James 1:9 Cross References

James 1:9

9: Christians who are poor should be glad, for God has honored them.

Jeremiah 9:23

  1. This is what the LORD says: "Let not the wise man gloat in his wisdom, or the mighty man in his might, or the rich man in his riches.
  2. Let them boast in this alone: that they truly know me and understand that I am the LORD who is just and righteous, whose love is unfailing, and that I delight in these things. I, the LORD, have spoken!

James 2:5

  1. Listen to me, dear brothers and sisters. Hasn't God chosen the poor in this world to be rich in faith? Aren't they the ones who will inherit the Kingdom he promised to those who love him?
  2. And yet, you insult the poor man! Isn't it the rich who oppress you and drag you into court?

Proverbs 19:1

  1. It is better to be poor and honest than to be a fool and dishonest.

2 Corinthians 6:10

  1. Our hearts ache, but we always have joy. We are poor, but we give spiritual riches to others. We own nothing, and yet we have everything.

Proverbs 17:5

  1. Those who mock the poor insult their Maker; those who rejoice at the misfortune of others will be punished.

Psalms 113:7

  1. and he lifts the poor from the dirt and the needy from the garbage dump.
  2. He sets them among princes, even the princes of his own people!

Revelation 2:9

  1. "I know about your suffering and your poverty--but you are rich! I know the slander of those opposing you. They say they are Jews, but they really aren't because theirs is a synagogue of Satan.

Psalms 62:9

  1. From the greatest to the lowliest--all are nothing in his sight. If you weigh them on the scales, they are lighter than a puff of air.

1 John 3:1

  1. See how very much our heavenly Father loves us, for he allows us to be called his children, and we really are! But the people who belong to this world don't know God, so they don't understand that we are his children.
  2. Yes, dear friends, we are already God's children, and we can't even imagine what we will be like when Christ returns. But we do know that when he comes we will be like him, for we will see him as he really is.
  3. And all who believe this will keep themselves pure, just as Christ is pure.

Deuteronomy 15:9

  1. Do not be mean-spirited and refuse someone a loan because the year of release is close at hand. If you refuse to make the loan and the needy person cries out to the LORD, you will be considered guilty of sin.

1 Samuel 2:8

  1. He lifts the poor from the dust--yes, from a pile of ashes! He treats them like princes, placing them in seats of honor. "For all the earth is the LORD's, and he has set the world in order.

Deuteronomy 15:7

  1. "But if there are any poor people in your towns when you arrive in the land the LORD your God is giving you, do not be hard-hearted or tightfisted toward them.

Deuteronomy 15:11

  1. There will always be some among you who are poor. That is why I am commanding you to share your resources freely with the poor and with other Israelites in need.

Luke 1:52

  1. He has taken princes from their thrones and exalted the lowly.

Philippians 3:14

  1. I strain to reach the end of the race and receive the prize for which God, through Christ Jesus, is calling us up to heaven.

Luke 10:20

  1. But don't rejoice just because evil spirits obey you; rejoice because your names are registered as citizens of heaven."

Philippians 3:3

  1. For we who worship God in the Spirit are the only ones who are truly circumcised. We put no confidence in human effort. Instead, we boast about what Christ Jesus has done for us.

Romans 5:2

  1. Because of our faith, Christ has brought us into this place of highest privilege where we now stand, and we confidently and joyfully look forward to sharing God's glory.
  2. We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they are good for us--they help us learn to endure.

Luke 9:48

  1. Then he said to them, "Anyone who welcomes a little child like this on my behalf welcomes me, and anyone who welcomes me welcomes my Father who sent me. Whoever is the least among you is the greatest."

Revelation 5:9

  1. And they sang a new song with these words: "You are worthy to take the scroll and break its seals and open it. For you were killed, and your blood has ransomed people for God from every tribe and language and people and nation.
  2. And you have caused them to become God's Kingdom and his priests. And they will reign on the earth."

Romans 8:17

  1. And since we are his children, we will share his treasures--for everything God gives to his Son, Christ, is ours, too. But if we are to share his glory, we must also share his suffering.

Revelation 7:9

  1. After this I saw a vast crowd, too great to count, from every nation and tribe and people and language, standing in front of the throne and before the Lamb. They were clothed in white and held palm branches in their hands.
  2. And they were shouting with a mighty shout, "Salvation comes from our God on the throne and from the Lamb!"

1 Peter 2:9

  1. But you are not like that, for you are a chosen people. You are a kingdom of priests, God's holy nation, his very own possession. This is so you can show others the goodness of God, for he called you out of the darkness into his wonderful light.
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