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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - James 4:4

Ye adulterers and adulteresses ,.... Not who were literally such, but in a figurative and metaphorical sense: as he is an adulterer that removes his affections from his own wife, and sets them upon another woman; and she is an adulteress that loves not her husband, but places her love upon another man; so such men and women are adulterers and adulteresses, who, instead of loving God, whom they ought to love with all their hearts and souls, set their affections upon the world, and the things... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - James 4:5

Do ye think that the Scripture saith in vain ?.... Some think that the apostle refers to a particular passage of Scripture in the Old Testament, and that he took it from Genesis 6:3 as some; or from Exodus 20:5 , as others; or from Deuteronomy 7:2 or from Job 5:6 or from Proverbs 21:10 others think he had in view some text in the New Testament; either Romans 12:2 or Galatians 5:17 and some have imagined that he refers to a passage in the apocryphal book: "For into a malicious... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - James 4:6

But he giveth more grace ,.... The Arabic version adds, "to us"; the Ethiopic version, "to you"; and the Syriac version reads the whole thus; "but our Lord gives more grace to us"; or "greater grace"; than the world can give, whose friendship is courted by men; the least measure of grace, of faith, and hope, and love, and of a spiritual knowledge of Christ, and interest in him, and of peace, joy, and comfort, is more worth than all the world, and everything in it: or greater grace, more... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - James 4:7

To the will of God, with respect to worldly things, and be content with such things as are enjoyed, and be satisfied with the portion that is allotted; it is right and best for the people of God to leave themselves with him, to choose their inheritance for them, since by all their anxious cares, their striving and struggling, their impatient desires, wars and fightings, as they cannot add one cubit to their stature, so nothing to their worldly substance; and it becomes them to submit to God in... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - James 4:8

Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you ,.... This must be understood consistently with the perfection of God's immensity and omnipresence: the saints draw nigh to God when they present their bodies in his sanctuary; when they tread in his courts, and attend his ordinances; where they always find it good for them to draw nigh unto him; and blessed is the man that approaches to him in faith and fear: they draw nigh to him when they come to the throne of his grace, for grace and mercy... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - James 4:9

Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep ,.... Not in a bare external way; not by afflicting the body with fastings and scourgings, by renting of garments, and clothing with sackcloth, and putting ashes on the head, and other such outward methods of humiliation; but afflicting the soul is meant, an inward mourning and weeping over the plague of the heart, the impurity of nature, and the various sins of life; after a godly sort, and because contrary to a God of infinite love and grace; in an... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - James 4:10

Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord ,.... Which is done, when men, before the Lord, and from their hearts, and in the sincerity of their souls, acknowledge their meanness and unworthiness, their vileness, sinfulness, and wretchedness, and implore the grace and mercy of God in Christ, as did Abraham, Jacob, Job, Isaiah, Paul, and the publican; and when they walk humbly with God, acknowledging they can do nothing without him; owning their dependence on his grace, and ascribing all they... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - James 4:11

Speak not evil one of another, brethren ,.... The apostle here returns to his former subject, concerning the vices of the tongue, he had been upon in the preceding chapter, James 3:6 , and here mentions one, which professors of religion were too much guilty of, and that is, speaking evil one of another; which is done either by raising false reports, and bringing false charges; or by aggravating failings and infirmities; or by lessening and depreciating characters, and endeavouring to bring... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - James 4:12

There is one lawgiver ,.... The Alexandrian copy, and others, and the Syriac, Ethiopic, and Vulgate Latin versions, add, "and judge". Who is the one only Lord God, Isaiah 33:22 . This is a character that may be applied to God the Father, who gave the law to the people of Israel, both the judicial and ceremonial law, and also the moral law; from his right hand went a fiery law, and to him belongs the giving of it; and also to the Son of God, the Lord Jesus who is King of saints, and... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - James 4:4

Ye adulterers and adulteresses - The Jews, because of their covenant with God, are represented as being espoused to him; and hence their idolatry, and their iniquity in general, are represented under the notion of adultery. And although they had not since the Babylonish captivity been guilty of idolatry; according to the letter; yet what is intended by idolatry, having their hearts estranged from God, and seeking their portion in this life and out of God, is that of which the Jews were then... read more

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - James 4:4

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - James 4:5

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - James 4:6

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - James 4:7

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - James 4:8

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - James 4:9

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - James 4:10

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - James 4:11

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - James 4:12

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - James 4:4

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