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James 4:4-6 KJV
James · chapter 4 · verses 4–6
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.James 4:4-6 · King James Version
James 4:4-6 in context
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.
Commentary
Cross references
- 1 John 2:15-16
- Romans 8:7
- John 15:19
- Matthew 6:24
- Galatians 1:10
- John 17:14
- James 1:27
- John 15:23-24
- 2 Corinthians 6:16
- 1 Corinthians 6:19
- Numbers 11:29
- Matthew 23:12
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 →
- whosoeverhoswho, which, what, thatG3739 →
- whosoeveranhas no exact English equivalent, see definitions under AVG302 →
- scripturegraphēa writing, thing written, the Scripture, used to denote either the book itself, or its…G1124 →
- resistethantitassōto range in battle against, to oppose one s self, resistG498 →
- dwellethkatoikeōto dwell, settle, metaph. divine powers, influences, etc., are said to dwell in his soul…G2730 →
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The former chapter speaks of envying one another, as the great spring of strifes and contentions; this chapter speaks of a lust after worldly things, and a setting too great a value upon worldly pleasures and friendships, as that which carried their divisions to a shameful height. I.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-10