1 Samuel 2:7 KJV
The Lord maketh poor, and maketh rich: he bringeth low, and lifteth up.
1 Samuel 2:7, King James Version
In context
6 The Lord killeth, and maketh alive: he bringeth down to the grave, and bringeth up.
7 The Lord maketh poor, and maketh rich: he bringeth low, and lifteth up.
8 He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the Lord’s, and he hath set the world upon them.
Cross-references
- Psalms 75:7 But God is the judge: he putteth down one, and setteth up another.
- Deuteronomy 8:17 And thou say in thine heart, My power and the might of mine hand hath gotten me this wealth.
- Job 5:11 To set up on high those that be low; that those which mourn may be exalted to safety.
- Job 1:21 And said, Naked came I out of my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return thither: the Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord.
- James 4:10 Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.