James

James 4:6–7

⁶But He gives us more grace. This is why it says:

“God opposes the proud,

but gives grace to the humble.”^e

⁷Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

Footnotes

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
He gives	δίδωσιν	didōsin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1325 I offer, give
more	μείζονα	meizona	Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular - Comparative	G3173 large, great
grace	χάριν	charin	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G5485 grace, favor, kindness
This is why	διὸ	dio	Conjunction	G1352 wherefore
it says	λέγει	legei	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G3004 I say, speak
God	Θεὸς	Theos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2316 God, a god
opposes	ἀντιτάσσεται	antitassetai	Verb - Present Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular	G498 I set myself against, resist
proud	ὑπερηφάνοις	hyperēphanois	Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural	G5244 proud, arrogant
but	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
gives	δίδωσιν	didōsin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1325 I offer, give
grace	χάριν	charin	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G5485 grace, favor, kindness
to	ταπεινοῖς	tapeinois	Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural	G5011 humble, lowly

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Submit yourselves	Ὑποτάγητε	Hypotagēte	Verb - Aorist Imperative Passive - 2nd Person Plural	G5293 I place under, subject to
then	οὖν	oun	Conjunction	G3767 therefore, then
to God	Θεῷ	Theō	Noun - Dative Masculine Singular	G2316 God, a god
Resist	ἀντίστητε	antistēte	Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural	G436 I take a stand against, oppose, resist
the	τῷ	tō	Article - Dative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
devil	διαβόλῳ	diabolō	Adjective - Dative Masculine Singular	G1228 slanderous, the Slanderer, the Devil
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
he will flee	φεύξεται	pheuxetai	Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular	G5343 I flee, escape, shun
from	ἀφ’	aph’	Preposition	G575 from, away from
you	ὑμῶν	hymōn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

James 4:6 Matthew 23:12 · Proverbs 3:34 · 1 Peter 5:5 · Psalm 138:6 · Proverbs 18:12 · Proverbs 29:23 · Proverbs 6:16–17 · Proverbs 22:4 · Isaiah 2:11–12 · Job 22:29 · Isaiah 2:17 · Luke 18:14

James 4:7 1 Peter 5:8–9 · Ephesians 4:27 · Ephesians 6:11–12 · 1 Peter 5:6 · Luke 4:2–13 · Matthew 4:3–11 · Hebrews 12:9 · Romans 10:3 · Matthew 11:29 · 2 Chronicles 30:8 · Psalm 66:3 · Ephesians 5:21

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.