James 4:6

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Summary

James 4:6

But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.

God

Giveth grace

General references

Jonah 4:1

Matthew 23:12

Luke 22:24

Bible References

God

And Moses and Aaron went in unto Pharaoh, and said unto him - Thus, saith Yahweh, God of the Hebrews, How long hast thou refused to humble thyself before me? Let my people go that they may serve me.

Said the fee - I will pursue - overtake divide spoil, - Take her fill of them - shall my soul, I will bare my sword, root them out - shall my hand.

Now, I know, that, greater, is Yahweh than all the gods, - Even in the thing wherein they were arrogant over them.

Do not multiply words, so loftily - loftily, Nor let arrogance proceed from your mouth, - For, a GOD of knowledge, is Yahweh, And, for himself, are great doings made firm.

When men cast themselves down, then thou shalt say: Up! And, him that is of downcast eyes, shall he save;

Deck thyself, I pray thee, with majesty and grandeur, Yea, with dignity and splendour, thou shalt clothe thyself;

Though lofty is Yahweh, yet, the lowly, he regardeth, but, the haughty - afar off, doth he acknowledge.

Though at scoffers he scoffeth, yet, to the humbled, he granteth favour.

These six things, doth Yahweh hate, yea, seven, are the abomination of his soul: -

The loftiness of a man, layeth him low, - but, one of a lowly spirit, shall attain unto honour.

The lofty looks of mean men, shall be humbled, And, the haughtiness of great men, shall be bowed down, - And Yahweh alone shall be exalted in that day.

For he saith: - Are not, my generals, all alike, kings?

We have heard of the arrogance of Moab, Proud exceedingly! His haughtiness and his arrogance and his passion, Not true, are his boastings.

Now, I, Nebuchadnezzar, am praising and extolling and honouring the King of the Heavens, all whose works, are truth, and, his ways, right; and, them who walk in pride, he is able to abase,

But, when uplifted was his heart and, his spirit, became obstinate so as to act arrogantly, he was put down from the throne of his kingdom, and, his dignity, took they from him;

And, whoever shall exalt himself, shall be, abased, and, whoever shall abase himself, shall be, exalted,

He hath deposed potentates from thrones, and uplifted the lowly;

Because, everyone who exalteth himself, shall be abased; and, he that abaseth himself, shall be exalted?

I tell you - This one went down justified, unto his house, rather than that one; because, every one who exalteth himself, shall be abased, but, he that abaseth himself, shall be exalted?

In like manner, ye younger men - submit yourselves unto elders; - All, however, one towards another, gird on humility; because, God, against the haughty, arrayeth himself, whereas, unto the lowly, he giveth favour.

Giveth grace

Then Hezekiah humbled himself, for the uplifting of his heart, he and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, - so that the wrath of Yahweh came not upon them, in the days of Hezekiah.

But, in his distress, he appeased the face of Yahweh his God, - and humbled himself greatly, before the God of his fathers;

Because tender was thy heart, and thou didst humble thyself before God when thou heardest his words against this place and against the inhabitants thereof, and didst humble thyself before me, and didst rend thy clothes and weep before me, therefore, I also, have heard, is the declaration of Yahweh.

When men cast themselves down, then thou shalt say: Up! And, him that is of downcast eyes, shall he save;

When he was making inquisition for blood, of them, had he remembrance, he forgat not the outcry of the oppressed.

The reverence of Yahweh, is the correction of wisdom, and, before honour, is humility.

Before grievous injury, a man's heart is haughty, and, before honour, is humility.

The reward of humility, is the reverence of Yahweh, riches, and honour, and life.

For, thus, saith he that is high and lifted up - Inhabiting futurity, And, holy, is his name: A high and holy place, will I inhabit, Also with the crushed and lowly in spirit, To revive the spirit of the lowly, and To revive the heart of them who are crushed; -

General references

And it was vexing unto Jonah, with a great vexation, - and it angered him.

And, whoever shall exalt himself, shall be, abased, and, whoever shall abase himself, shall be, exalted,

And it came to pass that there was, a rivalry also, among them, as to which of them seemed to be greater than the rest .