James 4:5

King James 3 - The Literal Traslation

Or do you think that vainly the Scripture says, The spirit which has dwelt in us yearns to envy?

Cross References

Genesis 26:14

And possessions of flocks and possessions of herds, and many slaves were his. And the Philistines envied him.

Genesis 30:1

And Rachel saw that she did not bear to Jacob, and Rachel was jealous of her sister. And she said to Jacob, Give me sons; and if there is none, I shall die.

Genesis 37:11

And his brothers were jealous of him; but his father observed the word.

Genesis 38:9

And Onan knew that the seed would not be his. And it happened when he went in to his brother’s wife, he wasted his semen to the ground, not giving seed to his brother.

Genesis 6:5

And Jehovah saw that the evil of man was great on the earth, and every purpose of the thoughts of his heart was only evil all the day.

Genesis 8:21

And Jehovah smelled the soothing fragrance, and Jehovah said in His heart, I will never again curse the ground for the sake of man, because the purpose of the heart of man is evil from his youth. Yea, I will not again smite every living thing as I have done.

Psalm 106:16

And they were jealous of Moses the holy one of Jehovah in the camp of Aaron;

Psalm 37:1

A Psalm of David. Do not inflame yourself with evildoers; and do not be envious against workers of perversity;

Proverbs 21:10

The soul of wicked ones desires an evil thing; his neighbor finds no favor in his eyes.

Ecclesiastes 4:4

And I considered all labor, and every advantage of the work, that it is the envy of a man against his neighbor; this is also vanity and striving after wind.

Isaiah 11:13

And the envy of Ephraim shall turn off; and Judah’s foes shall be cut off. Ephraim shall not envy Judah, and Judah shall not trouble Ephraim.

Numbers 11:29

And Moses said to him, Are you jealous for my sake? Oh that it was given to all people to be Jehovah’s prophets, that Jehovah would put His spirit on them!

Numbers 23:19

God is not a man that He should lie, or a son of man that He should repent. Has He said, and shall He not do it? And has He spoken, and shall He not make it good?

John 10:35

If He said those to be gods to whom the Word of God was, and the Scripture cannot be broken,

John 19:37

And again, a different Scripture says, “They shall look at Him whom they have pierced.” Zech. 12:10

John 7:42

Has not the Scripture said that the Christ comes from the seed of David, and from Bethlehem, the village where David was? Mic. 5:2

Acts 7:9

And being jealous of Joseph, the patriarchs gave him over into Egypt; and God was with him,

Romans 1:29

having been filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, iniquity, covetousness, malice, being full of envy, murder, quarrels, deceit, evil habits, becoming whisperers,

Romans 9:17

For the Scripture says to Pharaoh, “For this very thing I raised you up, so that I might show forth My power in you, and so that My name might be publicized in all the earth.” Ex. 9:16

1 Corinthians 6:19

Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit in you, which you have from God, and you are not of yourselves?

2 Corinthians 6:16

And what agreement does a temple of God have with idols? For you are a temple of the living God, even as God said, “I will” dwell in them and “walk among them, and I will be their God, and they shall be My people.” Lev. 26:12; Ezek. 37:27

Galatians 3:8

And the Scripture foreseeing that God would justify the nations by faith, preached the gospel before to Abraham: “All the nations will be blessed” “in you.” Gen. 12:3

Titus 3:3

For we also once were senseless, disobedient, being led astray, slaving for various lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, hating one another.