James 4:2

Webster Bible (1833)

Ye lust and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not.

Cross References

1 Kings 21:6

And he said to her, Because I spoke to Naboth the Jezreelite, and said to him, Give me thy vineyard for money; or else, if it pleaseth thee, I will give thee another vineyard for it: and he answered, I will not give thee my vineyard.

Proverbs 1:19

So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; who taketh away the life of its owners.

Ecclesiastes 4:8

There is one alone, and there is not a second; yes, he hath neither child nor brother: yet is there no end of all his labor; neither is his eye satisfied with riches; neither saith he, For whom do I labor, and bereave my soul of good? This is also vanity, yes, it is a grievous labor.

Isaiah 7:12

But Ahaz said, I will not ask, neither will I tempt the LORD.

Habakkuk 2:5

Yes also, because he transgresseth by wine, he is a proud man, neither keepeth at home, who enlargeth his desire, as hell, and is as death, and cannot be satisfied, but gathereth to him all nations, and collecteth to him all people:

John 16:24

Hitherto ye have asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full.

John 4:10

Jesus answered and said to her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldst have asked him, and he would have given thee living water.

James 1:5

If any of you lacketh wisdom, let him ask of God, who giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given to him.

James 5:6

Ye have condemned and killed the just; and he doth not resist you.

1 John 3:15

Whoever hateth his brother, is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him.