James 4:5

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Or do you think that Scripture says in vain: "The spirit which lives within you desires unto envy?"

Cross References

Genesis 26:14

Likewise, he had possessions of sheep and of herds, and a very large family. Because of this, the Palestinians envied him,

Genesis 30:1

Then Rachel, discerning that she was infertile, envied her sister, and so she said to her husband, "Give me children, otherwise I will die."

Genesis 37:11

Therefore, his brothers were envious of him. Yet truly, his father considered the matter silently.

Genesis 38:9

He, knowing that the sons to be born would not be his, when he entered to the wife of his brother, he spilled his seed on the ground, lest children should be born in his brother's name.

Genesis 6:5

Then God, seeing that the wickedness of men was great upon the earth and that every thought of their heart was intent upon evil at all times,

Genesis 8:21

And the Lord smelled the sweet odor and said: "I will no longer curse the earth because of man. For the feelings and thoughts of the heart of man are prone to evil from his youth. Therefore, I will no longer pierce every living soul as I have done.

Psalm 106:16

For he has crushed the gates of brass and broken the iron bars.

Psalm 37:1

A Psalm of David, in commemoration of the Sabbath.

Proverbs 21:10

The soul of the impious desires evil; he will not take pity on his neighbor.

Ecclesiastes 4:4

Again, I was contemplating all the labors of men. And I took notice that their endeavors are open to the envy of their neighbor. And so, in this, too, there is emptiness and superfluous anxiety.

Isaiah 11:13

And the envy of Ephraim will be taken away, and the enemies of Judah will perish. Ephraim will not be a rival to Judah, and Judah will not fight against Ephraim.

Numbers 11:29

But he said, "Why are you jealous on my behalf? Who decides that any of the people may prophesy and that God may give to them his Spirit?"

Numbers 23:19

God is not like a man, so that he would lie, nor is he like a son of man, so that he would be changed. Therefore, having spoken, will he not act? Has he ever spoken, and not fulfilled?

John 10:35

If he called those to whom the word of God was given gods, and Scripture cannot be broken,

John 19:37

And again, another Scripture says: "They shall look upon him, whom they have pierced."

John 7:42

Does Scripture not say that the Christ comes from the offspring of David and from Bethlehem, the town where David was?"

Acts 7:9

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

Romans 1:29

having been completely filled with all iniquity, malice, fornication, avarice, wickedness; full of envy, murder, contention, deceit, spite, gossiping;

Romans 9:17

For Scripture says to the Pharaoh: "I have raised you up for this purpose, so that I may reveal my power by you, and so that my name may be announced to all the earth."

1 Corinthians 6:19

Or do you not know that your bodies are the Temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have from God, and that you are not your own?

2 Corinthians 6:16

And what consensus does the temple of God have with idols? For you are the temple of the living God, just as God says: "I will dwell with them, and I will walk among them. And I will be their God, and they shall be my people.

Galatians 3:8

Thus Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, foretold to Abraham: "All nations shall be blessed in you."

Titus 3:3

For, in times past, we ourselves were also unwise, unbelieving, erring, servants of various desires and pleasures, acting with malice and envy, being hateful and hating one another.