if my people who are called by my name humble themselves, pray, seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land.
James 4:10 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will exalt you. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Humble yourselves [feeling very insignificant] in the presence of the Lord, and He will exalt you [He will lift you up and make your lives significant]. American Standard Version (1901) Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall exalt you. Common English Bible Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up. Catholic Public Domain Version Be humbled in the sight of the Lord, and he will exalt you. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Be humbled in the sight of the Lord, and he will exalt you. |
if my people who are called by my name humble themselves, pray, seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land.
When others are humiliated, you say it is pride, for he saves the humble.
he sets on high those who are lowly, and those who mourn are lifted to safety.
Now my head is lifted up above my enemies all around me, and I will offer in his tent sacrifices with shouts of joy; I will sing and make melody to the Lord.
O save your people and bless your heritage; be their shepherd and carry them forever.
I will extol you, O Lord, for you have drawn me up and did not let my foes rejoice over me.
So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and said to him, “Thus says the Lord, the God of the Hebrews: How long will you refuse to humble yourself before me? Let my people go, so that they may serve me.
A person’s pride will bring humiliation, but one who is lowly in spirit will obtain honor.
thus says the Lord God: Remove the turban, take off the crown; things shall not remain as they are. Exalt that which is low; humble that which is high.
All who exalt themselves will be humbled, and all who humble themselves will be exalted.
He has brought down the powerful from their thrones and lifted up the lowly;
For all who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.”
I tell you, this man went down to his home justified rather than the other, for all who exalt themselves will be humbled, but all who humble themselves will be exalted.”
Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God, so that he may exalt you in due time.
He will guard the feet of his faithful ones, but the wicked will perish in darkness, for not by might does one prevail.