James 4:10

International Standard Version

Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will exalt you.Job 1:22:29; Matthew 23:12; Luke 14:11; 18:14; 1 Peter 5:6;">[xr]

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will exalt you.

King James Version (1611)
Humble your selues in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you vp.

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

English Standard Version
Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will exalt you.

New American Standard Bible
Humble yourselves in the presence of the Lord, and He will exalt you.

New Century Version
Humble yourself in the Lord's presence, and he will honor you.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Humble yourselves in the presence of the Lord, and He will exalt you.

Berean Standard Bible
Humble yourselves before the Lord, and He will exalt you.

Contemporary English Version
Be humble in the Lord's presence, and he will honor you.

Complete Jewish Bible
Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up.

Darby Translation
Humble yourselves before [the] Lord, and he shall exalt you.

Easy-to-Read Version
Be humble before the Lord, and he will make you great.

Geneva Bible (1587)
Cast downe your selues before the Lord, and he will lift you vp.

George Lamsa Translation
Humble yourselves before the LORD and he shall lift you up.

Good News Translation
Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up.

Lexham English Bible
Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will exalt you.

Literal Translation
Be humbled before the Lord, and He will exalt you.

Amplified Bible
Humble yourselves [with an attitude of repentance and insignificance] in the presence of the Lord, and He will exalt you [He will lift you up, He will give you purpose].

American Standard Version
Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall exalt you.

Bible in Basic English
Make yourselves low in the eyes of the Lord and you will be lifted up by him.

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

Etheridge Translation
Be humbled before the Lord, and he will exalt you.

Murdock Translation
Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will exalt you.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Humble your selues in the sight of the Lorde, and he shall lyft you vp.

English Revised Version
Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall exalt you.

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

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
Humble yourselves in the sight of God, and he will lift you up.

Weymouth's New Testament
Humble yourselves in the presence of the Lord, and He will exalt you.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Be ye mekid in the siyt of the Lord, and he schal enhaunse you.

Update Bible Version
Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall exalt you.

Webster's Bible Translation
Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he will lift you up.

New English Translation
Humble yourselves before the Lord and he will exalt you.

New King James Version
Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and He will lift you up.

New Living Translation
Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up in honor.

New Life Bible
Let yourself be brought low before the Lord. Then He will lift you up and help you.

New Revised Standard
Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will exalt you.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Be made low in presence of the Lord, and he will lift you up.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Be humbled in the sight of the Lord: and he will exalt you.

Revised Standard Version
Humble yourselves before the Lord and he will exalt you.

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
Cast doune youre selves before the lorde and he shall lift you vp.

Young's Literal Translation
be made low before the Lord, and He shall exalt you.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Cast downe youre selues before the LORDE, and he shal lift you vp.

Mace New Testament (1729)
humble your selves before the Lord, and he will raise you up.

Simplified Cowboy Version
Be willing to do anything and everything for the outfit without complaint or grumble and the Boss will make you a top hand.

Contextual Overview

¹ Where do those fights and quarrels among you come from? They come from your selfish desires that are at war in your bodies, don't they?Romans 7:23; Galatians 5:17; 1 Peter 2:11;">[xr] ² You want something but do not get it, so you commit murder. You covet something but cannot obtain it, so you quarrel and fight. You do not get things because you do not ask for them! ³ You ask for something but do not get it because you ask for it for the wrong reason - for your own pleasure.Job 1:27:9; 35:12; Psalm 18:41; 66:18; Proverbs 1:28; Isaiah 1:15; Jeremiah 11:11; Micah 3:4; Zechariah 7:13; 1 John 3:22; 5:14;">[xr] ⁴ You adulterers! Don't you know that friendship with the world means hostility with God? So whoever wants to be a friend of this world is an enemy of God.Psalm 73:27; John 15:19; 17:14; Galatians 1:10; 1 John 2:15;">[xr] ⁵ Or do you think the Scripture means nothing when it says that the Spirit that Godhe">[fn] caused to live in us jealously yearns for us?Exodus 20:5; Numbers 11:29">[fn]Genesis 6:5; 8:21; Numbers 11:29; Proverbs 21:10;">[xr] ⁶ But he gives all the more grace. And so he says,Job 1:22:29; Psalm 138:6; Proverbs 3:34; 29:23; Matthew 23:12; Luke 1:52; 14:11; 18:14; 1 Peter 5:5;">[xr] "God opposes the arrogant but gives grace to the humble."Proverbs 3:34 (LXX)">[fn] ⁷ Therefore, submit yourselves to God. Resist the devil, and he will run away from you.Ephesians 4:27; 6:11; 1 Peter 5:9;">[xr] ⁸ Come close to God, and he will come close to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.2 Chronicles 15:2; Isaiah 1:16; James 1:8; 1 Peter 1:22; 1 John 3:3;">[xr] ⁹ Be miserable, mourn, and cry. Let your laughter be turned into mourning, and your joy into gloom.Matthew 5:4;">[xr] ¹⁰ Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will exalt you.Job 1:22:29; Matthew 23:12; Luke 14:11; 18:14; 1 Peter 5:6;">[xr]

