(A)You [a]younger men, likewise, (B)be subject to your elders; and all of you, clothe yourselves with (C)humility toward one another, because (D)God is opposed to the proud, but He gives grace to the humble.

Therefore (E)humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, so that He may exalt you at the proper time,

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  1. 1 Peter 5:5 Or young people

But (A)He gives a greater grace. Therefore it says, “(B)God is opposed to the proud, but gives grace to the humble.” (C)Submit therefore to God. But [a](D)resist the devil, and he will flee from you. (E)Come close to God and He will come close to you. (F)Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and (G)purify your hearts, you (H)[b]double-minded. (I)Be miserable, and mourn, and weep; let your laughter be turned into mourning, and your joy into gloom. 10 (J)Humble yourselves in the presence of the Lord, and He will exalt you.

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Footnotes

  1. James 4:7 Or oppose
  2. James 4:8 I.e., chronic doubters

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