James 1:9

1:9 Now the believer ¹  of humble means ²  should take pride ³  in his high position. ⁴ 

James 4:16

4:16 But as it is, ⁵  you boast in your arrogance. All such boasting is evil.

¹ tn Grk “brother.” Here the term “brother” means “fellow believer” or “fellow Christian” (cf. TEV, NLT “Christians”; CEV “God’s people”). The term broadly connotes familial relationships within the family of God (cf. BDAG 18 s.v. ἀδελφός 2.a).

² tn Grk “the lowly brother,” but “lowly/humble” is clarified in context by the contrast with “wealthy” in v. 10.

³ tn Grk “let him boast.”

⁴ tn Grk “his height,” “his exaltation.”

⁵ tn Grk “but now.”