James 4:5

Good News Translation

Don't think that there is no truth in the scripture that says, “The spirit that God placed in us is filled with fierce desires.”

Cross References

Genesis 26:14

Because he had many herds of sheep and cattle and many servants, the Philistines were jealous of him.

Genesis 30:1

But Rachel had not borne Jacob any children, and so she became jealous of her sister and said to Jacob, “Give me children, or I will die.”

Genesis 37:11

Joseph's brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept thinking about the whole matter.

Genesis 38:9

But Onan knew that the children would not belong to him, so when he had intercourse with his brother's widow, he let the semen spill on the ground, so that there would be no children for his brother.

Genesis 6:5

When the Lord saw how wicked everyone on earth was and how evil their thoughts were all the time,

Genesis 8:21

The odor of the sacrifice pleased the Lord, and he said to himself, “Never again will I put the earth under a curse because of what people do; I know that from the time they are young their thoughts are evil. Never again will I destroy all living beings, as I have done this time.

Psalm 106:16

There in the desert they were jealous of Moses and of Aaron, the Lord's holy servant.

Psalm 37:1

Don't be worried on account of the wicked; don't be jealous of those who do wrong.

Proverbs 21:10

Wicked people are always hungry for evil; they have no mercy on anyone.

Ecclesiastes 4:4

I have also learned why people work so hard to succeed: it is because they envy the things their neighbors have. But it is useless. It is like chasing the wind.

Isaiah 11:13

The kingdom of Israel will not be jealous of Judah any more, and Judah will not be the enemy of Israel.

Numbers 11:29

Moses answered, “Are you concerned about my interests? I wish that the Lord would give his spirit to all his people and make all of them shout like prophets!”

Numbers 23:19

God is not like people, who lie; He is not a human who changes his mind. Whatever he promises, he does; He speaks, and it is done.

John 10:35

We know that what the scripture says is true forever; and God called those people gods, the people to whom his message was given.

John 19:37

And there is another scripture that says, “People will look at him whom they pierced.”

John 7:42

The scripture says that the Messiah will be a descendant of King David and will be born in Bethlehem, the town where David lived.”

Acts 7:9

“Jacob's sons became jealous of their brother Joseph and sold him to be a slave in Egypt. But God was with him

Romans 1:29

They are filled with all kinds of wickedness, evil, greed, and vice; they are full of jealousy, murder, fighting, deceit, and malice. They gossip

Romans 9:17

For the scripture says to the king of Egypt, “I made you king in order to use you to show my power and to spread my fame over the whole world.”

1 Corinthians 6:19

Don't you know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, who lives in you and who was given to you by God? You do not belong to yourselves but to God;

2 Corinthians 6:16

How can God's temple come to terms with pagan idols? For we are the temple of the living God! As God himself has said, “I will make my home with my people and live among them; I will be their God, and they shall be my people.”

Galatians 3:8

The scripture predicted that God would put the Gentiles right with himself through faith. And so the scripture announced the Good News to Abraham: “Through you God will bless all people.”

Titus 3:3

For we ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, and wrong. We were slaves to passions and pleasures of all kinds. We spent our lives in malice and envy; others hated us and we hated them.