Psalm 138:6

Though the Lord be high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly: but the proud he knoweth afar off.

Cross-reference

Psalm 113:6 Parallel

Psalm 113:6 describes God stooping to look, directly paralleling the Lord's condescension to the lowly in the main verse.

Psalm 101:5 Parallel

Psalm 101:5 explicitly rejects a haughty look and arrogant heart, echoing the fate of the haughty known from afar.

Psalm 113:5 Parallel

Psalm 113:5 proclaims God enthroned on high, reinforcing the exalted position from which he looks on the lowly in the main verse.

Psalm 119:21 rebukes the insolent who wander from God's commands—insolence parallels the haughty here.

Isaiah 57:15 explicitly says the high and exalted God dwells with the contrite and lowly, reinforcing the main verse's theme.

1 Peter 5:6 Parallel

1 Peter 5:6 applies the principle: humble yourself because God lifts up the lowly, as stated in Psalm 138:6.

1 Peter 5:5 Parallel

1 Peter 5:5 repeats the same proverb, reinforcing God's posture toward the proud and humble as in Psalm 138:6.

James 4:6 Parallel

James 4:6 echoes the same principle: God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble, mirroring the contrast in Psalm 138:6.

2 Thessalonians 1:9 describes being shut out from God's presence — a New Testament expression of what it means for God to 'know the proud from afar'.

Acts 12:23 Parallel

Acts 12:23 shows the consequence of pride: God struck Herod down — directly illustrating Psalm 138:6's contrast between the lowly and the proud.

Luke 18:14 Parallel

Luke 14:11 underscores the reversal of exaltation and humiliation, reinforcing the main verse's teaching on pride and humility.

Luke 14:11 Parallel

Luke 14:11 states that the proud are humbled and the humble exalted, a direct NT echo of the principle in the main verse.

Luke 1:51-53 describes God scattering the proud and exalting the humble, echoing the reversal theme of the main verse.

Daniel 5:20-24 shows Belshazzar's pride leading to his downfall — God 'regards the lowly' but opposes the proud, as here.

Ezekiel 28:2-9 describes the pride and fall of the king of Tyre, illustrating God's opposition to the haughty in Psalm 138:6.

Isaiah 66:2 Parallel

Isaiah 66:2 says God looks favorably on the humble and contrite, directly paralleling 'looks kindly on the lowly' in the main verse.

1 Samuel 2:7 states that God humbles and exalts, echoing the theme of reversal between proud and lowly in the main verse.

1 Samuel 2:8 shows God raising the poor from the dust, illustrating his favor toward the lowly as in the main verse.

Proverbs 3:34 contrasts God's treatment of the proud and the humble, mirroring the exact dichotomy in the main verse.

Proverbs 8:13 says the Lord hates pride and arrogance, directly reinforcing the condemnation of the proud in this verse.

2 Samuel 22:28 explicitly says God saves the humble and brings down the haughty — the same contrast as Psalm 138:6 between the lowly and the proud.

Job 22:29 Parallel

Job 22:29 says God saves the downcast — reinforcing Psalm 138:6's promise that God regards the lowly.

Luke 1:48 Parallel

In Luke 1:48, Mary rejoices that God regarded her lowly state — a personal embodiment of the principle that God looks on the humble.

In Matthew 23:12, Jesus declares the humble exalted and the proud humbled — directly applying the same divine reversal.

Proverbs 15:25 shows God tearing down the proud but maintaining the widow's boundaries—a direct parallel to the lowly vs. haughty contrast.

Proverbs 16:19 contrasts a lowly spirit with the proud who divide spoil—exact same lowly/haughty contrast as here.

Ezekiel 16:49 names pride as Sodom's sin along with neglecting the poor—mirroring the lowly vs. haughty divide.

Exodus 18:11 shows God's judgment on the arrogant Egyptians, a historical instance of the principle in Psalm 138:6.

Proverbs 15:29 says the Lord is far from the wicked but hears the righteous—similar distance from the proud, though 'wicked' is broader.

Isaiah 2:11 Parallel

Isaiah 2:11 prophesies the humbling of the proud, fulfilling the divine reversal seen in Psalm 138:6.

Job 40:12 Parallel

Job 40:12 continues the theme of humbling the proud, echoing God's stance toward the haughty in Psalm 138:6.

Job 40:11 Parallel

Job 40:11 depicts God's command to abase the proud, aligning with the 'knows from afar' in Psalm 138:6.

In Romans 11:20, Paul warns against conceit and urges fear — echoing the warning that God knows the proud from afar.

In Ephesians 4:2, Paul calls for all humility — reflecting the lowly attitude God regards, applied to church relationships.

Jeremiah 48:29 highlights Moab's pride and haughtiness—illustrating the kind of arrogance God regards from afar.

Isaiah 2:17 Parallel

Isaiah 2:17 repeats the prophecy of humbling the proud, reinforcing the same principle as Psalm 138:6.