James 4:10

Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he will exalt you.

Noyes Bible

In The King James Version

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

In Context

9Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep; let your laughter be turned into mourning, and your joy into heaviness.

11Speak not against one another, brethren; he that speaketh against his brother, or judgeth his brother, speaketh against the law, and judgeth the law; but if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge.

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Cross References

Job 22:29When men are cast down, thou shalt say, “There lifting up!” And the humble person he will save.

Psalms 28:9Save thy people, and bless thine inheritance; Feed them also, and build them up for ever!

Psalms 113:7He raiseth the poor from the dust, And exalteth the needy from the dunghill,

Matthew 23:12And whoever shall exalt himself will be humbled; and whoever shall humble himself will be exalted.

Luke 14:11For every one that exalteth himself will be humbled; and he that humbleth himself will be exalted.

James 4:6but he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, “God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace to the humble.”

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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