James 1:15
then lust, having conceived, bringeth forth sin, and sin, when completed, bringeth forth death.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
14But each one is tempted when by his own lust he is led away and enticed;
16Do not err, my beloved brethren.
Cross References
Job 15:35They conceive mischief, and bring forth misery, And their breast deviseth deceit.”
Psalms 9:17The wicked shall be driven into the underworld; Yea, all the nations that forger God.
Micah 2:1Woe to them that devise iniquity, And contrive evil upon their beds; When the morning is light, they practise it, Because it is in the power of their hand.
Matthew 26:48And his betrayer had given them a sign, saying, Whomever I shall kiss, he is the man; seize him.
Matthew Henry on James 1:14-19
Procedure and Results of Sin. ( a. d. 61.) 13 Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man: 14 But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed. 15 Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death. 16 Do not err, my beloved brethren. 17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no… Read the whole commentary →