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Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall exalt you.

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A.T. Robertson

A.T. Robertson

A.T.Robertson

19th Century
Southern Baptist
19th Century

Humble yourselves (ταπεινωθητε). First aorist passive imperative of ταπεινοω, old verb from ταπεινος (1:9), as in Mt 18:4. The pas…

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord. Compare Matthew 23:12. See Barnes on "James 4:6".

That is, be willing to ta…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Humble yourselves . . .—Read, Humble yourselves therefore before the Lord, and He shall lift you up.

For thus …

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

If you exalt yourself, he will pull you down. If you lie down in the dust before him, he will lift you up. It is according to God's usual way of ac…

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor'sBible Commentary

20th Century
20th Century

James now returns to the text quoted from the OT in v.6. God graciously gives aid to the humble; therefore “humble yourselves” (GK 5427). Here the …

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

Humble yourselves, or, be humbled. The conclusion of what has gone before is that the grace of God is then ready to raise us up w…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord
Which is done, when men, before the Lord, and from their hearts, and in t…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Since all wars and fighting come from the corruptions of our own hearts, it is right to mortify those lusts that war in our members. Worldly and fl…

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