James 4:2

Bible in Basic English 1965

You are burning with desire, and have not your desire, so you put men to death; you are full of envy, and you are not able to get your desire, so you are fighting and making war; you have not your desire, because you do not make request for it.

Cross References

1 Kings 21:6

And he said to her, Because I was talking to Naboth the Jezreelite, and I said to him, Let me have your vine-garden for a price, or, if it is pleasing to you, I will give you another vine-garden for it: and he said, I will not give you my vine-garden.

Proverbs 1:19

Such is the fate of everyone who goes in search of profit; it takes away the life of its owners.

Ecclesiastes 4:8

It is one who is by himself, without a second, and without son or brother; but there is no end to all his work, and he has never enough of wealth. For whom, then, am I working and keeping myself from pleasure? This again is to no purpose, and a bitter work.

Isaiah 7:12

But Ahaz said, I will not put the Lord to the test by making such a request.

Habakkuk 2:5

A curse on the cruel and false one! the man full of pride, who never has enough; who makes his desires wide as the underworld! he is like death; he is never full, but he makes all nations come to him, getting all peoples together to himself.

John 16:24

Up to now you have made no request in my name: do so, and it will be answered, so that your hearts may be full of joy.

John 4:10

In answer Jesus said, If you had knowledge of what God gives freely and who it is who says to you, Give me water, you would make your prayer to him, and he would give you living water.

James 1:5

But if any man among you is without wisdom, let him make his request to God, who gives freely to all without an unkind word, and it will be given to him.

James 5:6

You have given your decision against the upright man and have put him to death. He puts up no fight against you.

1 John 3:15

Anyone who has hate for his brother is a taker of life, and you may be certain that no taker of life has eternal life in him.