Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
Submit to . . . God—so ye shall be among "the humble," James 4:6; also James 4:10; I Peter 5:6.
Resist . . . devil—Under his banner pride and envy are enlisted in the world; resist his temptations to these. Faith, humble prayers, and heavenly wisdom, are the weapons of resistance. The language is taken from warfare. "Submit" as a good soldier puts himself in complete subjection to his captain. "Resist," stand bravely against.
he will flee—Translate, "he shall flee." For it is a promise of God, not a mere assurance from man to man [ALFORD]. He shall flee worsted as he did from Christ.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing James 4:7:
Luke 22:3
Ephesians 6:17
1 Peter 5:5
1 Peter 5:9
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