James 4:10

Humble yourself before the Lord and He will exalt you.

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In The King James Version

Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.

In Context

9Lament and mourn and weep! Let your laughter be turned into mourning, and your joy into dejection.

11Brothers, do not speak evil of one another. Because the one speaking against a brother and judging his brother speaks against a law and judges a law. So if you judge a law you are not a law-doer but a judge.

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Cross References

Matthew 23:12And whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.

Luke 14:11Because everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.”

James 4:6But He gives greater grace; therefore He says: “God resists proud ones, but gives grace to humble ones.”

Matthew Henry on James 4:2-11

Origin of War and Contention; Against Pride; Submission to God. ( a. d. 61.) 1 From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members? 2 Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not. 3 Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts. 4 Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever… Read the whole commentary →

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