James 4:5

Whether ye gessen, that the scripture seith veynli, The spirit that dwellith in you, coueitith to enuye?

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In The King James Version

Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy?

In Context

4Auowtreris, witen not ye, that the frenschip of this world is enemye to God? Therfor who euere wole be frend of this world, is maad the enemye of God.

6But he yyueth the more grace; for which thing he seith, God withstondith proude men, but to meke men he yyueth grace.

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Cross References

Genesis 6:5Sotheli God seiy that myche malice of men was in erthe, and that al the thouyt of herte was ententif to yuel in al tyme,

Genesis 26:14Also he hadde possessioun of scheep and grete beestis, and ful myche of meyne. For this thing Palestyns hadden enuye to hym,

Genesis 37:11Therfor hise britheren hadden enuye to hym. Forsothe the fadir bihelde pryuely the thing,

Numbers 11:29And he seide, What hast thou enuye for me? who yyueth that al the puple profesie, and that God yyue his spirit to hem?

Psalms 106:16For he al to-brak brasun yatis; and he brak yrun barris.

Ecclesiastes 4:4Eft Y bihelde alle the trauelis of men, and bisynesses; and Y perseyuede that tho ben opyn to the enuye of neiybore; and therfor in this is vanyte, and superflu bisynesse.

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