James 4:7 · KJV
“Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.”
— James 4:7
But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.
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 — Context
Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy? {to envy: or, enviously?}
6But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.
7Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
8Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse {your} hands, {ye} sinners; and purify {your} hearts, {ye} double minded.
9Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and {your} joy to heaviness.
Cross References
1 Peter 5:8-9
Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:
Ephesians 4:27
Neither give place to the devil.
Ephesians 6:11-12
Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
1 Peter 5:6
Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time:
Luke 4:2-13
Being forty days tempted of the devil. And in those days he did eat nothing: and when they were ended, he afterward hungered.
Matthew 4:3-11
And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.
Hebrews 12:9
Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected {us}, and we gave {them} reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live?
Romans 10:3
For they being ignorant of God's righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God.