James 4:10
8 Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.
9 Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness.
Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.
11 Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of his brother, and judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge.
12 There is one lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy: who art thou that judgest another?
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Humble yourselves before the Lord, and He will exalt you.
- KJV
- Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.
- WEB
- Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he will exalt you.
- ASV
- Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall exalt you.
- DARBY
- Humble yourselves before [the] Lord, and he shall exalt you.
- BLB
- Humble yourselves before the Lord, and He will exalt you⁺.
- ÅB
- Ydmyk dere for Herren, og han skal opphøye dere!
- OTB
- Ydmyk dere for Herren, og Han vil løfte dere opp.
- B1930
- Ydmyk eder for Herren, og han skal ophøie eder!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 147:6
The LORD lifteth up the meek: he casteth the wicked down to the ground.
Read in contextMatthew 23:12
And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted.
Read in context1 Peter 5:6
Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time:
Read in contextLuke 14:11
For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.
Read in contextJames 4:6–7
But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.
Read in contextJob 22:29
When men are cast down, then thou shalt say, There is lifting up; and he shall save the humble person.
Read in contextLuke 1:52
He hath put down the mighty from their seats, and exalted them of low degree.
Read in contextPsalms 113:7
He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth the needy out of the dunghill;
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