The humble will increase their joy in the LORD, and the poor among men will rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.
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- WEB The humble also will increase their joy in Yahweh, and the poor among men will rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.
- KJV The meek also shall increase their joy in the LORD, and the poor among men shall rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.
- NKJV The humble also shall increase their joy in the Lord, And the poor among men shall rejoice In the Holy One of Israel.
- NASB The afflicted also will increase their joy in the Lord, And the needy of mankind will rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.
- NLT The humble will be filled with fresh joy from the Lord. The poor will rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.
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The humble and poor will increase their joy and rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.
Overview
God's restoring work brings fresh joy especially to the lowly and needy. The reversal lifts up the humble who trust in the Lord rather than the proud. This anticipates the gospel's special grace to the poor in spirit, who find their joy in the Holy One, Christ himself.
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- Jas 2:5Listen, my beloved brothers: Has not God chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom He promised those who love Him?
- Isa 61:1The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and freedom to the prisoners,
- Matt 11:29Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
- Ps 25:9He guides the humble in what is right and teaches them His way.
- Matt 5:5Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.
- Matt 11:5The blind receive sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor.
- Jas 1:9The brother in humble circumstances should exult in his high position.
- Matt 5:3“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
- Ps 37:11But the meek will inherit the land and delight in abundant prosperity.
- Isa 11:4but with righteousness He will judge the poor, and with equity He will decide for the lowly of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of His mouth and slay the wicked with the breath of His lips.
- Ps 12:5“For the cause of the oppressed and for the groaning of the needy, I will now arise,” says the LORD. “I will bring safety to him who yearns.”
- Isa 61:10I will rejoice greatly in the LORD, my soul will exult in my God; for He has clothed me with garments of salvation and wrapped me in a robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom wears a priestly headdress, as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
- Zeph 2:3Seek the LORD, all you humble of the earth who carry out His justice. Seek righteousness; seek humility. Perhaps you will be sheltered on the day of the LORD’s anger.
- Phil 4:4Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!
- 1 Pet 2:1–3Rid yourselves, therefore, of all malice, deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander.
- Jas 3:13–18Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show it by his good conduct, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom.
- Jas 1:21Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and every expression of evil, and humbly accept the word planted in you, which can save your souls.
- Isa 14:30Then the firstborn of the poor will find pasture, and the needy will lie down in safety, but I will kill your root by famine, and your remnant will be slain.
- Eph 4:2with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love,
- Isa 14:32What answer will be given to the envoys of that nation? “The LORD has founded Zion, where His afflicted people will find refuge.”
- Isa 57:15For thus says the One who is high and lifted up, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: “I dwell in a high and holy place, and with the oppressed and humble in spirit, to restore the spirit of the lowly and revive the heart of the contrite.
- Phil 2:1–3Therefore if you have any encouragement in Christ, if any comfort from His love, if any fellowship with the Spirit, if any affection and compassion,
- 1 Cor 1:26–29Brothers, consider the time of your calling: Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were powerful; not many were of noble birth.
- Phil 3:1–3Finally, my brothers, rejoice in the Lord. It is no trouble for me to write the same things to you again, and it is a safeguard for you.
- Isa 41:16–18You will winnow them, and a wind will carry them away; a gale will scatter them. But you will rejoice in the LORD; you will glory in the Holy One of Israel.
- Ps 9:18For the needy will not always be forgotten; nor the hope of the oppressed forever dashed.
- Zeph 3:12–18But I will leave within you a meek and humble people, and they will trust in the name of the LORD.
- Gal 5:22–23But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
- Ps 149:4For the LORD takes pleasure in His people; He adorns the afflicted with salvation.
- Hab 3:18yet I will exult in the LORD; I will rejoice in the God of my salvation!
- Isa 66:2Has not My hand made all these things? And so they came into being,” declares the LORD. “This is the one I will esteem: he who is humble and contrite in spirit, who trembles at My word.
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