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Psa. 147:6 KJV (With Strong’s)

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The Lord lifteth up the meeky: he casteth the wicked down to the ground.

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Psa. 25:9• ⁹He guideth the meek in judgment{HR}And he teacheth the meek his way. (Psa. 25:9)

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Matt. 5:5• ⁵Blessed the meek; for they shall inherit the earth. (Matt. 5:5)

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1 Peter 3:4• ⁴but the hidden man of the heart, in the incorruptible of the meek and quiet spirit which is in the sight of God very precious. (1 Peter 3:4)

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Psa. 25:9• ⁹He guideth the meek in judgment{HR}And he teacheth the meek his way. (Psa. 25:9)

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Psa. 37:11• ¹¹But the meek shall inherit the earth{HR}And delight themselves in abundance of peace. (Psa. 37:11)

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Psa. 145:14• ¹⁴Jehovah upholdeth all that fall,{HR}And raiseth all the bowed down. (Psa. 145:14)

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Psa. 146:8‑9• ⁸Jehovah openeth [the eyes of] the blind;{HR}Jehovah raiseth the bowed down;{HR}Jehovah loveth the righteous;
⁹Jehovah keepeth strangers;{HR}Orphans and widows he upholdeth;{HR}And the way of wicked ones he maketh crooked. (Psa. 146:8‑9)

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Psa. 149:4• ⁴For Jehovah taketh pleasure in his people;{HR}He honoureth the meek with salvation. (Psa. 149:4)

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1 Sam. 2:8• ⁸He raiseth up the poor out of the dust,{HR}And lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill,{HR}To set them among princes,{HR}And to make them inherit the throne of glory:{HR}For the pillars of the earth are Jehovah's,{HR}And He hath set the world upon them. (1 Sam. 2:8)

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Zeph. 2:3• ³Seek ye Jehovah, all ye meek of the earth, which have wrought his judgment; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be ye shall be hid in the day of Jehovah’s anger. (Zeph. 2:3)

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Matt. 5:5• ⁵Blessed the meek; for they shall inherit the earth. (Matt. 5:5)

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James 4:10• ¹⁰Humble yourselves before [the] Lord, and he will exalt you. (James 4:10)

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1 Peter 3:4• ⁴but the hidden man of the heart, in the incorruptible of the meek and quiet spirit which is in the sight of God very precious. (1 Peter 3:4)

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1 Peter 5:6• ⁶Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time, (1 Peter 5:6)

he casteth.

Psa. 55:23• ²³And thou, O God, wilt bring them down to the pit of corruption:{HR}Men of blood and deceit shall not live out half their days.{HR}But for me, I will trust in thee. (Psa. 55:23)

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Psa. 73:18‑19• ¹⁸Truly thou settest them in slippery places,{HR}Thou hast caused them to fall into ruins.
¹⁹How are they a desolation in a moment!{HR}They have passed, consumed with terrors. (Psa. 73:18‑19)

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Psa. 146:9• ⁹Jehovah keepeth strangers;{HR}Orphans and widows he upholdeth;{HR}And the way of wicked ones he maketh crooked. (Psa. 146:9)

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2 Peter 2:4‑9• ⁴For if God spared not angels when they sinned, but cast them down to lowest hell and gave them up to chains of gloom reserved for judgment,
⁵and spared not an ancient world but preserved Noah an eighth, a preacher of righteousness, having brought a flood upon a world of ungodly ones;
⁶and reducing to ashes [the] cities of Sodom and Gomorrha, he condemned [them] with overthrow, having set an example to those that should live ungodlily,
⁷and rescued righteous Lot, distressed by the behaviour of those abandoned in licentiousness;
⁸for the righteous [man] dwelling among them, in seeing and hearing was tormenting a righteous soul day after day with lawless works,
⁹[the] Lord knoweth to deliver the godly out of trial, and to keep unjust [men] for judgment-day to be punished; (2 Peter 2:4‑9)

• Man may crush the meek; but the Lord lifts them up. Alas! man may exalt the wicked, but the Lord casts them down to the ground. (“Psalm 147” by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Jehovah lifteth up the meek; he abaseth the wicked to the earth.

W. Kelly Translation

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Jehovah lifteth up the humble;{HR}He casteth down the wicked to the earth.