King James Version
James 4:10 in the King James Version says “Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.” — study this verse from James chapter 4 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.”
James 4:10 · KJV
Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.
Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness.
Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.
Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of his brother, and judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge.
There is one lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy: who art thou that judgest another?
KJV Study — Public Domain
“Humble yourselves”
G5013to depress; figuratively, to humiliate (in condition or heart)
“of the Lord”
G2962supreme in authority, i.e., (as noun) controller; by implication, master (as a respectful title)
“and”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
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