James 4:2

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

You want things, but you don’t get them. So you kill and are jealous of others. But you still cannot get what you want. So you argue and fight. You don’t get what you want because you don’t ask God.

Cross References

John 16:24

You have never asked for anything in this way before. But ask in my name, and you will receive. And you will have the fullest joy possible.

James 1:5

Do any of you need wisdom? Ask God for it. He is generous and enjoys giving to everyone. So he will give you wisdom.

John 4:10

Jesus answered, “You don’t know what God can give you. And you don’t know who I am, the one who asked you for a drink. If you knew, you would have asked me, and I would have given you living water.”

Proverbs 1:19

This is what happens to those who are greedy. Whatever they get destroys them.

Habakkuk 2:5

“Wine can trick a person. In the same way a strong man’s pride can fool him, but he will not find peace. He is like death—he always wants more and more. And, like death, he will never be satisfied. He will continue to defeat other nations and to make those people his prisoners.

Isaiah 7:12

But Ahaz said, “I will not ask for a sign as proof. I will not test the Lord.”

Ecclesiastes 4:8

I saw a man who has no family, not a son or even a brother. But he continues to work very hard. He is never satisfied with what he has. And he works so hard that he never stops and asks himself, “Why am I working so hard? Why don’t I let myself enjoy my life?” This is also a very bad and senseless thing.

James 5:6

You showed no mercy to good people. They were not against you, but you killed them.

1 John 3:15

Anyone who hates a fellow believer is a murderer. And you know that no murderer has eternal life.

1 Kings 21:6

Ahab answered, “I asked Naboth from Jezreel to give me his vineyard. I told him that I would pay him the full price. Or, if he preferred, I would give him another vineyard. But he refused to give it to me.”