James 4:10

New Living Translation

Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up in honor.

Cross References

2 Chronicles 7:14

Then if my people who are called by my name will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sins and restore their land.

Job 22:29

If people are in trouble and you say, ‘Help them,’ God will save them.

Job 5:11

He gives prosperity to the poor and protects those who suffer.

Psalm 113:7

He lifts the poor from the dust and the needy from the garbage dump.

Psalm 147:6

The Lord supports the humble, but he brings the wicked down into the dust.

Psalm 27:6

Then I will hold my head high above my enemies who surround me. At his sanctuary I will offer sacrifices with shouts of joy, singing and praising the Lord with music.

Psalm 28:9

Save your people! Bless Israel, your special possession. Lead them like a shepherd, and carry them in your arms forever.

Psalm 30:1

I will exalt you, Lord, for you rescued me. You refused to let my enemies triumph over me.

Exodus 10:3

So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and said, “This is what the Lord, the God of the Hebrews, says: How long will you refuse to submit to me? Let my people go, so they can worship me.

Proverbs 29:23

Pride ends in humiliation, while humility brings honor.

Ezekiel 21:26

This is what the Sovereign Lord says: “Take off your jeweled crown, for the old order changes. Now the lowly will be exalted, and the mighty will be brought down.

Matthew 23:12

But those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.

Luke 1:52

He has brought down princes from their thrones and exalted the humble.

Luke 14:11

For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.”

Luke 18:14

I tell you, this sinner, not the Pharisee, returned home justified before God. For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.”

1 Peter 5:6

So humble yourselves under the mighty power of God, and at the right time he will lift you up in honor.

1 Samuel 2:7

The Lord makes some poor and others rich; he brings some down and lifts others up.

1 Samuel 2:9

“He will protect his faithful ones, but the wicked will disappear in darkness. No one will succeed by strength alone.