James 4:10 (DRB)

Passage

Be humbled in the sight of the Lord: and he will exalt you.

Nearby Context

James 4:8 Draw nigh to God: and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners, and purify your hearts, ye double minded.

James 4:9 Be afflicted and mourn and weep: let your laughter be turned into mourning and your joy into sorrow.

James 4:10 Be humbled in the sight of the Lord: and he will exalt you.

James 4:11 Detract not one another, my brethren. He that detracteth his brother, or he that judgeth his brother, detracteth the law and judgeth the law. But if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge.

James 4:12 There is one lawgiver and judge, that is able to destroy and to deliver.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "humbled", "sight", "lord", and "exalt". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "humbled" and "sight", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 9's "Be afflicted and mourn and weep let..." into verse 11's "Detract not one another my brethren He...", so "humbled" and "sight" belong inside that flow. In James context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "humbled" and "sight" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.