King James Version
James 4:7 in the King James Version says “Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.” — study this verse from James chapter 4 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.”
James 4:7 · KJV
Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy? to envy: or, enviously? to envy: or, enviously
But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.
Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
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.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“to God”
G2316a deity, especially (with g3588) the supreme divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; exceedingly (by hebraism)
“and”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“he will flee”
G5343to run away (literally or figuratively); by implication, to shun; by analogy, to vanish
“from”
G575"off," i.e., away (from something near), in various senses (of place, time, or relation; literal or figurative)
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