Parallel Verses
An Understandable Version
Humble yourselves in the presence of the Lord and He will exalt you people.
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].
Anderson New Testament
Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he will exalt you.
Bible in Basic English
Make yourselves low in the eyes of the Lord and you will be lifted up by him.
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
Images James 4:10
Prayers for James 4:10
Verse Info
Context Readings
Subject Yourselves To God
9 Be distressed and grieve and cry [over your sins]; your laughter should turn into grieving and your joy [should turn] into sorrow. 10 Humble yourselves in the presence of the Lord and He will exalt you people. 11 Do not slander one another, brothers, [for] the person who speaks against his brother, or judges him, is [guilty of] speaking against the law [of God]. But when you judge the law, you are not obeying it but acting as its judge.
Phrases
Cross References
Matthew 23:12
And whoever exalts himself [as important] will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted [as important].
Luke 1:52
He has dethroned rulers and has exalted humble people.
Luke 14:11
For every person who exalts himself [as important] will be humbled, but the person who humbles himself will be exalted [as important]."
Luke 18:14
I tell you, this man went back home right with God instead of the other man. For every person who exalts himself [as important] will be humbled, but whoever humbles himself will be exalted [as important]."
James 4:6-7
But He gives [us] more unearned favor [i.e., to overcome the world]. Therefore, the Scripture says [Prov. 3:34], "God opposes proud people, but gives unearned favor to those who are humble."
1 Peter 5:6
Therefore, be humble [in your actions] before God's powerful authority, so that you may be exalted [by Him] at the proper time.