James 4:6

Modern King James Version

But He gives more grace. Therefore He says, God resists the proud, but He gives grace to the humble.

Cross References

2 Chronicles 32:26

And Hezekiah was humbled for the pride of his heart, he and the people of Jerusalem, so that the wrath of Jehovah did not come on them in the days of Hezekiah.

2 Chronicles 33:12

And when he was in affliction, he sought Jehovah his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers.

2 Chronicles 33:19

and his prayer, and his entreaty, and all his sin and his trespass, and the places in which he built high places and set up Asherahs and graven images, before he was humbled, behold, they are written among the Matters of the Seers.

2 Chronicles 33:23

And he did not bow before Jehovah, like the humbling of his father Manasseh. For Amon himself multiplied guilt.

2 Chronicles 34:27

Because your heart was tender and you humbled yourself before your God when you heard His words against this place and against its people, and humbled yourself before Me, and tore your garments and wept before Me, I have even heard also, says Jehovah.

Job 22:29

For they have humiliated you, and you shall say, Pride! And He shall save the lowly of eyes.

Psalm 138:6

Though Jehovah is high, yet He has respect to the lowly; but the proud He knows afar off.

Psalm 9:12

For He remembers them, the seekers of bloodshed; He forgets not the cry of the humble.

Exodus 18:11

Now I know that Jehovah is greater than all gods; for in the thing in which they were proved against them.

Proverbs 15:33

The fear of Jehovah is the instruction of wisdom, and before honor is humility.

Proverbs 18:12

Before shattering, the heart of man is proud, and before honor is humility.

Proverbs 22:4

By humility and the fear of Jehovah are riches and honor and life.

Proverbs 29:23

A man's pride shall bring him low; but honor shall uphold the humble in spirit.

Proverbs 3:34

Surely He scorns the scorners; but He gives grace to the lowly.

Isaiah 2:17

And the pride of man shall be bowed down, and the loftiness of men shall be made low; and Jehovah alone shall be exalted in that day.

Isaiah 54:7

For a little moment I have left you; but with great mercies I will gather you.

Isaiah 57:15

For so says the high and lofty One who inhabits eternity; whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, even with the contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.

Daniel 4:37

Now I Nebuchadnezzar praise and exalt and honor the King of heaven, all whose works are truth and His ways judgment. And those who walk in pride He is able to humble.

Matthew 13:12

For whoever has, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance. But whoever does not have, from him shall be taken away even that which he has.

Matthew 23:12

And whoever shall exalt himself shall be abased, and he who shall humble himself shall be exalted.

Luke 1:52

He has put down rulers from their seats and exalted the lowly,

Luke 14:11

For whoever exalts himself shall be abased, and he who humbles himself shall be exalted.

Luke 18:14

I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other. For everyone who exalts himself shall be abased, and he who humbles himself shall be exalted.

James 4:10

Be humbled before the Lord, and He will lift you up.

1 Peter 5:5

Likewise, younger ones, be subject to older ones, and all being subject to one another. Put on humility. For God resists proud ones, but He gives grace to the humble.

1 Samuel 2:3

Talk no more so very proudly. Remove arrogance out of your mouth, for Jehovah is a God of knowledge, and by Him actions are weighed.