James 1:9

Which verses does James 1:9 point to?

The 20 strongest of 23, ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

1. Jeremiah 9:23–2423 votes

   This is what the LORD says: “Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, nor the strong man in his strength, nor the wealthy man in his riches. But let him who boasts boast in this, that he understands and knows Me, that I am the LORD, who exercises loving devotion, justice and righteousness on the earth—for I delight in these things,” declares the LORD.

2. Proverbs 19:115 votes

   Better a poor man who walks with integrity than a fool whose lips are perverse.

3. James 2:5–614 votes

   Listen, my beloved brothers: Has not God chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom He promised those who love Him? But you have dishonored the poor. Is it not the rich who oppress you and drag you into court?

4. 2 Corinthians 6:108 votes

   sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; poor, yet making many rich; having nothing, and yet possessing everything.

5. Psalm 62:97 votes

   Lowborn men are but a vapor; the exalted are but a lie. Weighed on the scale, they go up; together they are but a vapor.

6. Psalm 113:7–86 votes

   He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the dump to seat them with nobles, with the princes of His people.

7. Luke 1:526 votes

   He has brought down rulers from their thrones, but has exalted the humble.

8. Proverbs 17:55 votes

   He who mocks the poor insults their Maker; whoever gloats over calamity will not go unpunished.

9. Revelation 2:95 votes

   I know your affliction and your poverty—though you are rich! And I am aware of the slander of those who falsely claim to be Jews, but are in fact a synagogue of Satan.

10. Deuteronomy 15:112 votes

    For there will never cease to be poor in the land; that is why I am commanding you to open wide your hand to your brother and to the poor and needy in your land.

11. 1 Samuel 2:82 votes
12. Luke 9:482 votes
13. Luke 10:202 votes
14. Romans 5:2–32 votes
15. Romans 8:172 votes

    And if we are children, then we are heirs: heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ—if indeed we suffer with Him, so that we may also be glorified with Him.

16. Deuteronomy 15:71 vote
17. Deuteronomy 15:91 vote
18. Philippians 3:141 vote
19. 1 John 3:1–31 vote
20. Revelation 5:9–101 vote

Which verses point to James 1:9?

The 10 strongest of 24.

• Mark 8:36 34
• 1 Timothy 6:17 10
• 1 Peter 1:6 10
• 1 Peter 5:6 10
• Habakkuk 3:18 9
• 1 Corinthians 1:26 8
• Psalm 86:1 7
• Luke 1:52 7
• Luke 6:20 7
• 1 Samuel 2:7 6