:5
The one who mocks the poor insults his Maker, and one who rejoices over calamity will not go unpunished.
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Psalms 131:1-2
Lord, my heart is not proud; my eyes are not haughty. I do not get involved with things too great or too difficult for me.Instead, I have calmed and quieted myself like a little weaned child with its mother; I am like a little child.
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3 John 1 9
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James 2:5-6
Listen, my dear brothers and sisters: Has not God chosen those who are poor in the eyes of the world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom he promised those who love him?But you have dishonored the poor. Is it not the rich who are exploiting you? Are they not the ones who are dragging you into court? (niv)
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Romans 6:2
By no means! We are those who have died to sin; how can we live in it any longer? (niv)
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Revelation 13:7-8
It was given power to wage war against God’s holy people and to conquer them. And it was given authority over every tribe, people, language and nation.All inhabitants of the earth will worship the beast— all whose names have not been written in the Lamb’s book of life, the Lamb who was slain from the creation of the world. (niv)
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Job 31:13-16
“ If I have denied justice to any of my servants, whether male or female, when they had a grievance against me,what will I do when God confronts me? What will I answer when called to account?Did not he who made me in the womb make them? Did not the same one form us both within our mothers?“ If I have denied the desires of the poor or let the eyes of the widow grow weary, (niv)
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1 Peter 5 3
not lording it over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock. (niv)