Likewise, you younger ones, be subject to the elder. Yes, all of you gird yourselves with humility, to subject yourselves to one another; for "God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble."
for God resisteth the proud: Those who wish to "show themselves above others" or to "appear preeminent," will find that God resists them. "Resist" (antitasso) was originally a military term referring to open, active conflict.