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Lexham English Bible

James 4:10

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

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Commandments;   Humility;   Prayer;   Repentance;   Thompson Chain Reference - Humility;   Humility-Pride;   The Topic Concordance - God;   Humbleness;   Law;   Salvation;   Uplift;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Humility;   Repentance;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Humility;   Sorrow;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Humility;   Presence of God;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Ordinances of the Gospel;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - James, the General Epistle of;   Job;   Rehoboam;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Humility;   James, the Letter;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - James, Epistle of;   Judas;   Peter, First Epistle of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - James Epistle of;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Exalt;   James, Epistle of;  

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.
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.
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]
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 From where are conflicts and from where are quarrels among you? Is it not from this, from your pleasures that wage war among your members? 2 You desire and do not have; you murder and are filled with envy, and are not able to obtain; you fight and quarrel. You do not have because you do not ask. 3 You ask and do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, in order that you may spend it on your pleasures. 4 Adulterous people! Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Therefore whoever wants to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God. 5 Or do you think that in vain the scripture says, "The spirit which he caused to dwell in us desires jealously"? 6 But he gives greater grace. Therefore it says, "God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble." 7 Therefore subject yourselves to God. But resist the devil, and he will flee from you. 8 Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded! 9 Lament and mourn and weep! Let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to gloominess. 10 Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will exalt you.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

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

Genesis 3:13
Then Yahweh God said to the woman, "What is this you have done?" And the woman said, "The serpent deceived me, and I ate."
Genesis 4:9
Then Yahweh said to Cain, "Where is Abel your brother?" And he said, "I do not know; am I my brother's keeper?"
Genesis 4:10
And he said, "What have you done? The voice of your brother's blood is crying out to me from the ground.
Genesis 9:5
And your lifeblood I will require; from every animal I will require it. And from the hand of humankind, from the hand of each man to his brother I will require the life of humankind.
Genesis 18:20
Then Yahweh said, "Because the outcry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great and because their sin is very serious,
Exodus 3:7
And Yahweh said, "Surely I have seen the misery of my people who are in Egypt, and I have heard their cry of distress because of their oppressors, for I know their sufferings.
Numbers 35:33
So you will not pollute the land in which you are; because blood pollutes the land, and no atonement can be made for the land for the blood that is poured out on it except with the blood of the one who poured it out.
Joshua 7:19
And Joshua said to Achan, "My son, please, give glory to Yahweh the God of Israel, and give him a doxology in court. Tell me, please, what you have done; do not hide it from me."
2 Kings 9:26
‘"Since I saw the blood of Naboth and the blood of his children yesterday," declares Yahweh, "I will requite it for you in this tract of land," declares Yahweh.' So then lift him out and throw him on the tract of land according to the word of Yahweh."
Job 16:18
"O earth, you should not cover my blood, and let there be no place for my cry for help.

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.


 
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