But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.
KJV
Greek original
Louis Segond 1910
Il accorde, au contraire, une grâce plus excellente; c'est pourquoi l'Ecriture dit: Dieu résiste aux orgueilleux, Mais il fait grâce aux humbles.
KJV
But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.
Clemens Romanus (Clement of Rome)
Epistula I ad Corinthios
ς τε καὶ ἀνάγνους συμπλοκάς, μέθας τε καὶ νεωτερισμοὺς καὶ βδελυκτὰς ἐπιθυμίας, μυσερὰν Prov. 3, 34; James 4, 6; I Pet. 5, 5 μοιχείαν, βδελυκτὴν ὑπερηφανίαν. Θεὸς γάρ, φησίν, ὑπερηφάνοις ἀντιτάσσεται, ταπεινοῖς δὲ δίδωσιν χάριν. κολληθῶμεν οὖν ἐκείνοις, οἷς ἡ χάρις ἀπὸ τοῦ θεοῦ δ…
Ignatius of Antioch
Epistulae vii genuinae
ῆς ἐκκλησίας; ὁ οὖν μὴ ἐρχόμενος ἐπὶ τὸ αὐτὸ οὗτος ἤδη ὑπερηφανεῖ καὶ ἑαυτὸν διέκρινεν. Prov. 3, 84; James 4, 6; *i Pet. 5, 6 γέγραπται γάρ: Ὑπερηφάνοις ὁ θεὸς ἀντιτάσσεται, σπουδάσωμεν οὖν μὴ ἀντιτάσσεσθαι τῷ ἐπισκόπῳ, ἵνα ὦμεν θεῷ qeou= is found in G and Lightfoot prefers it fo…
Thomas Aquinas
Summa Theologica
7:47 : "Many sins are forgiven her because she hath loved much"; and again by humility, according to James 4:6 : "God resisteth the proud and giveth grace to the humble"; and again by mercy, according to Prov. 15:27 : "By mercy and faith sins are purged away." Hence the movement…
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