James 4:7

New Testament • 7 words with Strong's data

"Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you."

Word-by-Word Analysis

עָנָה

ʻânâh

H6031

to depress literally or figuratively, transitive or intransitive (in various applications, as follows)

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נֶפֶשׁ

nephesh

H5315

properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or menta...

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כֵּן

kên

H3651

properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner...

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to

אֱלֹהִים

ʼĕlôhîym

H430

gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of...

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שָׂטַן

sâṭan

H7853

to attack, (figuratively) accuse

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the

שֵׁד

shêd

H7700

a doemon (as malignant)

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and he will

נוּס

nûwç

H5127

to flit, i.e. vanish away (subside, escape; causatively, chase, impel, deliver)

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from you

Key Terms in This Verse

Resist H7853

שָׂטַן sâṭan

to attack, (figuratively) accuse

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Submit H6031

עָנָה ʻânâh

to depress literally or figuratively, transitive or intransitive (in various applications, as follows)

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devil H7700

שֵׁד shêd

a doemon (as malignant)

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flee H5127

נוּס nûwç

to flit, i.e. vanish away (subside, escape; causatively, chase, impel, deliver)

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yourselves H5315

נֶפֶשׁ nephesh

properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)

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therefore H3651

כֵּן kên

properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner, time and relation; often with other particles)

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God H430

אֱלֹהִים ʼĕlôhîym

gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a supe...

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Cross References

Ephesians 4:27 cross-reference

Neither give place to the devil.

1 Peter 5:6 cross-reference

Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time:

Hebrews 12:9 cross-reference

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 cross-reference

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.

Matthew 11:29 cross-reference

Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.

2 Chronicles 30:8 cross-reference

Now be ye not stiffnecked, as your fathers were, but yield yourselves unto the LORD, and enter into his sanctuary, which he hath sanctified for ever: and serve the LORD your God, that the fierceness o...

Psalm 66:3 cross-reference

Say unto God, How terrible art thou in thy works! through the greatness of thy power shall thine enemies submit themselves unto thee.

Job 1:21 cross-reference

And said, Naked came I out of my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return thither: the LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD.

Ephesians 5:21 cross-reference

Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God.

2 Samuel 15:26 cross-reference

But if he thus say, I have no delight in thee; behold, here am I, let him do to me as seemeth good unto him.

1 Peter 2:13 cross-reference

Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme;

Daniel 4:25 cross-reference

That they shall drive thee from men, and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field, and they shall make thee to eat grass as oxen, and they shall wet thee with the dew of heaven, and seven ti...

Romans 14:11 cross-reference

For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God.

1 Samuel 3:18 cross-reference

And Samuel told him every whit, and hid nothing from him. And he said, It is the LORD: let him do what seemeth him good.

Psalm 68:30 cross-reference

Rebuke the company of spearmen, the multitude of the bulls, with the calves of the people, till every one submit himself with pieces of silver: scatter thou the people that delight in war.

Jeremiah 13:18 cross-reference

Say unto the king and to the queen, Humble yourselves, sit down: for your principalities shall come down, even the crown of your glory.

Acts 26:19 cross-reference

Whereupon, O king Agrippa, I was not disobedient unto the heavenly vision:

Daniel 4:32 cross-reference

And they shall drive thee from men, and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field: they shall make thee to eat grass as oxen, and seven times shall pass over thee, until thou know that the mo...

Acts 9:6 cross-reference

And he trembling and astonished said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do.

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