James 4:10

Be-lowered in-sight of{the Lord} and he-will-elevate you.

Garth's Hyper-literal Translation

In The King James Version

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

In Context

9Hardship[verb] and mourn and weep, the laughter of{you} into mourn-ness, be-change-turned, and the joy into reveal-down/against-ia/dejection.

11Do_not_be-speaking-down/against of{one-another}, brothers. The speaking-down/against of{[a] brother} or judging the brother of{same} is-speaking-down/against of{law} and is-judging law. Moreover, if you-are-judging law you-are_not_being [a] doer of{law}; contrariwise, judge.

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Cross References

Matthew 23:12Moreover, the-who will-elevate sameself will-be-lowered and the-who will-lower sameself will-be-elevated.

Luke 14:11that every, the elevating sameself, will-be-lowered, and the lowering sameself will-be-elevated."

James 4:6Moreover, he-is-giving greater grace/favor through-which it-is-saying the God "is-setting-self-against/opposed/contrary to{[the] over-shown/proud/arrogant}; moreover, is-giving grace/favor to{[the] humble[plural]}."

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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