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James 4:5

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Or think ye that the scripture speaketh in vain? Doth the spirit which he made to dwell in us long unto envying?

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James 4:5 in other translations

Or do you think that the Scripture says in vain, “The Spirit who lives in us yearns jealously”?

James 4:5 · World English Bible

James 4:5 in context

  1. 3Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may spend it in your pleasures.
  2. 4Ye adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? Whosoever therefore would be a friend of the world maketh himself an enemy of God.
  3. 5Or think ye that the scripture speaketh in vain? Doth the spirit which he made to dwell in us long unto envying?
  4. 6But he giveth more grace. Wherefore the scripture saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace to the humble.
  5. 7Be subject therefore unto God; but resist the devil, and he will flee from you.