James 4:7

So place yourself under God's direction. Confront the devil, and he will run away from you.

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In The King James Version

Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

In Context

6But God gives us even more grace, as Scripture says: “God is against those who are arrogant, but gives grace to those who are humble.”

8Come close to God and he will come close to you. Wash your hands, you sinners. Purify your way of thinking, you people with divided loyalties.

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Cross References

2 Samuel 15:26But if he says, ‘I'm not happy with you,’ then here I stand. Let him do to me whatever he thinks best.”

2 Chronicles 30:8So don't be proud and obstinate like your fathers, but give yourselves to the Lord and come to his sanctuary, which he has made holy forever, and serve the Lord your God, that his fierce anger may no longer fall on you.

Job 1:21“I was naked when I came out of my mother's womb, and I shall be naked when I leave,” he said. “The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away. May the Lord's name be honored.”

Job 42:1Then Job answered the Lord.

Psalms 66:3Tell God, “What you do is awesome! Your enemies are forced to bow before you because of your power.

Jeremiah 13:18Tell the king and the queen mother: Get down from your thrones, because your splendid crowns have fallen from your heads.

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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