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

Then Moses and Aaron came in unto Pharaoh and said unto him, Thus hath the LORD God of the Hebrews said, How long wilt thou refuse to humble thyself before me? Let my people go that they may serve me.

The enemy said, I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; my soul shall be satisfied upon them; I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them.

Now I know that the LORD is greater than all gods; for in the thing in which they dealt proudly he prevailed against them.

Do not multiply thyself speaking great and lofty things; let arrogant words cease from your mouth, for the LORD is the all-knowing God, and the magnificent works are his.

When others are cast down, then thou shalt say, There is lifting up; and he shall save the humble person.

Deck thyself now with majesty and excellency; and array thyself with glory and beauty.

For the LORD, who is high and lifted up, looks upon the humble, but the proud he does not know.

Surely he scorns the scorners; but he gives grace unto the humble.

These six things does the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him:

A man's pride shall bring him low, but honour shall uphold the humble in spirit.

The lofty looks of man shall be humbled, and the haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, and the LORD alone shall be exalted in that day.

For he shall say, Are not my princes altogether kings?

We have heard of the pride of Moab; he is very proud, even of his haughtiness and his pride and his wrath, but his lies shall not be so.

Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and build up and glorify the King of heaven because all his works are truth, and his ways judgment: and he is able to humble those that walk with arrogance.

But when his heart made itself arrogant, and his spirit hardened itself in pride, he was deposed from the throne of his kingdom, and they took his glory from him:

And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be humbled, and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted.

He has put down the mighty from their thrones and exalted the humble.

For whosoever exalts himself shall be abased, and he that humbles himself shall be exalted.

I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other; for anyone that exalts himself shall be humbled, and he that humbles himself shall be exalted.

Likewise, young people, be subject to the elders in such a manner that you are all subject to one another. Be clothed with humility of will, for God resists the proud and gives grace to the humble.

Giveth grace

Notwithstanding, Hezekiah humbled himself for the pride of his heart, both he and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that the wrath of the LORD did not come upon them in the days of Hezekiah.

And when he was in affliction, he besought the LORD his God and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers,

and thy heart became tender, and thou didst humble thyself before God, hearing his words against this place and against its inhabitants and didst humble thyself before me and didst rend thy clothes, and weep before me, I also have heard thee, saith the LORD.

When others are cast down, then thou shalt say, There is lifting up; and he shall save the humble person.

When he makes requirement for blood, he remembers them; he does not forget the cry of the humble.

The fear of the LORD is the instruction of wisdom, and before honour is humility.

Before being broken, the heart of man is haughty, and before coming into honour, comes being brought to humility.

Riches and honour and life are the remuneration of humility and of the fear of the LORD.

For thus has said the high and lofty One that inhabits eternity, whose name is The Holy One; I dwell in the high place and in holiness and with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit to cause the spirit of the humble to live and to cause the heart of the contrite ones to live.

General references

But it displeased Jonah exceedingly, and he was very angry.

And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be humbled, and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted.

And there was also a contention among them, which of them should be accounted the greatest.