James 1:9 - New International Version (Anglicised)

⁹ Believers in humble circumstances ought to take pride in their high position.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁹ Let the brother of low degree rejoice in that he is exalted:

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁹ Let the brother in humble circumstances glory in his elevation [as a Christian, called to the true riches and to be an heir of God],

American Standard Version (1901)

⁹ But let the brother of low degree glory in his high estate:

Common English Bible

⁹ Brothers and sisters who are poor should find satisfaction in their high status.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁹ Now a humble brother should glory in his exaltation,

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁹ But let the brother of low condition glory in his exaltation:

James 1:9 Tagairtí Cros

Psalm 62:9

Surely the lowborn are but a breath, the highborn are but a lie. If weighed on a balance, they are nothing; together they are only a breath.

Proverbs 17:5

Whoever mocks the poor shows contempt for their Maker; whoever gloats over disaster will not go unpunished.

Proverbs 19:1

Better the poor whose way of life is blameless than a fool whose lips are perverse.

Isaiah 29:19

Once more the humble will rejoice in the Lord; the needy will rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.

Luke 1:52

He has brought down rulers from their thrones but has lifted up the humble.

Luke 10:20

However, do not rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.’

Luke 14:11

For all those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.’

Luke 9:48

Then he said to them, ‘Whoever welcomes this little child in my name welcomes me; and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me. For it is the one who is least among you all who is the greatest.’

Romans 8:17

Now if we are children, then we are heirs – heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, if indeed we share in his sufferings in order that we may also share in his glory.

2 Corinthians 6:10

sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; poor, yet making many rich; having nothing, and yet possessing everything.

Deuteronomy 15:11

There will always be poor people in the land. Therefore I command you to be open-handed towards your fellow Israelites who are poor and needy in your land.

Deuteronomy 15:7

If anyone is poor among your fellow Israelites in any of the towns of the land that the Lord your God is giving you, do not be hard-hearted or tight-fisted towards them.

Deuteronomy 15:9

Be careful not to harbour this wicked thought: ‘The seventh year, the year for cancelling debts, is near,’ so that you do not show ill will towards the needy among your fellow Israelites and give them nothing. They may then appeal to the Lord against you, and you will be found guilty of sin.

Philippians 3:14

I press on towards the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenwards in Christ Jesus.

Philippians 3:3

For it is we who are the circumcision, we who serve God by his Spirit, who boast in Christ Jesus, and who put no confidence in the flesh –

1 Peter 2:9

But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.

Revelation 2:9

I know your afflictions and your poverty – yet you are rich! I know about the slander of those who say they are Jews and are not, but are a synagogue of Satan.

1 Samuel 2:8

He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap; he seats them with princes and makes them inherit a throne of honour. ‘For the foundations of the earth are the Lord’s; on them he has set the world.