James 4:5

Tree of Life Version

Or do you think that in vain the Scripture says, “He yearns jealously over the spirit which He made to dwell in us”?

Cross References

Genesis 26:14

He acquired livestock of sheep and livestock of cattle, and numerous servants. Then the Philistines envied him.

Genesis 30:1

When Rachel saw that she bore no children for Jacob, Rachel was jealous of her sister. So she said to Jacob, “Give me sons—if there are none, I’ll die!”

Genesis 37:11

So his brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept the speech in mind.

Genesis 38:9

But Onan knew that the seed would not be his. So every time he went to his brother’s wife he would destroy it on the ground so as not to provide a seed for his brother.

Genesis 6:5

Then Adonai saw that the wickedness of humankind was great on the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of their heart was only evil all the time.

Genesis 8:21

When Adonai smelled the soothing aroma, Adonai said in His heart, “I will never again curse the ground on account of man, even though the inclination of the heart of humankind is evil from youth. Nor will I ever again smite all living creatures, as I have done.

Psalm 106:16

Then they envied Moses in the camp, and also Aaron, the holy one of Adonai.

Psalm 37:1

Of David. Do not fret because of evildoers, nor be envious of them who do wrong.

Proverbs 21:10

A wicked soul craves evil— his neighbor finds no favor in his eyes.

Ecclesiastes 4:4

Then I saw that all toil and all skill that is done come from man’s envy of his neighbor; this too is fleeting and striving after the wind.

Isaiah 11:13

Ephraim’s envy will end, those hostile to Judah will be cut off. Ephraim will not be jealous of Judah, and Judah will not harass Ephraim.

Numbers 11:29

But Moses said to him, “Are you jealous on my behalf? If only Adonai would make all the people prophets! If only Adonai would put the Spirit on all of them!”

Numbers 23:19

God is not a man who lies, or a son of man who changes his mind! Does He speak and then not do it, or promise and not fulfill it?

John 10:35

If he called them ‘gods,’ to whom the Word of God came (and the Scripture cannot be broken),

John 19:37

And again another Scripture says, “They shall look on Him whom they have pierced.”

John 7:42

Didn’t the Scripture say that the Messiah comes from the seed of David and from Bethlehem, David’s town?”

Acts 7:9

The patriarchs became jealous of Joseph and sold him into Egypt. Yet God was with him.

Romans 1:29

They became filled with all unrighteousness, wickedness, greed, evil. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, malice. They are gossips,

Romans 9:17

For the Scripture says to Pharaoh, “For this very purpose I raised you up—to demonstrate My power in you, so My name might be proclaimed in all the earth.”

1 Corinthians 6:19

Or don’t you know that your body is a temple of the Ruach ha-Kodesh who is in you, whom you have from God, and that you are not your own?

2 Corinthians 6:16

What agreement does God’s Temple have with idols? For we are the temple of the living God—just as God said, “I will dwell in them and walk among them; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people.

Galatians 3:8

The Scriptures, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, proclaimed the Good News to Abraham in advance, saying, “All the nations shall be blessed through you.”

Titus 3:3

For we also once were foolish, disobedient, deluded, enslaved to various desires and pleasures, spending our lives in malice and envy, hateful and hating one another.