2 Samuel 22:28
2 Samuel · Old Testament · Chapter 22
“And the afflicted people thou wilt save: but thine eyes are upon the haughty, that thou mayest bring them down.”2 Samuel 22:28
What Does 2 Samuel 22:28 Mean?
2 Samuel 22:28 is found in the book of 2 Samuel, chapter 22, verse 28 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Care for the Poor, and Humility.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to 2 Samuel 22:28 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Psalms 18:27“For thou wilt save the afflicted people; but wilt bring down high looks.”Psalms 72:12“For he shall deliver the needy when he crieth; the poor also, and him that hath no helper.”Isaiah 5:15“And the mean man shall be brought down, and the mighty man shall be humbled, and the eyes of the lofty shall be humbled:”James 4:6“But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.”Exodus 3:7“And the LORD said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people which are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows;”Job 40:11“Cast abroad the rage of thy wrath: and behold every one that is proud, and abase him.”Isaiah 2:11“The lofty looks of man shall be humbled, and the haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, and the LORD alone shall be exalted in that day.”Isaiah 2:17“And the loftiness of man shall be bowed down, and the haughtiness of men shall be made low: and the LORD alone shall be exalted in that day.”Exodus 9:14“For I will at this time send all my plagues upon thine heart, and upon thy servants, and upon thy people; that thou mayest know that there is none like me in all the earth.”Exodus 10:3“And Moses and Aaron came in unto Pharaoh, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD God of the Hebrews, How long wilt thou refuse to humble thyself before me? let my people go, that they may serve me.”Exodus 18:11“Now I know that the LORD is greater than all gods: for in the thing wherein they dealt proudly he was above them.”Psalms 12:5“For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the LORD; I will set him in safety from him that puffeth at him.”Psalms 138:6“Though the LORD be high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly: but the proud he knoweth afar off.”Psalms 140:12“I know that the LORD will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and the right of the poor.”Proverbs 21:4“An high look, and a proud heart, and the plowing of the wicked, is sin.”Isaiah 37:23“Whom hast thou reproached and blasphemed? and against whom hast thou exalted thy voice, and lifted up thine eyes on high? even against the Holy One of Israel.”Isaiah 37:28“But I know thy abode, and thy going out, and thy coming in, and thy rage against me.”Isaiah 61:1“The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;”Isaiah 63:9“In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the angel of his presence saved them: in his love and in his pity he redeemed them; and he bare them, and carried them all the days of old.”Daniel 4:37“Now I Nebuchadnezzar praise and extol and honour the King of heaven, all whose works are truth, and his ways judgment: and those that walk in pride he is able to abase.”
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