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James 4:1-10 KJV
James · chapter 4 · verses 1–10 · King James Version
1From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members? 2Ye 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. 3Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts. 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. 5Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy? 6But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble. 7Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. 8Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded. 9Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness. 10Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.James 4:1-10 · King James Version
James 4:1-10 in context
1From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members?
2Ye 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.
3Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.
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.
5Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy?
6But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.
7Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
8Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.
9Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness.
10Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.
11Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of his brother, and judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge.
12There is one lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy: who art thou that judgest another?
Cross references
- 1 Peter 2:11
- Galatians 5:17
- Romans 7:23
- James 1:14
- Romans 8:7
- 1 John 2:15-17
- Jeremiah 17:9
- Jude 1:16-18
- John 16:24
- Matthew 7:7-8
- James 1:5
- Luke 11:9-13
Key words (Strong's)
- adulteressesmoichalisan adulteress, as the intimate alliance of God with the people of Israel was likened to a…G3428 →
- adulterersmoichosan adulterer, metaph. one who is faithless toward God, ungodlyG3432 →
- friendshipphiliafriendshipG5373 →
- yourselveshypotassōto arrange under, to subordinate, to subject, put in subjection, to subject one s self…G5293 →
- yourselvestapeinoōto make low, bring low, to level, reduce to a plain, metaph. to bring into a humble…G5013 →
- fightingsmachēa fight or combat, of those in arms, a battle, of persons at variance, disputants etc…G3163 →
- whosoeverhoswho, which, what, thatG3739 →
- whosoeveranhas no exact English equivalent, see definitions under AVG302 →
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