James 4:5

New American Bible - revised edition

Or do you suppose that the scripture speaks without meaning when it says, “The spirit that he has made to dwell in us tends toward jealousy”?

Cross References

Genesis 26:14

He acquired flocks and herds, and a great work force, and so the Philistines became envious of him.

Genesis 30:1

When Rachel saw that she had not borne children to Jacob, she became envious of her sister. She said to Jacob, “Give me children or I shall die!”

Genesis 37:11

So his brothers were furious at him but his father kept the matter in mind.

Genesis 38:9

Onan, however, knew that the offspring would not be his; so whenever he had intercourse with his brother’s wife, he wasted his seed on the ground, to avoid giving offspring to his brother.

Genesis 6:5

When the Lord saw how great the wickedness of human beings was on earth, and how every desire that their heart conceived was always nothing but evil,

Genesis 8:21

When the Lord smelled the sweet odor, the Lord said to himself: Never again will I curse the ground because of human beings, since the desires of the human heart are evil from youth; nor will I ever again strike down every living being, as I have done.

Psalm 106:16

In the camp they challenged Moses and Aaron, the holy one of the Lord.

Psalm 37:1

Of David. Do not be provoked by evildoers; do not envy those who do wrong.

Proverbs 21:10

The soul of the wicked desires evil; their neighbor finds no pity in their eyes.

Ecclesiastes 4:4

Then I saw that all toil and skillful work is the rivalry of one person with another. This also is vanity and a chase after wind.

Isaiah 11:13

The envy of Ephraim shall pass away, and those hostile to Judah shall be cut off; Ephraim shall not envy Judah, and Judah shall not be hostile to Ephraim;

Numbers 11:29

But Moses answered him, “Are you jealous for my sake? If only all the people of the Lord were prophets! If only the Lord would bestow his spirit on them!”

Numbers 23:19

God is not a human being who speaks falsely, nor a mortal, who feels regret. Is God one to speak and not act, to decree and not bring it to pass?

John 10:35

If it calls them gods to whom the word of God came, and scripture cannot be set aside,

John 19:37

And again another passage says: “They will look upon him whom they have pierced.” The Burial of Jesus.

John 7:42

Does not scripture say that the Messiah will be of David’s family and come from Bethlehem, the village where David lived?”

Acts 7:9

“And the patriarchs, jealous of Joseph, sold him into slavery in Egypt; but God was with him

Romans 1:29

They are filled with every form of wickedness, evil, greed, and malice; full of envy, murder, rivalry, treachery, and spite. They are gossips

Romans 9:17

For the scripture says to Pharaoh, “This is why I have raised you up, to show my power through you that my name may be proclaimed throughout the earth.”

1 Corinthians 6:19

Do you not know that your body is a temple of the holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God, and that you are not your own?

2 Corinthians 6:16

What agreement has the temple of God with idols? For we are the temple of the living God; as God said: “I will live with them and move among them, and I will be their God and they shall be my people.

Galatians 3:8

Scripture, which saw in advance that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, foretold the good news to Abraham, saying, “Through you shall all the nations be blessed.”

Titus 3:3

For we ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, deluded, slaves to various desires and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful ourselves and hating one another.