1 Samuel 2:7

Free Bible Version

The Lord makes some poor, but others rich; he brings some down, but he lifts others up.

Cross References

2 Kings 9:6

Jehu got up and went inside, where the young prophet poured the olive oil on his head and announced to him, “This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: ‘I anoint you king over the Lord's people Israel.

1 Chronicles 29:12

Riches and honor come from you and you reign supreme. You possess power and might, and have the ability to make people great and to give strength to all.

2 Chronicles 32:27

Hezekiah was very rich and highly honored, and he built treasury storerooms to hold silver, gold, precious stones, spices, shields, and all kinds of valuable things.

2 Chronicles 32:29

He built many towns, and he owned large herds of cattle and flocks of sheep, for God had made him very wealthy.

Job 1:21

“I was naked when I came out of my mother's womb, and I shall be naked when I leave,” he said. “The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away. May the Lord's name be honored.”

Job 40:12

Bring down the proud with your gaze; tread the wicked underfoot right where they are.

Job 5:11

He exalts the humble, and rescues those who mourn.

Psalm 102:10

because of your anger and hostility, for you have picked me up and tossed me away.

Psalm 75:7

God is the one who decides—who he will bring down and who he will lift up.

Psalm 75:8

For the Lord has a cup in his hand, full of bubbling wine mixed with spices. He pours it out, and all the wicked drink it deeply, down to the last drop.

Proverbs 22:2

The rich and the poor have this in common: the Lord created them all.

Isaiah 2:12

The Lord has set aside a day when he will deal with the proud and arrogant. He will end all self-glorification, bringing it down.

Jeremiah 49:15

Watch as I will make you insignificant compared to other nations—everyone will look down on you.

Ezekiel 17:24

All the trees in the countryside will know that I am the Lord. I can bring down the tall and have the low tree grow tall. I can make the green tree dry up, and make the withered tree become green again. I, the Lord, have spoken, and I will do it.”

James 4:10

Be humble before the Lord and he will lift you up.