James 1:9

καυχάσθω : it is noticeable that this word is only used in the Pauline Epistles, with the exception in this verse and in James 3:14; James 4:16; it is used, generally, in a good sense, as here and James 3:14, though not in James 4:16. ὁ ἀδελφός : see note on James 1:2. ταπεινός : cf. Luke 1:52, refers to the outward condition of a man, and corresponds to the Hebrew דַּל and עָנִי, which like ταπεινός, can refer both to outward condition and character; the latter is the meaning attaching to ταπ. in James 4:6. In Sir 11:1 we read: σοφία ταπεινοῦ ἀνύψωσεν κεφαλήν, καὶ ἐν μέσῳ μεγιστάνων καθίσει αὐτόν. Cf. Sir 10:31 (Hebrew).