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 nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded. 9Be 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. 11Speak 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. 12There is one lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy: who art thou that judgest another?

James 4:10 word by word

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

• Humble yourselvesταπεινόωtapeinoō · to humbleG5013
• in the sight ofἐνώπιονenōpion · beforeG1799
• the Lordὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• he shall liftὑψόωhupsoō · to lift upG5312
• youσύsu · youG4771

Cross-references for James 4:10

• James 4:6But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.
• 1 Samuel 2:9He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail.
• Job 22:29When men are cast down, then thou shalt say, There is lifting up; and he shall save the humble person.
• Psalms 27:6And now shall mine head be lifted up above mine enemies round about me: therefore will I offer in his tabernacle sacrifices of joy; I will sing, yea, I will sing praises unto Yhwh.
• Psalms 28:9Save thy people, and bless thine inheritance: feed them also, and lift them up for ever.
• Psalms 30:1I will extol thee, O Yhwh; for thou hast lifted me up, and hast not made my foes to rejoice over me.
• Psalms 113:7He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth the needy out of the dunghill;
• Psalms 147:6Yhwh lifteth up the meek: he casteth the wicked down to the ground.
• Matthew 23:12And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted.
• Luke 14:11For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.
• Luke 18:14I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.
• 1 Peter 5:6Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due 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