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James 1:9 KJV
James · chapter 1 · verse 9
Let the brother of low degree rejoice in that he is exalted:James 1:9 · King James Version
James 1:9 in context
7For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord.
8A double minded man is unstable in all his ways.
9Let the brother of low degree rejoice in that he is exalted:
10But the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away.
11For the sun is no sooner risen with a burning heat, but it withereth the grass, and the flower thereof falleth, and the grace of the fashion of it perisheth: so also shall the rich man fade away in his ways.
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Key words (Strong's)
- brotheradelphosa brother, whether born of the same two parents or only of the same father or mother…G80 →
- rejoicekauchaomaito glory , to glory on account of a thing, to glory in a thingG2744 →
- degreetapeinosnot rising far from the ground, metaph., as a condition, lowly, of low degree, brought…G5011 →
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We now come to consider the matter of this epistle. In this paragraph we have the following things to be observed: - I. The suffering state of Christians in this world is represented, and that in a very instructive manner, if we attend to what is plainly and necessarily implied, together with what is fully expressed.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 2-12