Job 5:11 · KJV
“To set up on high those that be low; that those which mourn may be exalted to safety.”
— Job 5:11
Who giveth rain upon the earth, and sendeth waters upon the fields: {fields: Heb. outplaces}
He disappointeth the devices of the crafty, so that their hands cannot perform {their} enterprise. {their enterprise: or, any thing}
Job 5 — Context
Which doeth great things and unsearchable; marvellous things without number: {unsearchable: Heb. there is no search} {without...: Heb. till there be no number}
10Who giveth rain upon the earth, and sendeth waters upon the fields: {fields: Heb. outplaces}
11To set up on high those that be low; that those which mourn may be exalted to safety.
12He disappointeth the devices of the crafty, so that their hands cannot perform {their} enterprise. {their enterprise: or, any thing}
13He taketh the wise in their own craftiness: and the counsel of the froward is carried headlong.
Cross References
Psalms 113:7
He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, {and} lifteth the needy out of the dunghill;
1 Samuel 2:7-8
The LORD maketh poor, and maketh rich: he bringeth low, and lifteth up.
Psalms 107:41
Yet setteth he the poor on high from affliction, and maketh {him} families like a flock. {from: or, after}
Luke 1:52-53
He hath put down the mighty from {their} seats, and exalted them of low degree.
Luke 6:21
Blessed {are ye} that hunger now: for ye shall be filled. Blessed {are ye} that weep now: for ye shall laugh.
Deuteronomy 33:27
The eternal God {is thy} refuge, and underneath {are} the everlasting arms: and he shall thrust out the enemy from before thee; and shall say, Destroy {them}.
Ezekiel 17:24
And all the trees of the field shall know that I the LORD have brought down the high tree, have exalted the low tree, have dried up the green tree, and have made the dry tree to flourish: I the LORD have spoken and have done {it}.
James 4:6-10
But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.