3 “Blessed are the fpoor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
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Psalm 34:18
The LORD is near to the brokenhearted
and saves the crushed in spirit.
Proverbs 16:19
It is better to be of a lowly spirit with the poor
than to divide the spoil with the proud.
Proverbs 29:23
One’s pride will bring him low,
but he who is lowly in spirit will obtain honor.
Isaiah 57:15
For thus says the One who is high and lifted up,
who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy:
“I dwell in the high and holy place,
and also with him who is of a contrite and lowly spirit,
to revive the spirit of the lowly,
and to revive the heart of the contrite.
Isaiah 61:1
The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me,
because the LORD has anointed me
to bring good news to the poor;
he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted,
to proclaim liberty to the captives,
and the opening of the prison to those who are bound;
Isaiah 66:2
All these things my hand has made,
and so all these things came to be,
declares the LORD.
But this is the one to whom I will look:
he who is humble and contrite in spirit
and trembles at my word.
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