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Job 22:29

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When men are cast down, then thou shalt say, There is lifting up; and he shall save the humble person.
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  1. James 4:6Rank 1 from verse 29
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    6But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.

  2. Job 5:19–27Rank 2 from verse 29
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    19He shall deliver thee in six troubles: yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee.

    20In famine he shall redeem thee from death: and in war from the power of the sword.

    21Thou shalt be hid from the scourge of the tongue: neither shalt thou be afraid of destruction when it cometh.

    22At destruction and famine thou shalt laugh: neither shalt thou be afraid of the beasts of the earth.

    23For thou shalt be in league with the stones of the field: and the beasts of the field shall be at peace with thee.

    24And thou shalt know that thy tabernacle shall be in peace; and thou shalt visit thy habitation, and shalt not sin.

    25Thou shalt know also that thy seed shall be great, and thine offspring as the grass of the earth.

    26Thou shalt come to thy grave in a full age, like as a shock of corn cometh in in his season.

    27Lo this, we have searched it, so it is; hear it, and know thou it for thy good.

  3. 1 Peter 5:5Rank 3 from verse 29
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    5Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble.

  4. Luke 1:52Rank 4 from verse 29
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    52He hath put down the mighty from their seats, and exalted them of low degree.

  5. Matthew 23:12Rank 5 from verse 29
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    12And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted.

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Job 22:29

COMBINED MEANING

cast

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1. To throw, send, put, lay, or direct a person or thing into, upon, around, toward, or away from a place, or into a stated condition. 2. To put away, reject, expel, remove, overthrow, or bring down. 3. To put forth or use a lot for choosing, dividing, or assigning. 4. To form an object by pouring molten material into a mould. 5. To shed, drop, or bring forth young, fruit, leaves, or flowers. 6. To raise, form, or prepare a bank, mount, trench, or way. 7. In "cast ... in his teeth," to reproach or charge something against him. 8. As a noun, the distance something may be thrown.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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thou

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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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say

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Sense 1: To speak, declare, tell, or express. Sense 2: What is said.

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lifting

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Present-participial or verbal-noun form of lift. Sense 1: To raise, bear up, or elevate physically. Sense 2: To direct upward or raise in expression, as the eyes, hands, voice, soul, prayer, or countenance. Sense 3: To exalt, restore, strengthen, or raise in condition or honour. Sense 4: To raise or wield against, as a hand, tool, weapon, or standard. Sense 5: In lift from off, to remove or take away.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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save

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Sense 1: To rescue, deliver, preserve, keep alive, heal, recover, or bring safely through. Sense 2: Except or apart from.

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humble

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Sense 1: Lowly in mind or condition; free from pride. Sense 2: To abase or bring low.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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28Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee: and the light shall shine upon thy ways.

29When men are cast down, then thou shalt say, There is lifting up; and he shall save the humble person.

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30He shall deliver the island of the innocent: and it is delivered by the pureness of thine hands.

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