Sirach 10:14

Ben Sira, Ecclesiasticus
Deuterocanon

12 The beginning of human pride is to forsake the Lord; the heart has withdrawn from its Maker. 13 For the beginning of pride is sin, and the one who clings to it pours out abominations. Therefore the Lord brings upon them unheard-of calamities, and destroys them completely. 14 The Lord overthrows the thrones of rulers, and enthrones the lowly in their place. 15 The Lord plucks up the roots of the nations, and plants the humble in their place. 16 The Lord lays waste the lands of the nations, and destroys them to the foundations of the earth. 17 He removes some of them and destroys them, and erases the memory of them from the earth. 18 Pride was not created for human beings, or violent anger for those born of women.

Luke 1:52

New Testament

51 He has demonstrated power with his arm; he has scattered those whose pride wells up from the sheer arrogance of their hearts. 52 He has brought down the mighty from their thrones, and has lifted up those of lowly position; 53 he has filled the hungry with good things, and has sent the rich away empty. 54 He has helped his servant Israel, remembering his mercy, 55 as he promised to our ancestors, to Abraham and to his descendants forever.” 56 So Mary stayed with Elizabeth about three months and then returned to her home.

 Notes and References

"... The principle that God exalts the humble and casts down the proud was common in the Old Testament (e.g., Proverbs 3:34; Isaiah 2:11-12, 17; compare Sirach 10:14). “Filling the hungry” comes from Psalm 107:9, where God helps those in distress, because he is merciful ..."

Keener, Craig S. The IVP Bible Background Commentary: New Testament (p. 182) InterVarsity Press, 2014

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