Bible Verse Review
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Humble: James 4:6, James 4:7

he: 1 Samuel 2:9, Job 22:29, Psalms 27:6, Psalms 28:9, Psalms 30:1, Psalms 113:7, Psalms 147:6, Matthew 23:12, Luke 14:11, Luke 18:14, 1 Peter 5:6

Reciprocal: Exodus 10:3 - humble Deuteronomy 8:2 - to humble 1 Samuel 2:7 - bringeth 2 Samuel 12:22 - I fasted 2 Chronicles 7:14 - humble 2 Chronicles 12:6 - humbled 2 Chronicles 30:11 - humbled themselves 2 Chronicles 32:26 - Hezekiah 2 Chronicles 33:12 - humbled 2 Chronicles 36:12 - humbled Job 33:17 - hide Psalms 10:17 - humble Proverbs 6:3 - go Proverbs 15:33 - and Proverbs 22:4 - By Jeremiah 13:15 - be Jeremiah 13:18 - Humble Lamentations 5:15 - our dance Matthew 5:3 - the poor Matthew 18:4 - humble Luke 1:52 - put Luke 7:6 - for 2 Corinthians 7:7 - mourning Hebrews 12:9 - shall we not

Cross-References

Acts 5:3
Peter asked, "Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart so that you should lie to the Holy Spirit and keep back some of the money you got for the land?Numbers 30:2; Deuteronomy 23:21; Ecclesiastes 5:4; Luke 22:3;">[xr]

Acts 5:9
Then Peter said to her, "How could you have agreed together to test the Spirit of the Lord? Listen! The feet of the men who buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you outside as well."Matthew 4:7; Acts 5:3;">[xr]

Hebrews 11:4
By faith Abel offered to God a better sacrifice than Cain did,did">[fn] and by it he was declared to be righteous, since God himself accepted his offerings. And by faithby it">[fn] he continues to speak, even though he is dead.Genesis 4:4,10; Matthew 23:35; Hebrews 12:24; 1 John 3:12;">[xr]

James 5:4
Look! The wages that you kept back from the workers who harvested your fields are shouting out against you, and the cries of the reapers have reached the ears of the Lord of the Heavenly Armies.Leviticus 19:13; Deuteronomy 24:15; Job 1:24:10-11; Jeremiah 22:13; Malachi 3:5;">[xr]

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord,.... Which is done, when men, before the Lord, and from their hearts, and in the sincerity of their souls, acknowledge their meanness and unworthiness, their vileness, sinfulness, and wretchedness, and implore the grace and mercy of God in Christ, as did Abraham, Jacob, Job, Isaiah, Paul, and the publican; and when they walk humbly with God, acknowledging they can do nothing without him; owning their dependence on his grace, and ascribing all they have, and are, unto it:

and he shall lift you up; this is God's usual way to lift up the meek, and exalt those that humble themselves; he lifts them from the dunghill, to set them among princes; he gives them a place, and a name in his house, better than sons and daughters; he adorns them with his grace; he clothes them with the righteousness of his Son, he grants them nearness to himself; and at last will introduce them into his kingdom and glory.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord - Compare Matthew 23:12. See the notes at James 4:6. That is, be willing to take your appropriate place in the dust on account of your transgressions. This is to be “in the sight of the Lord,” or before him. Our sins have been committed against him; and their principal aggravation, whoever may have been wronged by them, and great as is their criminality in other respects, arises from that consideration. Psalms 51:4, “against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight.” Luke 15:18, “I will arise and go to my father, and will say to him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee.” As the Being against whom we have sinned is the only one who can pardon, it is proper that we should humble ourselves before him with penitent confession.

And he shall lift you up - He will exalt you from the condition of a broken-hearted penitent to that of a forgiven child; will wipe away your tears, remove the sadness of your heart, fill you with joy, and clothe you with the garments of salvation. This declaration is in accordance with all the promises in the Bible, and with all the facts which occur on the earth, that God is willing to show mercy to the humble and contrite, and to receive those who are truly penitent into his favor. Compare Luke 15:22.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 10. Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord — In James 4:7 they were exhorted to submit to God; here they are exhorted to humble themselves in his sight. Submission to God's authority will precede humiliation of soul, and genuine repentance is performed as in the sight of God; for when a sinner is truly awakened to a sense of his guilt and danger, he seems to see, whithersoever he turns, the face of a justly incensed God turned against him.

He shall lift you up. — Mourners and penitents lay on the ground, and rolled themselves in the dust. When comforted and pardoned, they arose from the earth, shook themselves from the dust, and clothed themselves in their better garments. God promises to raise these from the dust, when sufficiently humbled.