James 4:5

Or do you think the scripture says in vain, “The Spirit he caused to live in us is deeply jealous”?

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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

4You adulteresses! Do you not know that friendship with the world is hostility against God? So whoever wants to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.

6But God gives more grace, so the scripture says, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”

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Cross References

Genesis 6:5Yahweh saw that the wickedness of mankind was great in the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of their hearts was only evil continually.

Genesis 26:14He had many sheep and cattle, and a large household. The Philistines envied him.

Genesis 37:11His brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept the matter in mind.

Numbers 11:29Moses said to him, “Are you jealous for my sake? I wish that all of Yahweh's people were prophets and that he would put his Spirit on them all!”

Psalms 106:16In the camp they became jealous of Moses 1 and Aaron, the holy priest of Yahweh. 1

Ecclesiastes 4:4Then I saw that every act of labor and every skillful work became the envy of one's neighbor. This also is vapor and an attempt to shepherd the wind. 1

Matthew Henry on James 4:2-11

Origin of War and Contention; Against Pride; Submission to God. ( a. d. 61.) 1 From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members? 2 Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not. 3 Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts. 4 Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever… Read the whole commentary →

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