James 4:5
King James Version
Translation: KJV
3Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.Select James 4:3
4Ye 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.Select James 4:4
5Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy?Select James 4:5
6But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.Select James 4:6
7Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.Select James 4:7
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WEB
4:5 Or do you think that the Scripture says in vain, “The Spirit who lives in us yearns jealously”?
ASV
4:5 Or think ye that the scripture speaketh in vain? Doth the spirit which he made to dwell in us long unto envying?
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