NASB — James 4 — KJV

Things to Avoid

1 IWhat° is the source° of quarrels° and aconflicts° among° you? IIIs not the source° your pleasures° that wage° bwar° in your members°? 2 You lust° and do not have°; [so] you acommit° murder°. You are envious° and cannot°° obtain°; [so] you fight° and quarrel°. You do not have° because° you do not ask°. 3 You ask° and ado not receive°, because° you ask° Iwith wrong° motives°, so° that you may spend° [it] IIon your pleasures°. 4 You aadulteresses°, do you not know° that friendship° with bthe world° is chostility° toward God°? dTherefore° whoever°° wishes° to be a friend° of the world° makes° himself an enemy° of God°. 5 Or° do you think° that the Scripture° aspeaks° to no° purpose°: “IHe IIjealously° desires° bthe Spirit° which° He has made° to dwell° in us”? 6 But aHe gives° a greater° grace°. Therefore° [it] says°, “bGOD° IS OPPOSED° TO THE PROUD°, BUT GIVES° GRACE° TO THE HUMBLE°.” 7 aSubmit° therefore° to God°. bResist° the devil° and he will flee° from you. 8 aDraw° near° to God° and He will draw° near° to you. bCleanse° your hands°, you sinners°; and cpurify° your hearts°, you ddouble-minded°. 9 aBe miserable° and mourn° and weep°; let your laughter° be turned° into mourning° and your joy° to gloom°. 10 aHumble° yourselves in the presence° of the Lord°, and He will exalt° you.

[1] ILit From where wars and from where fightings IILit Are they not from here, from your aTit 3:9 bRo 7:23
[2] aJm 5:6; 1 Jn 3:15
[3] ILit wickedly IILit in a1 Jn 3:22; 5:14
[4] aJr 2:2; Ezk 16:32 bJm 1:27 cRo 8:7; 1 Jn 2:15 dMt 6:24; Jn 15:19
[5] IOr The spirit which He has made to dwell in us lusts with envy IILit desires to jealousy aNu 23:19 b1Co 6:19; 2Co 6:16
[6] aIs 54:7f; Mt 13:12 bPs 138:6; Pv 3:34; Mt 23:12; 1P 5:5
[7] a1P 5:6 bEp 4:27; 6:11f; 1P 5:8f
[8] a2Ch 15:2; Zc 1:3; Mal 3:7; He 7:19 bJb 17:9; Is 1:16; 1Ti 2:8 cJr 4:14; Jm 3:17; 1P 1:22; 1 Jn 3:3 dJm 1:8
[9] aNe 8:9; Pv 14:13; Lk 6:25
[10] aJb 5:11; Ezk 21:26; Lk 1:52; Jm 4:6

11aDo not speak° against° one° another°, bbrethren°. He who speaks° against° a brother° or° cjudges° his brother°, speaks° against° dthe law° and judges° the law°; but if° you judge° the law°, you are not ea doer° of the law° but a judge° [of it]. 12 There is [only] one° aLawgiver° and Judge°, the One who is bable° to save° and to destroy°; but cwho° are you who judge° your neighbor°?

[11] a2Co 12:20; Jm 5:9; 1P 2:1 bJm 1:16; 5:7, 9, 10 cMt 7:1; Ro 14:4 dJm 2:8 eJm 1:22
[12] aIs 33:22; Jm 5:9 bMt 10:28 cRo 14:4

13aCome° now°, you who say°, “bToday° or° tomorrow° we will go° to such° and such° a city°, and spend° a year° there° and engage° in business° and make° a profit°.” 14 IYet° you do not know° IIwhat° your life° will be like tomorrow°. aYou are [just] a vapor° that appears° for a little° while° and then° vanishes° away°. 15 IInstead°, [you ought] to say°, “aIf° the Lord° wills°, we will live° and also° do° this° or° that.” 16 But as it is, you boast° in your Iarrogance°; aall° such° boasting° is evil°. 17 Therefore°, ato one who knows° [the] Iright° thing° to do° and does° not do° it, to him it is sin°.

