James 4:6

Moreover, 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]}."

Garth's Hyper-literal Translation

In The King James Version

But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.

In Context

5Or, you-are-esteeming that emptily the scripture is-saying toward jealousy the Spirit who houses-down in to{us} is-whence-ing-upon/longing[?]

7So, be-set-under/subjected to{the God}. Moreover, stand-in-place-of/against/in-opposition-to/contrary to{the devil/slanderous} and he-will-flee/be-fled from of{you}.

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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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