Bible Verses About Promotion: General references

For not from the east, or from the west, Nor from the wilderness-- is elevation.

But God is judge, This He maketh low--and this He lifteth up.

And He fixeth on David His servant, And taketh him from the folds of a flock,

From behind suckling ones He hath brought him in, To rule over Jacob His people, And over Israel His inheritance.

He is raising up from the dust the poor, From a dunghill He exalteth the needy.

To cause to sit with princes, With the princes of His people.