James 4:6

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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

Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and said to him, “Thus says the Lord, the God of the Hebrews, ‘How long will you refuse to humble yourself 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 desire shall be gratified against them;
I will draw out my sword, my hand will destroy them.’

Now I know that the Lord is greater than all the gods; indeed, it was proven when they dealt proudly against the people.”

“Boast no more so very proudly,

Do not let arrogance come out of your mouth;

For the Lord is a God of knowledge,

And with Him actions are weighed.

“When you are cast down, you will speak with confidence,
And the

humble person He will save.

“Adorn yourself with eminence and dignity,
And clothe yourself with honor and majesty.

For though the Lord is exalted,
Yet He regards the lowly,
But the haughty He knows from afar.

Though He scoffs at the scoffers,
Yet He gives grace to the afflicted.

There are six things which the Lord hates,
Yes, seven which are an abomination to Him:

A man’s pride will bring him low,
But a humble spirit will obtain honor.

The

proud look of man will be abased

And the loftiness of man will be humbled,
And the Lord alone will be exalted in that day.

For it says, “Are not my princes all kings?

We have heard of the pride of Moab, an excessive pride;

Even of his arrogance, pride, and fury;

His idle boasts are false.

Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise, exalt and honor the King of heaven, for all His works are true and His ways just, and He is able to humble those who walk in pride.”

But when his heart was lifted up and his spirit became so

proud that he behaved arrogantly, he was deposed from his royal throne and his glory was taken away from him.

Whoever exalts himself shall be humbled; and whoever humbles himself shall be exalted.

“He has brought down rulers from their thrones,
And has exalted those who were humble.

For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.”

I tell you, this man went to his house justified rather than the other; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but he who humbles himself will be exalted.”

You younger men, likewise, be subject to your elders; and all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, for God is opposed to the proud, but gives grace to the humble.

Giveth grace

However, Hezekiah humbled the pride of his heart, both he and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that the wrath of the Lord did not come on them in the days of Hezekiah.

When he was in distress, he entreated the Lord his God and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers.

Because your heart was tender and you humbled yourself before God when you heard His words against this place and against its inhabitants, and because you humbled yourself before Me, tore your clothes and wept before Me, I truly have heard you,” declares the Lord.

“When you are cast down, you will speak with confidence,
And the

humble person He will save.

For He who requires blood remembers them;
He does not forget the cry of the afflicted.

The fear of the Lord is the instruction for wisdom,
And before honor comes humility.

Before destruction the heart of man is haughty,

But humility goes before honor.

The reward of humility and the fear of the Lord
Are riches, honor and life.

For thus says the high and exalted One
Who

lives forever, whose name is Holy,

“I dwell on a high and holy place,
And also with the contrite and lowly of spirit
In order to revive the spirit of the lowly
And to revive the heart of the contrite.

General references

But it greatly displeased Jonah and he became angry.

Whoever exalts himself shall be humbled; and whoever humbles himself shall be exalted.

And there arose also a dispute among them as to which one of them was regarded to be greatest.