Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
Make yourselves low in the eyes of the Lord and you will be lifted up by him.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.
Holman Bible
Humble yourselves before the Lord, and He will exalt you.
International Standard Version
Humble yourselves in the Lord's presence, and he will exalt you.
A Conservative Version
Be ye made lower in the sight of the Lord, and he will lift you up.
American Standard Version
Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall exalt you.
Amplified
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].
An Understandable Version
Humble yourselves in the presence of the Lord and He will exalt you people.
Anderson New Testament
Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he will exalt you.
Common New Testament
Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will exalt you.
Daniel Mace New Testament
humble your selves before the Lord, and he will raise you up.
Darby Translation
Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he shall exalt you.
Godbey New Testament
Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will raise you up.
Goodspeed New Testament
Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will raise you up
John Wesley New Testament
Humble yourselves in the sight of God, and he will lift you up.
Julia Smith Translation
Be ye humbled before the Lord, and he will lift you up.
King James 2000
Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will exalt you.
Modern King James verseion
Be humbled before the Lord, and He will lift you up.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Cast down yourselves before the Lord, and he shall lift you up.
Moffatt New Testament
humble yourselves before the Lord, and then he will raise you up.
Montgomery New Testament
Humble yourselves before the Lord, And he will raise you up.
NET Bible
Humble yourselves before the Lord and he will exalt you.
New Heart English Bible
Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he will exalt you.
Noyes New Testament
Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he will exalt you.
Sawyer New Testament
Humble yourselves before the Lord and he will exalt you.
The Emphasized Bible
Be made low in presence of the Lord, and he will lift you up.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
Be humbled in the presence of God, so he will exalt you.
Twentieth Century New Testament
Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will exalt you.
Webster
Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he will lift you up.
Weymouth New Testament
Humble yourselves in the presence of the Lord, and He will exalt you.
Williams New Testament
Humble yourselves before the Lord, and He will lift you high.
World English Bible
Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he will exalt you.
Worrell New Testament
Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and He will exalt you.
Worsley New Testament
Be humbled before the Lord, and He will exalt you.
Youngs Literal Translation
be made low before the Lord, and He shall exalt you.
Themes
Humbleness » The reward for humbling yourself
Humbleness » Humbling yourself before the lord
Humility » They who have » Lifted up by God
Law » The lord being the lawgiver
Topics
Interlinear
References
Fausets
Hastings
Word Count of 37 Translations in James 4:10
Prayers for James 4:10
Verse Info
Context Readings
Subject Yourselves To God
9 Be troubled, with sorrow and weeping; let your laughing be turned to sorrow and your joy to grief. 10 Make yourselves low in the eyes of the Lord and you will be lifted up by him. 11 Do not say evil against one another, my brothers. He who says evil against his brother or makes himself his brother's judge, says evil against the law and is judging the law: and in judging the law you become, not a doer of the law but a judge.
Phrases
Cross References
Matthew 23:12
And whoever makes himself high will be made low, and whoever makes himself low will be made high.
1 Samuel 2:9
He will keep the feet of his holy ones, but the evil-doers will come to their end in the dark night, for by strength no man will overcome.
Job 22:29
For God makes low those whose hearts are lifted up, but he is a saviour to the poor in spirit.
Psalm 27:6
And now my head will be lifted up higher than my haters who are round me: because of this I will make offerings of joy in his tent; I will make a song, truly I will make a song of praise to the Lord.
Psalm 28:9
Be a saviour to your people, and send a blessing on your heritage: be their guide, and let them be lifted up for ever.
Psalm 30:1
I will give you praise and honour, O Lord, because through you I have been lifted up; you have not given my haters cause to be glad over me.
Psalm 113:7
He takes the poor man out of the dust, lifting him up from his low position;
Psalm 147:6
The Lord gives help to the poor in spirit; but he sends sinners down in shame.
Luke 1:52
He has put down kings from their seats, lifting up on high the men of low degree.
Luke 14:11
For every man who gives himself a high place will be put down, but he who takes a low place will be lifted up.
Luke 18:14
I say to you, This man went back to his house with God's approval, and not the other: for everyone who makes himself high will be made low and whoever makes himself low will be made high.
James 4:6-7
But he gives more grace. So that the Writings say, God is against the men of pride, but he gives grace to those who make themselves low before him.
1 Peter 5:6
For this cause make yourselves low under the strong hand of God, so that when the time comes you may be lifted up;