Verse
James 4:10 — Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.
“Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.”
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The verses around 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.
10Humble 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?
Verse explanation
It closes this call to repentance with a promise: humbling yourself before the Lord is not permanent humiliation — it is the path by which, the text says, a person ends up being lifted up.
From the James 4 study in Bible in Stories.
James 4:10 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
Humilhae-vos perante o Senhor, e elle vos exaltará.
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
Humilhai-vos diante do Senhor, e ele vos exaltará.
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
Sean humildes ante el Señor y él los exaltará.
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In other languages: Português (Tiago 4:10) · Español (Santiago 4:10)
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- Proverbs 22:4By humility and the fear of the Lord are riches, and honour, and life.
- Micah 6:8He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to…
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