James 4:6 Cross References

James 4:6

6: He gives us more and more strength to stand against such evil desires. As the Scriptures say, "God sets himself against the proud, but he shows favor to the humble."

Matthew 23:12

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

Proverbs 3:34

  1. The LORD mocks at mockers, but he shows favor to the humble.

1 Peter 5:5

  1. You younger men, accept the authority of the elders. And all of you, serve each other in humility, for "God sets himself against the proud, but he shows favor to the humble."

Psalms 138:6

  1. Though the LORD is great, he cares for the humble, but he keeps his distance from the proud.

Proverbs 18:12

  1. Haughtiness goes before destruction; humility precedes honor.

Proverbs 6:16

  1. There are six things the LORD hates--no, seven things he detests:
  2. haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that kill the innocent,

Proverbs 29:23

  1. Pride ends in humiliation, while humility brings honor.

Proverbs 22:4

  1. True humility and fear of the LORD lead to riches, honor, and long life.

Daniel 4:37

  1. "Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and glorify and honor the King of heaven. All his acts are just and true, and he is able to humble those who are proud."

Isaiah 2:11

  1. The day is coming when your pride will be brought low and the LORD alone will be exalted.
  2. In that day the LORD Almighty will punish the proud, bringing them down to the dust.

Job 22:29

  1. If someone is brought low and you say, `Help him up,' God will save the downcast.

Isaiah 2:17

  1. The arrogance of all people will be brought low. Their pride will lie in the dust. The LORD alone will be exalted!

Luke 14:11

  1. For the proud will be humbled, but the humble will be honored."

Isaiah 57:15

  1. The high and lofty one who inhabits eternity, the Holy One, says this: "I live in that high and holy place with those whose spirits are contrite and humble. I refresh the humble and give new courage to those with repentant hearts.

2 Chronicles 33:12

  1. But while in deep distress, Manasseh sought the LORD his God and cried out humbly to the God of his ancestors.

Proverbs 15:33

  1. Fear of the LORD teaches a person to be wise; humility precedes honor.

Luke 18:14

  1. I tell you, this sinner, not the Pharisee, returned home justified before God. For the proud will be humbled, but the humble will be honored."

2 Chronicles 34:27

  1. You were sorry and humbled yourself before God when you heard what I said against this city and its people. You humbled yourself and tore your clothing in despair and wept before me in repentance. So I have indeed heard you, says the LORD.

2 Chronicles 32:26

  1. Then Hezekiah repented of his pride, and the people of Jerusalem humbled themselves. So the LORD's anger did not come against them during Hezekiah's lifetime.

2 Chronicles 33:23

  1. But unlike his father, he did not humble himself before the LORD. Instead, Amon sinned even more.

1 Samuel 2:3

  1. "Stop acting so proud and haughty! Don't speak with such arrogance! The LORD is a God who knows your deeds; and he will judge you for what you have done.

Luke 1:52

  1. He has taken princes from their thrones and exalted the lowly.

Matthew 13:12

  1. To those who are open to my teaching, more understanding will be given, and they will have an abundance of knowledge. But to those who are not listening, even what they have will be taken away from them.

Isaiah 16:6

  1. Is this Moab, the proud land we have heard so much about? Its pride and insolence are all gone now!
  2. The entire land of Moab weeps. Yes, you people of Moab, mourn for the delicacies of Kir-hareseth.

Isaiah 10:8

  1. He will say, `Each of my princes will soon be a king, ruling a conquered land.
  2. We will destroy Calno just as we did Carchemish. Hamath will fall before us as Arpad did. And we will destroy Samaria just as we did Damascus.
  3. Yes, we have finished off many a kingdom whose gods were far greater than those in Jerusalem and Samaria.
  4. So when we have defeated Samaria and her gods, we will destroy Jerusalem with hers.'"
  5. After the Lord has used the king of Assyria to accomplish his purposes in Jerusalem, he will turn against the king of Assyria and punish him--for he is proud and arrogant.

Daniel 5:20

  1. But when his heart and mind were hardened with pride, he was brought down from his royal throne and stripped of his glory.
  2. He was driven from human society. He was given the mind of an animal, and he lived among the wild donkeys. He ate grass like a cow, and he was drenched with the dew of heaven, until he learned that the Most High God rules the kingdoms of the world and appoints anyone he desires to rule over them.
  3. "You are his successor, O Belshazzar, and you knew all this, yet you have not humbled yourself.
  4. For you have defied the Lord of heaven and have had these cups from his Temple brought before you. You and your nobles and your wives and concubines have been drinking wine from them while praising gods of silver, gold, bronze, iron, wood, and stone--gods that neither see nor hear nor know anything at all. But you have not honored the God who gives you the breath of life and controls your destiny!

Exodus 10:3

  1. 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.
  2. If you refuse, watch out! For tomorrow I will cover the whole country with locusts.

Exodus 18:11

  1. I know now that the LORD is greater than all other gods, because his people have escaped from the proud and cruel Egyptians."

Job 40:10

  1. All right then, put on your robes of state, your majesty and splendor.
  2. Give vent to your anger. Let it overflow against the proud.
  3. Humiliate the proud with a glance; walk on the wicked where they stand.

Isaiah 54:7

  1. "For a brief moment I abandoned you, but with great compassion I will take you back.

2 Chronicles 33:19

  1. Manasseh's prayer, the account of the way God answered him, and an account of all his sins and unfaithfulness are recorded in The Record of the Seers. It includes a list of the locations where he built pagan shrines and set up Asherah poles and idols before he repented.

Psalms 9:12

  1. For he who avenges murder cares for the helpless. He does not ignore those who cry to him for help.

Exodus 15:9

  1. "The enemy said, `I will chase them, catch up with them, and destroy them. I will divide the plunder, avenging myself against them. I will unsheath my sword; my power will destroy them.'
  2. But with a blast of your breath, the sea covered them. They sank like lead in the mighty waters.
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