- Though:
- "The sacrificesª of Godª [are] a brokenª° spirit:ª a brokenª° and a contriteª° heart,ª O God,ª thou wilt not¹ despise.ª°" {Psa 51:17} + "Who¹ [is] like unto the LORDª our God,ª who dwellethª° on high,ª° ... Who humblethª° [himself] to beholdª° [the things that are] in heaven,ª and in the earth!ª" {Psa 113:5-6} + "The LORDª maketh poor,ª° and maketh rich:ª° he bringeth low,ª° andª lifteth up.ª° ... He raiseth upª° the poorª out of the dust,ª¹ [and] lifteth upª° the beggarª from the dunghill,ª¹ to setª° [them] among¹ princes,ª and to make them inheritª° the throneª of glory:ª for¹ the pillarsª of the earthª [are] the LORD'S,ª and he hath setª° the worldª upon¹ them." {1Sm 2:7-8} + "Surely¹ he¹ scornethª° the scorners:ª° but he givethª° graceª unto the lowly.ª°²" {Prv 3:34} + "For¹ thus¹ saithª° the highª° and lofty Oneª° that inhabitethª° eternity,ª whose nameª [is] Holy;ª I dwellª° in the highª and holyª [place], with¹ him also [that is] of a contriteª and humbleª spirit,ª to reviveª° the spiritª of the humble,ª and to reviveª° the heartª of the contrite ones.ª°" {Isa 57:15} + "For all¹ those¹ [things] hath mine handª made,ª° and all¹ those¹ [things] have been,¹ saithª° the LORD:ª but to¹ this¹ [man] will I look,ª° [even] to¹ [him that is] poorª and of a contriteª spirit,ª and tremblethª at¹ my word.ª" {Isa 66:2} + "He hath shewedª° strengthª withª his²¹ arm;ª he hath scatteredª° the proudª in the imaginationª of theirª hearts.ª ... He hath filledª° the hungryª° with good things;ª andª the richª° he hath sent²° empty² away.ª°¹" {Lke 1:51-53} + "Forª whosoeverª exaltethª° himselfª shall be abased;ª° andª he that humblethª° himselfª shall be exalted.ª°" {Lke 14:11} + "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} + "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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