Mat 5:3-4, Jam 4:6, 1Pe 5:5 | ESV | STEP | Blessed are the poor in spirit , for theirs is the kingdom of heaven .

f 1 Pet. 5:5; Cited from Prov. 3:34 (Gk.)

Matthew 5:3-4

3 ^a“Blessed are ^bthe poor in spirit, for ^ctheirs is the kingdom of heaven.

4 “Blessed are ^dthose who mourn, for they shall be comforted.

James 4:6

6 But ^ehe gives more grace. Therefore it says, ^f“God opposes the proud but ^ggives grace to the humble.”

1 Peter 5:5

5 Likewise, you who are younger, be subject to the elders. ^hClothe yourselves, all of you, with humility toward one another, for ⁱ“God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.”