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 came in unto Pharaoh, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD God of the Hebrews, 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 lust 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 wherein they dealt proudly he was above them.

Talk no more so exceeding proudly; let not arrogancy come out of your mouth: for the LORD is a God of knowledge, and by him actions are weighed.

When men 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.

Though the LORD be high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly: but the proud he knoweth afar off.

Surely he scorneth the scorners: but he giveth grace unto the lowly.

These six things doth 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 saith, 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 extol and honour the King of heaven, all whose works are truth, and his ways judgment: and those that walk in pride he is able to abase.

But when his heart was lifted up, and his mind hardened in pride, he was deposed from his kingly throne, and they took his glory from him:

And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted.

He hath put down the mighty from their seats, and exalted them of low degree.

For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.

I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.

Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth 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 came not 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,

Because thine heart was tender, and thou didst humble thyself before God, when thou heardest his words against this place, and against the inhabitants thereof, and humbledst thyself before me, and didst rend thy clothes, and weep before me; I have even heard thee also, saith the LORD.

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

When he maketh inquisition for blood, he remembereth them: he forgetteth not the cry of the humble.

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

Before destruction the heart of man is haughty, and before honour is humility.

By humility and the fear of the LORD are riches, and honour, and life.

For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.

General references

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

And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted.

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