Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

The LORD lifteth up the meek: he casteth the wicked down to the ground.

Bible References

Lifteth up

Psalm 25:9
May he show the humble what is right! May he teach the humble his way!
Psalm 37:11
But the oppressed will possess the land and enjoy great prosperity.
Psalm 145:14
The Lord supports all who fall, and lifts up all who are bent over.
Psalm 146:8
The Lord gives sight to the blind. The Lord lifts up all who are bent over. The Lord loves the godly.
Psalm 149:4
For the Lord takes delight in his people; he exalts the oppressed by delivering them.
1 Samuel 2:8
He lifts the weak from the dust; he raises the poor from the ash heap to seat them with princes and to bestow on them an honored position. The foundations of the earth belong to the Lord, and he has placed the world on them.
Zephaniah 2:3
Seek the Lord's favor, all you humble people of the land who have obeyed his commands! Strive to do what is right! Strive to be humble! Maybe you will be protected on the day of the Lord's angry judgment.
Matthew 5:5
"Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.
James 4:10
Humble yourselves before the Lord and he will exalt you.
1 Peter 3:4
but the inner person of the heart, the lasting beauty of a gentle and tranquil spirit, which is precious in God's sight.
1 Peter 5:6
And God will exalt you in due time, if you humble yourselves under his mighty hand

He casteth

Psalm 55:23
But you, O God, will bring them down to the deep Pit. Violent and deceitful people will not live even half a normal lifespan. But as for me, I trust in you.
Psalm 73:18
Surely you put them in slippery places; you bring them down to ruin.
Psalm 146:9
The Lord protects those residing outside their native land; he lifts up the fatherless and the widow, but he opposes the wicked.
2 Peter 2:4
For if God did not spare the angels who sinned, but threw them into hell and locked them up in chains in utter darkness, to be kept until the judgment,

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