The Lord sends poverty and wealth;(A)
    he humbles and he exalts.(B)

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11 The lowly he sets on high,(A)
    and those who mourn(B) are lifted(C) to safety.

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The Lord sustains the humble(A)
    but casts the wicked(B) to the ground.

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But he gives us more grace. That is why Scripture says:

“God opposes the proud
    but shows favor to the humble.”[a](A)

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Footnotes

  1. James 4:6 Prov. 3:34

In the same way, you who are younger, submit yourselves(A) to your elders. All of you, clothe yourselves with humility(B) toward one another, because,

“God opposes the proud
    but shows favor to the humble.”[a](C)

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Peter 5:5 Prov. 3:34

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