1 Samuel 2:7
7 aThe Lord makes poor and makes rich;bhe brings low and he exalts.
Psalms 49:1-2
Why Should I Fear in Times of Trouble?
To the choirmaster. A Psalm of cthe Sons of Korah.
1 dHear this, all peoples!Give ear, all inhabitants of the world,
2 eboth low and high,
rich and poor together!
Proverbs 29:13
13The poor man and the oppressor fmeet together;the Lord ggives light to the eyes of both.
Luke 16:19-20
The Rich Man and Lazarus
19“There was a rich man who was clothed in hpurple and fine linen and iwho feasted sumptuously every day. 20And at his gate jwas laid a poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores,1 Corinthians 12:21
21The eye cannot say to the hand, “I have no need of you,” nor again the head to the feet, “I have no need of you.”James 2:2-5
2For if a man wearing a gold ring and fine clothing comes into your assembly, and a poor man in shabby clothing also comes in, 3and if you pay attention to the one who wears the fine clothing and say, “You sit here in a good place,” kwhile you say to the poor man, “You stand over there,” or, “Sit down at my feet,” 4have you not then made distinctions among yourselves and become ljudges with evil thoughts? 5Listen, my beloved brothers, mhas not God chosen those who are poor in the world to be nrich in faith and heirs of othe kingdom, pwhich he has promised to those who love him?
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