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 have respect to Cain and to his offering. And Cain glowed with anger, and his face fell.

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

And Jehovah smelled a sweet odor. And Jehovah said in His heart, I will never again curse the ground for man's sake, because the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth. And I will not again smite every living thing as I have done.

And he had possession of flocks and possession of herds, and many servants. And the Philistines envied him.

And when Rachel saw that she bore Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister. And she said to Jacob, Give me sons, or else I will die.

And his brothers were jealous of him. But his father observed the saying.

And Moses said to him, Are you jealous for my sake? Would God that all Jehovah's people were prophets, that Jehovah would put His Spirit upon them!

A Psalm of David. Do not fret yourself with evil doers; and do not be envious against the workers of iniquity.

And they were jealous of Moses in the camp, and Aaron the saint of Jehovah.

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

Again, I considered all labor, and every right work, that for this a man is envied by his neighbor. This is also vanity and vexation of spirit.

And the envy of Ephraim shall depart, and the foes of Judah shall be cut off; Ephraim shall not envy Judah, and Judah shall not trouble Ephraim.

And being jealous of Joseph, the patriarchs sold Joseph into Egypt. But God was with him

being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; being full of envy, murder, quarrels, deceit, evil habits, becoming whisperers,

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

General references

But it was a great calamity in Jonah's sight, and it kindled anger in him.

And there was also a dispute among them as to which of them seems to be greater.