Drawing Near to God
James 4:10
In 9 translations
- BSB
- Humble yourselves before the Lord, and He will exalt you.
- KJV
- Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.
- WEB
- Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he will exalt you.
- ASV
- Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall exalt you.
- LSV
- be made low before the LORD, and He will exalt you.
- YLT
- be made low before the Lord, and He shall exalt you.
- DBY
- Humble yourselves before [the] Lord, and he shall exalt you.
- DRC
- Be humbled in the sight of the Lord, and he will exalt you.
- GNV
- Cast downe your selues before the Lord, and he will lift you vp.
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Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (1)
- In STEPBible’s comparison, NA28, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include τοῦ (“the”); NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles do not include this wording.
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- SBLGNT: κυρίου. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 27th edition read κυρίου; Nestle–Aland 28th edition, Robinson–Pierpont read τοῦ κυρίου.
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Original-language editions
- SBLGNT
- ταπεινώθητε ἐνώπιον κυρίου, καὶ ὑψώσει ὑμᾶς.
- RP2018
- Ταπεινώθητε ἐνώπιον τοῦ κυρίου, καὶ ὑψώσει ὑμᾶς.
- TR-Boyd
- Ταπεινώθητε ἐνώπιον τοῦ Κυρίου, καὶ ὑψώσει ὑμᾶς.
- SCR1894
- ταπεινωθητε ενωπιον του κυριου και υψωσει υμας
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Cross-references most cited first
- Psalms 147:6The LORD sustains the humble, but casts the wicked to the ground.
- Matthew 23:12For whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.
- 1 Peter 5:6Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, so that in due time He may exalt you.
- Luke 14:11For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”
- James 4:6–7But He gives us more grace. This is why it says: “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.” Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
- Job 22:29When men are brought low and you say, ‘Lift them up!’ then He will save the lowly.
- Luke 1:52He has brought down rulers from their thrones, but has exalted the humble.
- Psalms 113:7He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the dump
- 1 Samuel 2:9He guards the steps of His faithful ones, but the wicked perish in darkness; for by his own strength shall no man prevail.
- Luke 18:14I tell you, this man, rather than the Pharisee, went home justified. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”
- Psalms 30:1I will exalt You, O LORD, for You have lifted me up and have not allowed my foes to rejoice over me.
- Psalms 27:6Then my head will be held high above my enemies around me. At His tabernacle I will offer sacrifices with shouts of joy; I will sing and make music to the LORD.
- Psalms 28:9Save Your people and bless Your inheritance; shepherd them and carry them forever.
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