[13] aJm 5:1 bPv 27:1; Lk 12:18-20
[14] ILit Who do not IIOr what will happen tomorrow. What kind of life is yours? aJb 7:7; Ps 39:5; 102:3; 144:4
[15] ILit Instead of your saying aAc 18:21
[16] IOr pretensions a1Co 5:6
[17] IOr good aLk 12:47; Jn 9:41; 2P 2:21


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We are to strive against covetousness,

1 ¶ From whenceº [come] warsº andº fightingsº amongº you?º [come they] notº hence,º [even] ofº yourº lustsº that warºª inº yourº members?º 2 Ye lust,ºª andº haveºª not:º ye kill,ºª andº desire to have,ºª andº cannotººª obtain:ºª ye fightºª andº war,ºª yetº ye haveºª not,º because¹ yeº askºª not.º 3 Ye ask,ºª andº receiveºª not,º becauseº ye askºª amiss,º thatº ye may consumeºª [it] uponº yourº lusts.º

[1] Gn 4:5; Jr 17:9; Mt 15:19; Mk 7:21; Jn 8:44; Ro 7:5, 23; 8:7; Ga 5:17; Col 3:5; 1Ti 6:4; Tit 3:3; Jm 1:14; 3:14; 4:3; 1P 1:14; 2:11; 4:2; 2P 2:18; 3:3; 1Jn 2:15; Jde 1:16.
[2] Pv 1:19; Ec 4:8; Is 7:12; Hab 2:5; Mt 7:7; Lk 11:9; Jn 4:10; 16:24; 1Ti 6:9; Jm 1:5; 5:1.
[3] Jb 27:8; 35:12; Ps 18:41; 66:18; Pv 1:28; 15:8; 21:13, 27; Is 1:15; Jr 11:11, 14; 14:12; Mi 3:4; Zc 7:13; Mt 20:22; Mk 10:38; Lk 15:13, 30; 16:1; Jm 1:6; 4:1; 1Jn 3:22; 5:14.

intemperance,

4 Ye adulterersº andº adulteresses,º know² ye¹ª notº thatº the² friendshipº of the² worldº isºª enmityº with God?º whosoeverºº thereforeº will² beºª¹ª a friendº of the² worldº isºª the enemyº of God.º

[4] Gn 3:15; Ps 21:8; 50:18; 73:27; Is 57:3; Jr 9:2; Ho 3:1; Mt 12:39; 16:4; Lk 19:27; Jn 7:7; 15:19, 23; 17:14; Ro 5:10; 8:7; Ga 1:10; 1Jn 2:15.

pride,

5 ¹ Do ye² thinkºª thatº the² scriptureº saithºª in vain,º The² spiritº thatº dwellethºª inº usº lustethºª toº envy?º 6 Butº he givethºª moreº grace.º Whereforeº he saith,ºª Godº resistethºª the proud,º butº givethºª graceº unto the humble.º 7 Submit² yourselves¹ª thereforeº to God.º Resistºª the² devil,º andº he will fleeºª fromº you.º 8 Draw nighºª to God,º andº he will draw nighºª to you.º Cleanseºª [your] hands,º [ye] sinners;º andº purifyºª [your] hearts,º [ye] double minded.º 9 Be afflicted,ºª andº mourn,ºª andº weep:ºª let yourº laughterº be turnedºª toº mourning,º andº [your] joyº toº heaviness.º 10 Humble yourselvesºª in the sightº of the² Lord,º andº he shall lift¹ª you¹ up.ºª²

