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James 4:5 — Meaning and Application
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King James Version
" Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy? "
James 4:5
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.
Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.
Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy?
But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.
Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
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James 4:1
"From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members?"
James 4:2
"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."
James 4:3
"Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts."
James 4:4
"Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God."
James 4:6
"But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble."
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