Verse 6
James 4:6
Geneva Bible
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But the Scripture offereth more Grace, and therefore sayth, God (Elohim) resisteth the proude, and giueth Grace to the humble.
Original Language Text
greek
μείζονα δὲ δίδωσιν χάριν· διὸ λέγει· Ὁ θεὸς ὑπερηφάνοις ἀντιτάσσεται ταπεινοῖς δὲ δίδωσιν χάριν.
English Translation
But he gives greater grace; therefore it says, "God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble."
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Chapter 4 Context
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From whence are warres and contentions among you? are they not hence, euen of your pleasures, that f...
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Ye lust, and haue not: ye enuie, and desire immoderately, and cannot obtaine: ye fight and warre, an...
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3
Ye aske, and receiue not, because ye aske amisse, that ye might lay the same out on your pleasures.
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4
Ye adulterers and adulteresses, knowe ye not that the amitie of the world is the enimitie of God (El...
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5
Doe ye thinke that the Scripture sayeth in vaine, The spirit that dwelleth in vs, lusteth after enui...
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6
But the Scripture offereth more grace, and therefore sayth, God (Elohim) resisteth the proude, and g...
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Submit your selues to God (Elohim): resist the deuill, and he will flee from you.
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8
Drawe neere to God (Elohim), and he will drawe neere to you. Clense your handes, ye sinners, and pur...
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9
Suffer afflictions, and sorrowe ye, and weepe: let your laughter be turned into mourning, and your i...
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10
Cast downe your selues before the Lord, and he will lift you vp.
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11
Speake not euill one of another, brethren. He that speaketh euill of his brother, or he that condemn...
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12
There is one Lawgiuer, which is able to saue, and to destroy. Who art thou that iudgest another man?
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13
Goe to now ye that say, To day or to morowe we will goe into such a citie, and continue there a yeer...
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14
(And yet ye cannot tell what shalbe to morowe. For what is your life? It is euen a vapour that appea...
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15
For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, and, if we liue, we will doe this or that.
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16
But now ye reioyce in your boastings: all such reioycing is euill.
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17
Therefore, to him that knoweth how to doe well, and doeth it not, to him it is sinne.
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