James 4:10

Humble yourselves in the presence of the Lord, and He will exalt you.

Weymouth NT (1912)

In The King James Version

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

In Context

9Afflict yourselves and mourn and weep aloud; let your laughter be turned into grief, and your gladness into shame.

11Do not speak evil of one another, brethren. The man who speaks evil of a brother-man or judges his brother-man speaks evil of the Law and judges the Law. But if you judge the Law, you are no longer one who obeys the Law, but one who judges it.

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Cross References

Matthew 23:12and one who exalts himself shall be abased, while one who abases himself shall be exalted.

Luke 14:11For whoever uplifts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be uplifted.

James 4:6But He gives more abundant grace, as is implied in His saying, "God sets Himself against the haughty, but to the lowly He gives grace."

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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