James 1:9
A brother of humble means should rejoice in his having been exalted,
Deuteronomy 15:7
"If there should be a poor man among your relatives in one of the cities of the land that the LORD your God is about to give you, don't be hard-hearted or tight-fisted toward your poor relative.
Deuteronomy 15:9
Be careful not to think this wicked thought to yourselves: "The seventh year, the year of remission, is drawing near,' and you show ill will toward your poor relative and not give to him. He may then call to the LORD on account of you, and you will be guilty of sin.
Deuteronomy 15:11
Since poor people won't cease to exist in the land, therefore I'm commanding you: Be sure to be generous to your poor and needy relatives in your land."
1 Samuel 2:8
He raises the poor up from the dust, he lifts up the needy from the trash heap to make them sit with princes and inherit a seat of honor. Indeed the pillars of the earth belong to the LORD, and he has set the world on them.
Psalm 62:9
Human beings are a mere vapor, while people in high positions are not what they appear. When they are placed on the scales, they weigh nothing; even when weighed together, they are less than nothing.
Psalm 113:7-8
He lifts the poor person from the dust, raising the needy from the trash pile
Proverbs 17:5
Whoever mocks the poor shows contempt for their maker, and whoever is happy about disaster will not go unpunished.
Proverbs 19:1
A poor man who walks blamelessly is better than a fool who speaks perversely.
Jeremiah 9:23-24
This is what the LORD says: "The wise man is not to boast in his wisdom; the strong man is not to boast in his strength; and the rich man is not to boast in his riches.
Luke 1:52
He pulled powerful rulers from their thrones and lifted up humble people.
Luke 9:48
Then he told them, "Whoever welcomes this little child in my name welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me, because the one who is least among all of you is the one who is greatest."
Luke 10:20
However, stop rejoicing because the spirits are submitting to you. Instead, rejoice because your names are written in heaven."
Romans 5:2-3
Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace by which we have been established, and we boast because of our hope in God's glory.
Romans 8:17
Now if we are children, we are heirs heirs of God and co-heirs with the Messiah if, in fact, we share in his sufferings in order that we may also share in his glory.
2 Corinthians 6:10
as sorrowful and yet always rejoicing, as poor and yet enriching many, as having nothing and yet possessing everything.
Philippians 3:3
For it is we who are the circumcision we who worship in the Spirit of God and find our joy in the Messiah Jesus. We have not placed any confidence in the flesh,
Philippians 3:14
I keep pursuing the goal to win the prize of God's heavenly call in the Messiah Jesus.
James 2:5-6
Listen, my dear brothers! God has chosen the poor in the world to become rich in faith and to be heirs of the kingdom that he promised to those who keep on loving him, has he not?
1 Peter 2:9
But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people to be his very own and to proclaim the wonderful deeds of the one who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.
1 John 3:1-3
See what kind of love the Father has given us: We are called God's children and that is what we are! For this reason the world does not recognize us, because it did not recognize him, either.
Revelation 2:9
"I know your suffering and your poverty though you are rich and the slander committed by those who claim to be Jews but are not. They are the synagogue of Satan.
Revelation 5:9-10
They sang a new song: "You are worthy to take the scroll and open its seals, because you were slaughtered. With your blood you purchased people for God from every tribe, language, people, and nation.
Revelation 7:9-10
After these things, I looked, and there was a crowd so large that no one was able to count it! They were from every nation, tribe, people, and language. They were standing in front of the throne and the lamb and were wearing white robes, with palm branches in their hands.