1 Samuel 18:23
But when Saul’s servants relayed these words to David, he replied, “Does it seem trivial in your sight to be the son-in-law of the king? I am a poor man and lightly esteemed.”
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- 1 Samuel 9:21 Saul replied, “Am I not a Benjamite from the smallest tribe of Israel, and is not my clan the least of all the clans of Benjamin? So why would you say such a thing to me?”
- Psalm 119:141 I am lowly and despised, but I do not forget Your precepts.
- Proverbs 14:20 The poor man is hated even by his neighbor, but many are those who love the rich.