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- "And in very² deed²¹ for¹ this¹ [cause] have I raised thee up,ª° for¹ to shewª° [in] thee¹ my power;ª and that¹ my nameª may be declaredª° throughout all¹ the earth.ª ... As yet¹ exaltest²° thou thyself¹ against my people,ª that thou wilt not¹ let them go?ª°" {Exd 9:16-17} + "Thy right hand,ª O LORD,ª is become gloriousª° in power:ª thy right hand,ª O LORD,ª hath dashed in piecesª° the enemy.ª°" {Exd 15:6} + "Now¹ I knowª° that¹ the LORDª [is] greaterª than all¹¹ gods:ª for¹ in the thingª wherein¹ they dealt proudlyª° [he was] above¹ them." {Exd 18:11} + "The loftyª looksª of manª shall be humbled,ª° and the haughtinessª of men²¹ shall be bowed down,ª° and the LORDª alone¹ shall be exaltedª° in that¹ day.ª ... For¹ the dayª of the LORDª of hostsª [shall be] upon¹ every¹ [one that is] proudª and lofty,ª° and upon¹ every¹ [one that is] lifted up;ª° and he shall be brought low:ª°" {Isa 2:11-12} + "And the loftinessª of manª shall be bowed down,ª° and the haughtinessª of men²¹ shall be made low:ª° and the LORDª alone¹ shall be exaltedª° in that¹ day.ª" {Isa 2:17} + "Wherefore it shall come to pass,¹ [that] when¹ the Lordª hath performedª° his¹ whole¹ workª upon mountª Zionª and on Jerusalem,ª I will punishª°¹ the fruitª of the stoutª heartª of the kingª of Assyria,ª and¹ the gloryª of his highª looks.ª ... And the restª of the treesª of his forestª shall be¹ few,ª that a childª may writeª° them." {Isa 10:12-19} + "Sonª of man,ª sayª° unto the princeª of Tyrus,ª Thus¹ saithª° the Lordª GOD;ª Because¹ thine heartª [is] lifted up,ª° and thou hast said,ª° I¹ [am] a God,ª I sitª° [in] the seatª of God,ª in the midstª of the seas;ª yet thou¹ [art] a man,ª and not¹ God,ª though thou setª° thine heartª as the heartª of God:ª" {Ezk 28:2} + "Nowª Iª Nebuchadnezzarª praiseª° and extolª° and honourª° the Kingª of heaven,ª allª whose¹ worksª [are] truth,ª and his waysª judgment:ª and those¹ that walkª° in prideª he is ableª° to abase.ª°" {Dan 4:37} + "But when¹ his heartª was lifted up,ª° and his mindª hardenedª° in pride,ª° he was deposedª° fromª his kinglyª throne,ª and they tookª° his gloryª from¹ him:² ... But hast lifted up²° thyself¹ againstª the Lordª of heaven;ª and they have broughtª° the vesselsª of¹ his houseª beforeª thee, and thou,ª and thy lords,ª thy wives,ª and thy concubines,ª have drunkª° wineª in them; and thou hast praisedª° the godsª of silver,ª and gold,ª of brass,ª iron,ª wood,ª and stone,ª which¹ seeª° not,ª norª hear,ª° norª know:ª° and the Godª in whose¹ handª thy breathª [is], and whose [are] allª thy ways,ª hast thou notª glorified:ª°" {Dan 5:20-23} + "The prideª of thine heartª hath deceivedª° thee, thou that dwellestª° in the cleftsª of the rock,ª whose habitation²°¹ [is] high;ª that saithª° in his heart,ª Who¹ shall bring me downª° to the ground?ª ... Though¹ thou exaltª° [thyself] as the eagle,ª and though¹ thou setª° thy nestª among¹ the stars,ª thence¹¹ will I bring thee down,ª° saithª° the LORD.ª" {Oba 1:3-4} + "For,¹ behold,¹ the dayª cometh,ª° that shall burnª° as an oven;ª and all¹ the proud,ª yea, and all¹ that doª° wickedly,ª shall be¹ stubble:ª and the dayª that comethª° shall burn them up,ª°¹ saithª° the LORDª of hosts,ª that¹ it shall leaveª° them neither¹ rootª nor branch.ª" {Mal 4:1} + "I tellª° you,ª this manª went downª° toª his²¹ houseª justifiedª° [rather] thanª the other:ª forª every oneª that exaltethª° himselfª shall be abased;ª° andª he that humblethª° himselfª shall be exalted.ª°" {Lke 18:14} + "Andª the¹ peopleª gave a shout,ª° [saying, It is] the voiceª of a god,ª andª notª of a man.ª ... Andª immediatelyª the angelª of the Lordª smoteª° him,ª becauseªª he gaveª° notª Godª the¹ glory:ª andª he wasª° eaten of worms,ª and gave up the ghost.ª°" {Act 12:22-23} + "Butª he givethª° moreª grace.ª Whereforeª he saith,ª° Godª resistethª° the proud,ª butª givethª° graceª unto the humble.ª" {Jms 4:6} + "Likewise,ª ye younger,ª submit yourselvesª° unto the elder.ª Yea,ª allª [of you] be subjectª° one to another,ª and¹ be clothed²° with¹ humility:ª forª Godª resistethª° the proud,ª andª givethª° graceª to the humble.ª ... Humble yourselvesª° thereforeª underª the¹ mightyª handª of God,ª thatª he may exaltª° youª inª due time:ª" {1Pe 5:5-6}
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