James 4:10
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Humble yourselves before the Lord, and He will exalt you.”
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BSBPD
“Humble yourselves before the Lord, and He will exalt you.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall exalt you.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“be made low before the Lord, and He shall exalt you.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo James 4:10 — 13 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 1 Samuel 2:9He guards the steps of His faithful ones, but the wicked perish in darkness; for by his own strength shall no man prevail.
- Job 22:29When men are brought low and you say, ‘Lift them up!’ then He will save the lowly.
- Psalms 27:6Then my head will be held high above my enemies around me. At His tabernacle I will offer sacrifices with shouts of joy; I will sing and make music to the LORD.
- Psalms 28:9Save Your people and bless Your inheritance; shepherd them and carry them forever.
- Psalms 30:1I will exalt You, O LORD, for You have lifted me up and have not allowed my foes to rejoice over me.
- Psalms 113:7He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the dump
- Psalms 147:6The LORD sustains the humble, but casts the wicked to the ground.
- Matthew 23:12For whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.
- Luke 1:52He has brought down rulers from their thrones, but has exalted the humble.
- Luke 14:11For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”
- Luke 18:14I tell you, this man, rather than the Pharisee, went home justified. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”
- James 4:6But He gives us more grace. This is why it says: “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”
- 1 Peter 5:6Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, so that in due time He may exalt you.
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