James 4:10

James 4:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.
• New International Version (NIV)Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will exalt you.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and He will lift you up.

Context of James 4:10

8Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded. 9Be miserable and mourn and weep; let your laughter be turned into mourning and your joy to gloom. Humble yourselves in the presence of the Lord, and He will exalt you. 11Do not speak against one another, brethren. He who speaks against a brother or judges his brother, speaks against the law and judges the law; but if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law but a judge of it. 12There is only one Lawgiver and Judge, the One who is able to save and to destroy; but who are you who judge your neighbor?

James 4:10 word by word

ταπεινώθητε ἐνώπιον τοῦ κυρίου καὶ ὑψώσει ὑμᾶς.¶Read the interlinear

• Humbleταπεινόωtapeinoō · to humbleG5013
• yourselves in the presenceἐνώπιονenōpion · beforeG1799
• of the Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• and He will exaltὑψόωhupsoō · to lift upG5312

Cross-references for James 4:10

• James 4:6But He gives a greater grace. Therefore it says, “God is opposed to the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”
• 1 Samuel 2:9He keeps the feet of His godly ones, But the wicked ones are silenced in darkness; For not by might shall a man prevail.
• Job 22:29When you are cast down, you will speak with confidence, And the humble person He will save.
• Psalms 27:6And now my head will be lifted up above my enemies around me, And I will offer in His tent sacrifices with shouts of joy; I will sing, yes, I will sing praises to the Lord.
• Psalms 28:9Save Your people and bless Your inheritance; Be their shepherd also, and carry them forever.
• Psalms 30:1I will extol You, O Lord, for You have lifted me up, And have not let my enemies rejoice over me.
• Psalms 113:7He raises the poor from the dust And lifts the needy from the ash heap,
• Psalms 147:6The Lord supports the afflicted; He brings down the wicked to the ground.
• Matthew 23:12Whoever exalts himself shall be humbled; and whoever humbles himself shall be exalted.
• Luke 14:11For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.”
• Luke 18:14I tell you, this man went to his house justified rather than the other; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but he who humbles himself will be exalted.”
• 1 Peter 5:6Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you at the proper time,

Commentaries on James 4:10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10Humble 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…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10Humble 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. Psalm…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10God honors those who humble themselves before him, replacing the shame of their persecution and oppression (James 2:6–7).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. in the sight of the Lord--as continually in the presence of Him who alone is worthy to be exalted: recognizing His presence in all your ways, the truest incentive to humility. The tree, to grow upwards, must strike its roots deep downwards; so man, to be exalted, must have his mind deep-rooted in humility. In 1Pe 5:6, it is, Humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, namely, in His dealings of Providence: a distinct thought from that here. lift…Read the comment

Topics related to James 4:10

• Commandments
• Humility
• Prayer
• Repentance

In the dictionaries

• Adulterer
• Amiss
• Consume
• Enmity
• Flee
• Hence
• Lust
• Resist
• Sin
• Unruly

Commentaries on James 4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings