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James 4

King James Version · 17 verses · 760 cross-references linking it to 375 other chapters

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  1. 1From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members?60 cross-references: 1 Peter 2:11, Galatians 5:17, Romans 7:23, Romans 8:7, 1 John 2:15–17
  2. 2Ye 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.21 cross-references: John 16:24, Matthew 7:7–8, James 1:5, Luke 11:9–13, John 4:10
  3. 3Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.43 cross-references: 1 John 5:14, 1 John 3:22, James 1:6–7, James 4:1, Micah 3:4
  4. 4Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.65 cross-references: 1 John 2:15–16, Romans 8:7, Galatians 1:10, John 15:19, Matthew 6:24
  5. 5Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy?63 cross-references: 2 Corinthians 6:16, 1 Corinthians 6:19, Numbers 11:29, Titus 3:3, Psalms 37:1
  6. 6But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.92 cross-references: Matthew 23:12, Proverbs 3:34, 1 Peter 5:5, Proverbs 18:12, Psalms 138:6
  7. 7Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.47 cross-references: 1 Peter 5:8–9, Ephesians 4:27, Ephesians 6:11–12, 1 Peter 5:6, Luke 4:2–13
  8. 8Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.103 cross-references: Psalms 145:18, Hebrews 10:22, Malachi 3:7, Zechariah 1:3, Isaiah 55:6–7
  9. 9Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness.42 cross-references: Matthew 5:4, 2 Corinthians 7:10–11, Proverbs 14:13, Luke 6:25, James 5:1–2
  10. 10Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.36 cross-references: Psalms 147:6, Matthew 23:12, 1 Peter 5:6, Luke 14:11, James 4:6–7
  11. 11Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of his brother, and judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge.35 cross-references: 1 Peter 2:1, Romans 2:1, James 5:9, Luke 6:37, 1 Corinthians 4:5
  12. 12There is one lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy: who art thou that judgest another?16 cross-references: Romans 14:4, Romans 2:1, Matthew 10:28, Isaiah 33:22, Hebrews 7:25
  13. 13Go to now, ye that say, To day or to morrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain:35 cross-references: Proverbs 27:1, Luke 12:17–20, Genesis 11:3–4, Ecclesiastes 2:1, Ezekiel 7:12
  14. 14Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.39 cross-references: 1 Peter 1:24, Psalms 39:5, 1 John 2:17, Psalms 102:3, Job 7:6–7
  15. 15For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that.20 cross-references: Proverbs 19:21, Hebrews 6:3, Lamentations 3:37, Acts 18:21, Romans 1:10
  16. 16But now ye rejoice in your boastings: all such rejoicing is evil.24 cross-references: Proverbs 27:1, 1 Corinthians 5:6, Psalms 52:7, Proverbs 25:14, 1 Corinthians 4:7–8
  17. 17Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.25 cross-references: John 9:41, John 13:17, John 15:22, 2 Peter 2:21, Luke 12:47–48

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