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 to Cain and to his offering he did not look with favor. And Cain became very angry, and his face fell.

And Yahweh saw that the evil of humankind [was] great upon the earth, and every inclination of the thoughts of his heart [was] always only evil.

And Yahweh smelled the soothing fragrance, and Yahweh said {to himself}, "{Never again will I curse} the ground for the sake of humankind, because the inclination of the heart of humankind [is] evil from his youth. {Nor will I ever again destroy} all life as I have done.

And he possessed sheep and cattle and many servants, so that the Philistines envied him.

When Rachel saw that she could not bear children to Jacob, Rachel envied her sister. And she said to Jacob, "Give me children--if not, I will die!"

And his brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept the matter [in mind].

But Moses said to him, "Are you jealous for my sake? Would that he give all Yahweh's people prophets, that Yahweh put his spirit on them!"

Do not fret because of evildoers; do not be envious of doers of wickedness.

And they were jealous of Moses in the camp, [and] of Aaron, the holy one of Yahweh.

The soul of the wicked desires evil; his neighbor will not find mercy in his eyes.

I also realized that all [of the] toil and all [of] the skillful work that is done--it [is] envy between one man and {another}. This also [is] vanity and chasing wind!

And the jealousy of Ephraim shall depart, and the enemies of Judah shall be cut off. Ephraim shall not be jealous [of] Judah, and Judah shall not be an enemy [of] Ephraim.

And the patriarchs, [because they] were jealous of Joseph, sold [him] into Egypt. And God was with him,

being filled with all unrighteousness, wickedness, greediness, malice, full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, malevolence. [They are] gossipers,

For we also were once foolish, disobedient, led astray, enslaved to various desires and pleasures, spending our lives in wickedness and envy, despicable, hating one another.

General references

And this {was greatly displeasing} to Jonah, and {he became furious}.

And a dispute also occurred among them as to which of them was recognized as being greatest.