[5] Gn 4:5; 6:5; 8:21; 26:14; 30:1; 37:11; Nu 11:29; Ps 37:1; 106:16; Pv 21:10; Ec 4:4; Is 11:13; Jn 7:42; 10:35; 19:37; Ac 7:9; Ro 1:29; 9:17; Ga 3:8; Tit 3:3.
[6] Ex 10:3; 15:9; 18:11; 1S 2:3; 2Ch 32:26; 33:12, 19, 23; 34:27; Jb 22:29; 40:10; Ps 9:12; 138:6; Pv 3:34; 6:16; 15:33; 18:12; 22:4; 29:23; Is 2:11, 17; 10:8; 16:6; 57:15; Dn 4:37; 5:20; Mt 23:12; Lk 1:52; 14:11; 18:14; 1P 5:5.
[7] 1S 3:18; 2S 15:26; 2K 1:13; 2Ch 30:8; 33:12; Jb 1:21; 40:3; 42:1; Ps 32:3; 66:3; 68:30; Jr 13:18; Dn 4:25, 32, 34; Mt 4:3; 11:29; Lk 4:2; Ac 9:6; 16:29; 26:19; Ro 10:3; 14:11; Ep 4:27; 5:21; 6:11; He 12:9; 1P 2:13; 5:8; Rv 12:9.
[8] Gn 18:23; 1Ch 28:9; 2Ch 15:2; Jb 9:30; 16:17; 17:9; Ps 18:20; 24:4; 26:6; 51:6, 10; 73:13, 28; 145:18; Is 1:15; 13:15; 29:13; 55:6; Jr 4:11; Ezk 18:31; 36:25; Ho 6:1; Zc 1:3; Mal 3:7; Mt 12:33; 15:2; 23:25; 27:24; Lk 11:39; Ac 15:9; 2Co 7:1; 1Ti 2:8; He 7:19; 10:22; Jm 1:8; 1P 1:22; 3:21; 1Jn 3:3.
[9] Jb 30:31; Ps 119:67, 71, 136; 126:5; Pv 14:13; Ec 2:2; 7:2, 6; Is 22:12; Jr 31:9, 13, 18; Lm 5:15; Ezk 7:16; 16:63; Zc 12:10; Mt 5:4; Lk 6:21, 25; 16:25; 2Co 7:10; Jm 5:1; Rv 18:7.
[10] 1S 2:9; Jb 22:29; Ps 27:6; 28:9; 30:1; 113:7; 147:6; Mt 23:12; Lk 14:11; 18:14; Jm 4:6; 1P 5:6.

detraction, and rash judgments of others:

11 Speak¹ª not¹ evilºª² one of another,º brethren.º He that speaketh evilºª of [his] brother,º andº judgethºª his¹² brother,º speaketh evilºª of the law,º andº judgethºª the law:º butº ifº thou judgeºª the law,º thou artºª notº a doerº of the law,º butº a judge.º 12 There isºª oneº lawgiver,º who¹ is ableºª to saveºª andº to destroy:ºª whoº artºª thouº thatº judgestºª another?º

[11] Ps 140:11; Mt 7:1; Lk 6:37; Ro 2:1, 13; 7:7, 12; 14:3, 10; 1Co 4:5; Ep 4:31; 1Ti 3:11; 2Ti 3:3; Tit 2:3; Jm 1:22, 25; 1P 2:1.
[12] 1S 25:10; Jb 38:2; Is 33:22; Mt 10:28; Lk 12:5; Ro 2:1; 9:20; 14:4, 13; He 7:25.

and not to be confident in the good success of worldly business, but mindful ever of the uncertainty of this life, to commit ourselves and all our affairs to God's providence.

13 Go toºª now,º ye that say,ºª To dayº orº to morrowº we will goºª intoº suchº a city,º andº continueºªªª thereº aº year,º andº buy and sell,ºªªª andº get gain:ºªªª 14 Whereasº ye knowºª notº whatº [shall be] on the² morrow.º Forº whatº [is] yourº life?º It isºª evenº a vapour,º that¹ appeareth² for¹ª² a little time,º andº thenº vanisheth away.ºª 15 For² that¹ yeº [ought] to say,ºª Ifº the² Lordº will,ºª¹ we shall² live,ºªªª andº doºªªª this,º orº that.º 16 But¹² nowº ye rejoiceºª inº yourº boastings:º allº suchº rejoicingº isºª evil.º 17 Thereforeº to him that knowethºª to doºª good,º andº doethºª [it] not,º to himº it isºª sin.º

[13] Gn 11:3, 7; Pv 27:1; Ec 2:1; Is 5:5; 24:2; 56:11, 12; Ezk 7:12; Lk 12:17; 1Co 7:30; Jm 5:1.
[14] Jb 7:6; 9:25; 14:1; Ps 39:5; 89:47; 90:5; 102:3; Is 38:12; Jm 1:10; 1P 1:24; 4:7; 1Jn 2:17.
[15] 2S 15:25; Pv 19:21; Lm 3:37; Ac 18:21; Ro 1:10; 15:32; 1Co 4:19; 16:7; He 6:3.
[16] Ps 52:1, 7; Pv 25:14; 27:1; Is 47:7, 10; 1Co 4:7; 5:6; Jm 3:14; Rv 18:7.
[17] Lk 12:47; Jn 9:41; 13:17; 15:22; Ro 1:20, 32; 2:17; 7:13.


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