Charles Spurgeon Commentary James 4:10

"Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall exalt you." — James 4:10 (ASV)

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 acting to practice these reversals. Mary truly sang, "He hath put down the mighty from their seats, and exalted them of low degree. He hath filled the hungry with good things; and the rich he hath sent empty away."