1 Corinthians 1:28 and the ignoble things of the world, and the despised, has God chosen, and things that are not, that he may annul the things that are; (DBY)
2 Timothy 2:20 Now in a large house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of clay. Some are for honor, and some for dishonor. (See RSV NIV)
2 Timothy 2:21 If anyone therefore purges himself from these, he will be a vessel for honor, sanctified, and suitable for the master's use, prepared for every good work. (See RSV)
Job 30:8 They are children of churls, yea, children of ignoble men; they were scourged out of the land. (JPS)