James 4:5

Webster Bible (1833)

Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy?

Cross References

Genesis 26:14

For he had possession of flocks, and possession of herds, and very many servants: And the Philistines envied him.

Genesis 30:1

And when Rachel saw that she bore Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister; and said to Jacob, Give me children, or else I die.

Genesis 37:11

And his brethren envied him; but his father observed the saying.

Genesis 38:9

And Onan knew that the seed would not be his: and it came to pass, when he went in to his brother's wife, that he frustrated the purpose, lest he should give seed to his brother.

Genesis 6:5

And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.

Genesis 8:21

And the LORD smelled a sweet savor; and the LORD said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake; for the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth: neither will I again smite any more every living animal as I have done.

Psalm 106:16

They envied Moses also in the camp, and Aaron the saint of the LORD.

Psalm 37:1

A Psalm of David. Fret not thyself because of evil doers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.

Proverbs 21:10

The soul of the wicked desireth evil: his neighbor findeth no favor in his eyes.

Ecclesiastes 4:4

Again, I considered all labor, and every right work, that for this a man is envied by his neighbor. This is also vanity and vexation of spirit.

Isaiah 11:13

The envy also of Ephraim shall depart, and the adversaries of Judah shall be cut off: Ephraim shall not envy Judah, and Judah shall not distress Ephraim.

Numbers 11:29

And Moses said to him, Enviest thou for my sake? I would that all the LORD'S people were prophets, and that the LORD would put his spirit upon them.

Numbers 23:19

God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoke, and shall he not make it good?

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 saith, They shall look on him whom they pierced.

John 7:42

Hath not the scripture said, That Christ cometh from the seed of David, and out of the town of Bethlehem, where David was?

Acts 7:9

And the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt: but God was with him,

Romans 1:29

Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,

Romans 9:17

For the scripture saith to Pharaoh, Even for this same purpose have I raised thee up, that I might show my power in thee, and that my name might be declared throughout all the earth.

1 Corinthians 6:19

What, know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit which is in you, which ye have from God, and ye are not your own?

2 Corinthians 6:16

And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.

Galatians 3:8

And the scripture foreseeing that God would justify the heathen through faith, preached before the gospel to Abraham, saying, In thee shall all nations be blessed.

Titus 3:3

For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.