James

James 4 ©

1 Our evil lusts and passions tend to breed quarrels among ourselves, and to set us at enmity with God. 7 The way to overcome them, and recover God's favour. 11 Against slander and censoriousness. 13 We must not presume on the future, but commit ourselves to God's providence.

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FROM awhence come wars and 1fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your 2lusts bthat war in your members?

a Ga. 5.15,20. Mat. 15.19. Jn. 8.44. 1Ti. 6.4,9,10. ch. 1.14. Je. 17.9. Ro. 8.7. Ge. 6.5. ch. 3.14-18.
b Ro. 7.23. Ga. 5.17. 1Pe. 2.11.
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cYe lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye dask not.

c Hab. 2.5. ch. 5.3,4,6. 1Ti. 6.9,10. Ec. 1.8.
d ch. 1.5. Phi. 4.6. Is. 43.23.
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eYe ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your 3lusts.

e Job 27.9. Ps. 18.41. Pr. 1.28. Is. 1.15. Mi. 3.4. Zec. 7.13. Je. 11.14; 14.12. Eze. 8.11. Mat. 20.22. Ps. 66.18. ch. 1.5,6. Ro. 8.26. 1Jn. 3.22; 5.14.
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fYe adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that gthe friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.

f Ps. 73.27. Mat. 12.39; 16.4.
g Jn. 15.19; 17.14. Ro. 8.7. Ga. 1.10. 1Jn. 2.15,16. Ps. 17.14. Mat. 6.24.
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Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, hThe spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth 4to envy?

h Ge. 6.5; 8.21. Nu. 11.29. Pr. 21.10. Ec. 4.4.
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But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, iGod resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.

i Job 22.29. Pr. 3.34; 29.23. Mat. 23.12. 1Pe. 5.5. Lu. 1.51,52; 14.11; 18.14. Ps. 138.6.
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jSubmit yourselves therefore to God. kResist the devil, and he will flee from you.

j La. 3.27. 2Ch. 30.8. 1Sa. 3.18. 2Sa. 15.26. Job 1.21.
k Ep. 4.27; 6.11,12. 1Pe. 5.8,9. Re. 12.11.
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lDraw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. mCleanse your hands, ye sinners; and npurify your hearts, ye double minded.

l Is. 1.18; 55.7. 2Ch. 15.2. Je. 29.12,13. Ho. 6.1,2. Ps. 145.18; 34.15,17; 73.28. Zec. 1.3. Mal. 3.7.
m Ps. 26.6. Is. 1.15,16. 1Ti. 2.8. Je. 4.14. Mat. 23.26. ch. 1.8,21. 1Ki. 18.21. 1Jn. 3.3.
n 1Pe. 1.22.
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oBe afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness.

o Ps. 119.136. Mat. 5.4. Je. 13.18. Eze. 6.9; 7.16; 16.63. ch. 5.11.
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pHumble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.

p Job 22.29. Lu. 14.11. 1Pe. 5.6. Ps. 10.17,18. Pr. 29.23. Mat. 18.4; 23.12. Lu. 18.14.
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qSpeak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of his brother, and judgeth his brother, rspeaketh evil of the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge.

q Ep. 4.31. 1Pe. 2.1. Tit. 3.2. Mat. 7.1. Lu. 6.37. Ro. 2.1. 1Co. 4.5.
r ch. 2.8.
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sThere is one lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy: twho art thou that judgest another?

s Is. 33.22. Mat. 10.28.
t Mat. 7.1,2. Ro. 14.4; 2.1.
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uGo to now, ye that say, To day or to morrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain:

u Pr. 27.1. Lu. 12.18-20. ch. 5.1.
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Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. vFor what is your life? 5It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.

v Job 7.7. Pr. 3.28; 27.1. Is. 40.6. 1Co. 7.31. ch. 1.10. 1Pe. 1.24. 1Jn. 2.17. Job 14.1.
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For that ye ought to say, wIf the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that.

w Ac. 18.21. Ro. 1.10. 1Co. 4.19; 16.7. Phi. 2.24. He. 6.3.
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xBut now ye rejoice in your boastings: all such rejoicing is evil.

x 1Co. 5.2,6. Is. 47.7,8,10. Re. 18.7. Ps. 52.1,7.
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yTherefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.

y Lu. 12.47,48. Jn. 9.41; 15.22. Ro. 1.20,21,32; 2.17,18,23.