James 1:9

Good News Translation (US Version)

Those Christians who are poor must be glad when God lifts them up,

Cross References

Proverbs 19:1

It is better to be poor but honest than to be a lying fool.

2 Corinthians 6:10

although saddened, we are always glad; we seem poor, but we make many people rich; we seem to have nothing, yet we really possess everything.

Revelation 2:9

I know your troubles; I know that you are poor—but really you are rich! I know the evil things said against you by those who claim to be Jews but are not; they are a group that belongs to Satan!

Luke 1:52

He has brought down mighty kings from their thrones, and lifted up the lowly.

Proverbs 17:5

If you make fun of poor people, you insult the God who made them. You will be punished if you take pleasure in someone's misfortune.

Psalm 62:9

Human beings are all like a puff of breath; great and small alike are worthless. Put them on the scales, and they weigh nothing; they are lighter than a mere breath.

Deuteronomy 15:11

There will always be some Israelites who are poor and in need, and so I command you to be generous to them.

Deuteronomy 15:9

Do not refuse to lend them something, just because the year when debts are canceled is near. Do not let such an evil thought enter your mind. If you refuse to make the loan, they will cry out to the Lord against you, and you will be held guilty.

Deuteronomy 15:7

“If in any of the towns in the land that the Lord your God is giving you there are Israelites in need, then do not be selfish and refuse to help them.

Philippians 3:14

So I run straight toward the goal in order to win the prize, which is God's call through Christ Jesus to the life above.

Philippians 3:3

It is we, not they, who have received the true circumcision, for we worship God by means of his Spirit and rejoice in our life in union with Christ Jesus. We do not put any trust in external ceremonies.

Romans 8:17

Since we are his children, we will possess the blessings he keeps for his people, and we will also possess with Christ what God has kept for him; for if we share Christ's suffering, we will also share his glory.

Luke 10:20

But don't be glad because the evil spirits obey you; rather be glad because your names are written in heaven.”

Luke 9:48

and said to them, “Whoever welcomes this child in my name, welcomes me; and whoever welcomes me, also welcomes the one who sent me. For the one who is least among you all is the greatest.”

1 Samuel 2:8

He lifts the poor from the dust and raises the needy from their misery. He makes them companions of princes and puts them in places of honor. The foundations of the earth belong to the Lord; on them he has built the world.

1 Peter 2:9

But you are the chosen race, the King's priests, the holy nation, God's own people, chosen to proclaim the wonderful acts of God, who called you out of darkness into his own marvelous light.

Isaiah 29:19

Poor and humble people will once again find the happiness which the Lord, the holy God of Israel, gives.

Luke 14:11

For those who make themselves great will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be made great.”