lCited from Isa. 61:1, 2
1 Samuel 2:8
8 aHe raises up the poor from the dust;he lifts the needy from the ash heap
bto make them sit with princes
and inherit a seat of honor.
cFor the pillars of the earth are the Lord’s,
and on them he has set the world.
Psalms 37:16
16 dBetter is the little that the righteous hasthan the abundance of many wicked.
Psalms 113:7-8
7He eraises the poor from the dustand lifts the needy from the ash heap,
8to make them fsit with princes,
with the princes of his people.
Proverbs 16:19
19 gIt is better to be of a lowly spirit with the poorthan to hdivide the spoil with the proud.
Proverbs 19:1
1 iBetter is a poor person who jwalks in his integritythan one who is crooked in speech and is a fool.
Isaiah 29:19
19 kThe meek shall obtain fresh joy in the Lord,and the poor among mankind shall exult in the Holy One of Israel.
Luke 4:18
18 l“The Spirit of the Lord mis upon me,because he has anointed me
to nproclaim good news to the poor.
oHe has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives
and precovering of sight to the blind,
qto set at liberty those who are oppressed,
Luke 6:24
Jesus Pronounces Woes
24 r“But woe to you who are rich, sfor you thave received your consolation.Luke 16:25
25But Abraham said, ‘Child, remember that uyou in your lifetime received your good things, and Lazarus in like manner bad things; but now he is comforted here, and you are in anguish.
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