James 1:14

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Summary

James 1:14

But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed.

When

General references

Mark 7:20

Bible References

When

What leads to [the unending] quarrels and conflicts among you? Do they not come from your [hedonistic] desires that wage war in your [bodily] members [fighting for control over you]?

The Lord saw that the wickedness (depravity) of man was great on the earth, and that every imagination or intent of the thoughts of his heart were only evil continually.

The Lord smelled the pleasing aroma [a soothing, satisfying scent] and the Lord said to Himself, “I will never again curse the ground because of man, for the intent (strong inclination, desire) of man’s heart is wicked from his youth; and I will never again destroy every living thing, as I have done.

when I saw among the spoils [in Jericho] a beautiful robe from Shinar (southern Babylon) and two hundred shekels of silver and a bar of gold weighing fifty shekels, I wanted them and took them. Behold, they are hidden in the ground inside my tent, with the silver underneath.”

One evening David got up from his couch and was walking on the [flat] roof of the king’s palace, and from there he saw a woman bathing; and she was very beautiful in appearance.

Ahab spoke to Naboth, saying, “Give me your vineyard, so that I may have it for a garden of vegetables and herbs, because it is near my house. I will give you a better vineyard for it, or, if you prefer, I will give you what it is worth in money.”

“If my heart has been enticed and I was made a fool by a woman,
Or if I have [covetously] lurked at my neighbor’s door [until his departure],

Watch over your heart with all diligence,
For from it flow the springs of life.

That kind of man (the idolater) feeds on ashes [and is satisfied with ashes]! A deceived mind has led him astray, so that he cannot save himself, or ask, “Is this thing [that I am holding] in my right hand not a lie?”

It is your destruction, O Israel,
Because you are against Me, [and have rebelled] against your help.

but I say to you that everyone who [so much as] looks at a woman with lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

But whatever [word] comes out of the mouth comes from the heart, and this is what defiles and dishonors the man.

For from within, [that is] out the heart of men, come base and malevolent thoughts and schemes, acts of sexual immorality, thefts, murders, adulteries,

For sin, seizing its opportunity through the commandment, beguiled and completely deceived me, and using it as a weapon killed me [separating me from God].

that, regarding your previous way of life, you put off your old self [completely discard your former nature], which is being corrupted through deceitful desires,

But continually encourage one another every day, as long as it is called “Today” [and there is an opportunity], so that none of you will be hardened [into settled rebellion] by the deceitfulness of sin [its cleverness, delusive glamour, and sophistication].

General references

And the man said, “The woman whom You gave to be with me—she gave me [fruit] from the tree, and I ate it.”

But Pharaoh hardened his heart this time also, and he did not let the people go.

Yet to this day the Lord has not given you a heart and mind to understand, nor eyes to see, nor ears to hear.

“The heart is deceitful above all things
And it is extremely sick;
Who can understand it fully and know its secret motives?

And He said, “Whatever comes from [the heart of] a man, that is what defiles and dishonors him.