Isaiah 57:15  For thus says the high and exalted One Who lives forever, whose name is Holy, "I dwell on a high and holy place, And also with the contrite and lowly of spirit In order to revive the spirit of the lowly And to revive the heart of the contrite.

Psalm 51:17  The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; A broken and a contrite heart, O God, You will not despise.

Psalm 138:6  For though the LORD is exalted, Yet He regards the lowly, But the haughty He knows from afar.

Proverbs 5:6  She does not ponder the path of life; Her ways are unstable, she does not know it.

James 4:6  But He gives a greater grace. Therefore it says, "GOD IS OPPOSED TO THE PROUD, BUT GIVES GRACE TO THE HUMBLE."

James 4:7  Submit therefore to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you.

Psalm 86:5-7  For You, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive, And abundant in lovingkindness to all who call upon You. • Give ear, O LORD, to my prayer; And give heed to the voice of my supplications! • In the day of my trouble I shall call upon You, For You will answer me.

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