James 4:2

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You desire, and you do not have. You envy and you kill, and you are unable to obtain. You argue and you fight, and you do not have, because you do not ask.

Cross References

1 Kings 21:6

And he responded to her: "I spoke to Naboth, the Jezreelite, and I said to him: 'Give your vineyard to me, and accept money. Or if it pleases you, I will give to you a better vineyard, in place of it.' And he said, 'I will not give my vineyard to you.' "

Proverbs 1:19

Thus, the ways of all those who are greedy seize the souls of those who possess.

Ecclesiastes 4:8

He is one, and he does not have a second: no son, no brother. And yet he does not cease to labor, nor are his eyes satisfied with wealth, nor does he reflect, saying: "For whom do I labor and cheat my soul of good things?" In this, too, is emptiness and a most burdensome affliction.

Isaiah 7:12

And Ahaz said, "I will not ask, for I will not tempt the Lord."

Habakkuk 2:5

And in the manner that wine deceives the heavy drinker, so will the arrogant man be deceived, and he will not be honored. He has enlarged his life like hellfire, and himself like death, and he is never fulfilled. And he will gather to himself all nations, and he will amass for himself all peoples.

John 16:24

Until now, you have not requested anything in my name. Ask, and you shall receive, so that your joy may be full.

John 4:10

Jesus responded and said to her: "If you knew the gift of God, and who it is who is saying to you, 'Give me to drink,' perhaps you would have made a request of him, and he would have given you living water."

James 1:5

But if anyone among you is in need of wisdom, let him petition God, who gives abundantly to all without reproach, and it shall be given to him.

James 5:6

You led away and killed the Just One, and he did not resist you.

1 John 3:15

Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer. And you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding within him.