James 4:5

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Summary

James 4:5

Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy?

The spirit

General references

Jonah 4:1

Luke 22:24

Bible References

The spirit

but he did not look favorably upon Cain and his offering.

The LORD saw that human evil was growing more and more throughout the earth, with every inclination of people's thoughts becoming only evil on a continuous basis.

When the LORD smelled the pleasing aroma, he told himself, "I will never again curse the land because of human beings even though human inclinations remain evil from youth nor will I destroy every living being ever again, as I've done.

He owned so many sheep, cattle, and servants that the Philistines eventually became envious of him.

Rachel noticed that she was not bearing children for Jacob, so because she envied her sister Leah, she told Jacob, "If you don't give me sons, I'm going to die!"

As a result, his brothers became more envious of him. But his father kept thinking about all of this.

"Are you jealous on account of me?" Moses asked in reply. "I wish all of the LORD's people were prophets and that the LORD would put his spirit upon them!"

Don't be angry because of those who do evil, do not be jealous because of those who commit iniquity.

They were envious of Moses in the camp, and of Aaron, the holy one of the LORD.

The soul of the wicked craves evil; he extends no mercy to his neighbor.

Then I examined all sorts of work, including all kinds of excellent achievements that create envy in others. This also is pointless and chasing after the wind.

Ephraim's jealousy will vanish, and those who are hostile to Judah will be eliminated; Ephraim will no longer be jealous of Judah, and Judah will not be hostile to Ephraim.

"Joseph's brothers became jealous of him and sold Joseph as a slave in Egypt. However, God was with him

They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed, and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, quarreling, deceit, and viciousness. They are gossips,

After all, we ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, and misled. We were slaves to many kinds of lusts and pleasures, spending our days in malice and jealousy. We were despised, and we hated one another.

General references

Greatly displeased, Jonah flew into a rage.

Now an argument sprang up among them as to which one of them was to be regarded as the greatest.