James 4:5

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“Or do you think the Scripture says without reason that the Spirit He caused to dwell in us yearns with envy?”

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BSBPD

“Or do you think the Scripture says without reason that the Spirit He caused to dwell in us yearns with envy?”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Or think ye that the scripture speaketh in vain? Doth the spirit which he made to dwell in us long unto envying?”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“Do ye think that emptily the Writing saith, `To envy earnestly desireth the spirit that did dwell in us,'”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo James 4:5 — 23 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 4:5but He had no regard for Cain and his offering. So Cain became very angry, and his countenance fell.
  2. Genesis 6:5Then the LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great upon the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was altogether evil all the time.
  3. Genesis 8:21When the LORD smelled the pleasing aroma, He said in His heart, “Never again will I curse the ground because of man, even though every inclination of his heart is evil from his youth. And never again will I destroy all living creatures as I have done.
  4. Genesis 26:14He owned so many flocks and herds and servants that the Philistines envied him.
  5. Genesis 30:1When Rachel saw that she was not bearing any children for Jacob, she envied her sister. “Give me children, or I will die!” she said to Jacob.
  6. Genesis 37:11And his brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept in mind what he had said.
  7. Genesis 38:9But Onan knew that the offspring would not belong to him; so whenever he would sleep with his brother’s wife, he would spill his seed on the ground so that he would not produce offspring for his brother.
  8. Numbers 11:29But Moses replied, “Are you jealous on my account? I wish that all the LORD’s people were prophets and that the LORD would place His Spirit on them!”
  9. Psalms 37:1Do not fret over those who do evil; do not envy those who do wrong.
  10. Psalms 106:16In the camp they envied Moses, as well as Aaron, the holy one of the LORD.
  11. Proverbs 21:10The soul of the wicked man craves evil; his neighbor finds no favor in his eyes.
  12. Ecclesiastes 4:4I saw that all labor and success spring from a man’s envy of his neighbor. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.
  13. Isaiah 11:13Then the jealousy of Ephraim will depart, and the adversaries of Judah will be cut off. Ephraim will no longer envy Judah, nor will Judah harass Ephraim.
  14. John 7:42Doesn’t the Scripture say that the Christ will come from the line of David and from Bethlehem, the village where David lived?”
  15. John 10:35If he called them gods to whom the word of God came—and the Scripture cannot be broken—
  16. John 19:37And, as another Scripture says: “They will look on the One they have pierced.”
  17. Acts 7:9Because the patriarchs were jealous of Joseph, they sold him as a slave into Egypt. But God was with him
  18. Romans 1:29They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed, and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, and malice. They are gossips,
  19. Romans 9:17For the Scripture says to Pharaoh: “I raised you up for this very purpose, that I might display My power in you, and that My name might be proclaimed in all the earth.”
  20. 1 Corinthians 6:19Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own;
  21. 2 Corinthians 6:16What agreement can exist between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will dwell with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be My people.”
  22. Galatians 3:8The Scripture foresaw that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, and foretold the gospel to Abraham: “All nations will be blessed through you.”
  23. Titus 3:3For at one time we too were foolish, disobedient, misled, and enslaved to all sorts of desires and pleasures—living in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another.

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