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 unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very angry, and his countenance fell.

And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.

And the LORD smelled a sweet odor; and the LORD said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake; for the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more everything living, as I have done.

For he had possession of flocks, and possession of herds, and a great store of servants: and the Philistines envied him.

And when Rachel saw that she bore Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister; and said unto Jacob, Give me children, or else I die.

And his brothers envied him; but his father observed the saying.

And Moses said unto him, Are you jealous for my sake? would God that all the LORD'S people were prophets, and that the LORD would put his spirit upon them!

[A Psalm of David.] Fret not yourself because of evildoers, neither be you envious of the workers of iniquity.

They envied Moses also in the camp, and Aaron the saint of the LORD.

The soul of the wicked desires evil: his neighbor finds no favor in his eyes.

Again, I considered all toil, and every skillful work, that for this a man is envied by his neighbor. This is also vanity and grasping after the wind.

The envy also of Ephraim shall depart, and the adversaries of Judah shall be cut off: Ephraim shall not envy Judah, and Judah shall not harass Ephraim.

And the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt: but God was with him,

Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,

For we ourselves also were once foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving various lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.

General references

But it displeased Jonah exceedingly, and he was very angry.

And there was also a strife among them, which of them should be accounted the greatest.