4 You adulterous people! 4:4 Lit Adulteresses Don’t you know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? So whoever wants to be the friend of the world becomes the enemy of God. 4:4 Jn 15:19; Jms 1:27; 1Jn 2:15
6 But he gives greater grace. Therefore he says:
God resists the proud
but gives grace to the humble. 4:6 Pr 3:34, 4:6 Ps 138:6; Pr 3:34; Mt 23:12
7 Therefore, submit to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. 4:7 Eph 4:27; 6:11; 1Pt 5:8–98 Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. 4:8 2Ch 15:2; Is 1:16; Jms 1:8