1 Samuel 2:7

Bible in Basic English 1965

The Lord gives wealth and takes a man's goods from him: crushing men down and again lifting them up;

Cross References

2 Kings 9:6

And he got up and went into the house; then he put the holy oil on his head and said to him, The Lord, the God of Israel, says, I have made you king over the people of the Lord, over Israel.

1 Chronicles 29:12

Wealth and honour come from you, and you are ruler over all, and in your hand is power and strength; it is in your power to make great, and to give strength to all.

2 Chronicles 32:27

And Hezekiah had very great wealth and honour; and he made himself store-houses for his gold and silver and jewels and spices, and for body-covers and all sorts of beautiful vessels.

2 Chronicles 32:29

And he made towns for himself, and got together much property in flocks and herds: for God had given him great wealth.

Job 1:21

With nothing I came out of my mother's body, and with nothing I will go back there; the Lord gave and the Lord has taken away; let the Lord's name be praised.

Job 40:12

Send destruction on all who are lifted up, pulling down the sinners from their places.

Job 5:11

Lifting up those who are low, and putting the sad in a safe place;

Psalm 102:10

Because of your passion and your wrath, for I have been lifted up and then made low by you.

Psalm 75:7

But God is the judge, putting down one, and lifting up another.

Psalm 75:8

For in the hand of the Lord is a cup, and the wine is red; it is well mixed, overflowing from his hand: he will make all the sinners of the earth take of it, even to the last drop.

Proverbs 22:2

The man of wealth and the poor man come face to face: the Lord is the maker of them all.

Isaiah 2:12

For the day of the Lord of armies is coming on all the pride of men, and on all who are high and lifted up;

Jeremiah 49:15

For see, I have made you small among the nations, looked down on by men.

Ezekiel 17:24

And it will be clear to all the trees of the field that I the Lord have made low the high tree and made high the low tree, drying up the green tree and making the dry tree full of growth; I the Lord have said it and have done it.

James 4:10

Make yourselves low in the eyes of the Lord and you will be lifted up by him.