Esther 2:17
"And the king loved Esther above all the women, and she obtained grace and favour in his sight more than all the virgins; so that he set the royal crown upon her head, and made her queen instead of Vashti."
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- Psalms 113:7
"He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth the needy out of the dunghill;"
Read in chapter → - Luke 1:48
"For he hath regarded the low estate of his handmaiden: for, behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed."
Read in chapter → - 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."
Read in chapter → - 1 Samuel 2:8
"He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the LORD'S, and he hath set the world upon them."
Read in chapter → - Psalms 75:6
"For promotion cometh neither from the east, nor from the west, nor from the south."
Read in chapter → - Esther 1:11
"To bring Vashti the queen before the king with the crown royal, to shew the people and the princes her beauty: for she was fair to look on."
Read in chapter → - Esther 4:14
"For if thou altogether holdest thy peace at this time, then shall there enlargement and deliverance arise to the Jews from another place; but thou and thy father's house shall be destroyed: and who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time as this?"
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