Meaning Of James 4
Be afflicted and mourn and weep.
Meaning of james 4. Let there be tears for what you have done. Don t they come from your desires that battle within you. Humble yourselves in the presence of the lord and he will exalt you.
Be miserable and mourn and weep. 6 10 the solutions for strife. You adulterous people do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with god.
Humble yourselves before the lord and he will exalt you james 4 10 kjv. There is an approach to life that feels normal to us as human beings. Humble yourselves before the lord and he will lift you up james 4 10 esv.
You desire but do not have so you kill. This includes the attitude of success at all costs and selfish ambition. James 4 4 parallel verses see commentary james 4 4 niv.
In a few consecutive verses james fires a series of short sharp instructions on how to live a victorious christian life. Therefore even though this verse begins a new chapter james is continuing a single train of thought from chapter. A number of his commands are linked together with contrasting concepts.
Humble yourselves in the sight of the lord and he shall lift you up james 4 10 nasb. Be miserable and mourn and weep. You adulterous people don t you know that friendship with the world means enmity against god therefore anyone who chooses to be a friend of the world becomes an enemy of god james 4 4 esv.