Psalm 138:6
Though the LORD is on high, He attends to the lowly; but the proud He knows from afar.
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Psalm 51:17
The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and a contrite heart, O God, You will not despise.

Psalm 113:5, 6
Who is like the LORD our God, the One enthroned on high? . . .

1 Samuel 2:7, 8
The LORD sends poverty and wealth; He humbles and He exalts. . . .

Proverbs 3:34
He mocks those who mock, but gives grace to the humble.

Isaiah 57:15
For 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 of spirit, to restore the spirit of the lowly and revive the heart of the contrite.

Isaiah 66:2
Has 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.

Luke 1:51-53
He has performed mighty deeds with His arm; He has scattered those who are proud in the thoughts of their hearts. . . .

Luke 14:11
For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself will be exalted."

Luke 18:14
I tell you, this man, rather than the Pharisee, went home justified. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted."

James 4:6
But He gives us more grace. This is why it says: "God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble."

1 Peter 5:5, 6
Young men, in the same way, submit yourselves to your elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, "God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble." . . .

but the proud

Exodus 18:11
Now I know that the LORD is greater than all other gods, for He did this when they treated Israel arrogantly."

Job 40:11, 12
Unleash the fury of your wrath; look on every proud man and bring him low. . . .

Isaiah 2:11, 17
The proud look of man will be humbled, and the loftiness of men brought low; the LORD alone will be exalted in that day. . . .

Ezekiel 28:1-9
And the word of the LORD came to me, saying, . . .

Daniel 4:37
Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and exalt and glorify the King of heaven, for all His works are true, and all His ways are just. And those who walk in pride He is able to humble.

Daniel 5:20-24
But when his heart was exalted and his spirit hardened in pride, he was deposed from his royal throne, and his glory was taken from him. . . .

Acts 12:22, 23
And they began to shout, "This is the voice of a god, not a man!" . . .

afar off

Psalm 139:2
You know when I sit and when I rise; You understand my thoughts from afar.

Matthew 25:41
Then He will say to those on His left, 'Depart from Me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.

2 Thessalonians 1:9
They will suffer the penalty of eternal destruction, separated from the presence of the Lord and the glory of His might,

Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
For though the LORD is exalted, Yet He regards the lowly, But the haughty He knows from afar.

King James Bible
Though the LORD be high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly: but the proud he knoweth afar off.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Though the LORD is exalted, He takes note of the humble; but He knows the haughty from a distance.

International Standard Version
Though the LORD is highly exalted, yet he pays attention to those who are lowly regarded, but he is aware of the arrogant from afar.

NET Bible
Though the LORD is exalted, he takes note of the lowly, and recognizes the proud from far away.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And high is Lord Jehovah who sees in the deep, and he who is exalted knows from afar off!
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