Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Better it is to be of an humble spirit with the lowly, than to divide the spoil with the proud.
General references
Bible References
To be
Psalm 34:18 The Lord is near the brokenhearted;
He saves those crushed in spirit.
He saves those crushed in spirit.
Psalm 138:6 Though the Lord is exalted,
He takes note of the humble;
but He knows the haughty from a distance.
He takes note of the humble;
but He knows the haughty from a distance.
Isaiah 57:15 For the High and Exalted One
who lives forever, whose name is Holy says this:
“I live in a high and holy place,
and with the oppressed and lowly of spirit,
to revive the spirit of the lowly
and revive the heart of the oppressed.
who lives forever, whose name is Holy
“I live in a high and holy place,
and with the oppressed and lowly of spirit,
to revive the spirit of the lowly
and revive the heart of the oppressed.
Matthew 5:3 “The poor in spirit are blessed,
for the kingdom of heaven is theirs.
Luke 1:51 He has done a mighty deed with His arm;
He has scattered the proud
because of the thoughts of their hearts;
He has scattered the proud
because of the thoughts of their hearts;
Luke 18:13 “But the tax collector, standing far off, would not even raise his eyes to heaven but kept striking his chest and saying, ‘God, turn Your wrath from me —a sinner!’
Than
Exodus 15:9 The enemy said:
“I will pursue, I will overtake,
I will divide the spoil.
My desire will be gratified at their expense.
I will draw my sword;
my hand will destroy them.”
“I will pursue, I will overtake,
I will divide the spoil.
My desire will be gratified at their expense.
I will draw my sword;
my hand will destroy
Isaiah 9:3 You have enlarged the nation
and increased its joy.
The people have rejoiced before You
as they rejoice at harvest time
and as they rejoice when dividing spoils.
and increased its joy.
The people have rejoiced before You
as they rejoice at harvest time
and as they rejoice when dividing spoils.
Isaiah 10:6 I will send him against a godless nation;
I will command him to go
against a people destined for My rage,
to take spoils, to plunder,
and to trample them down like clay in the streets.
I will command him to go
against a people destined for My rage,
to take spoils, to plunder,
and to trample them down like clay
Isaiah 53:12 Therefore I will give Him the many as a portion,
and He will receive the mighty as spoil,
because He submitted Himself to death,
and was counted among the rebels;
yet He bore the sin of many
and interceded for the rebels.
and He will receive
because He submitted Himself to death,
and was counted among the rebels;
yet He bore the sin of many
and interceded for the rebels.
General references
Matthew 23:12 Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.