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James 4:5-12

5OrthinkδοκεῖτεdokeiteG1380yethatthescriptureγραφὴgraphēG1124speakethinvain? DoththespiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151whichhemadetodwellG2730inuslongG1971untoenvyingφθόνονphthononG5355?
6Buthegivethmoregraceχάριν·charinG5485.Whereforethescripturesaith,GodθεὸςtheosG2316resisteththeproud,butgivethgraceχάριν.¶charinG5485tothehumbleταπεινοῖςtapeinoisG5011.
7BesubjectὑποτάγητεhupotagēteG5293thereforeοὖνounG3767untoGodθεῷ.theōG2316;butresistἀντίστητεantistēteG436thedevilδιαβόλῳdiabolōG1228,andhewillfleeφεύξεταιpheuxetaiG5343fromyou.
8DrawἐγγίσατεengisateG1448nightoGodθεῷtheōG2316,andhewilldrawἐγγιεῖengieiG1448nightoyou.CleanseκαθαρίσατεkatharisateG2511yourhandsχεῖρας,cheirasG5495, yesinnersἁμαρτωλοί,hamartōloiG268;andpurifyἁγνίσατεhagnisateG48yourheartsκαρδίας,kardiasG2588, ye doubleminded.
9Beafflicted,andmournπενθήσατεpenthēsateG3996,andweepκλαύσατε·klausateG2799: letyourlaughterbeturnedtomourningπένθοςpenthosG3997,andyourjoyχαρὰcharaG5479toheaviness.
10HumbleG5013yourselvesG4771inthesightoftheLordκυρίουkuriouG2962,andheshallexaltὑψώσειhupsōseiG5312you.
11SpeakG2635notoneἀλλήλων,allēlōnG240againstanother,brethren.HethatspeakethagainstabrotherG80,orjudgethhisbrotherG80, speakethagainstthelawνόμουnomouG3551,andjudgeththelawνόμον·nomonG3551:butifthou judgestthelawνόμονnomonG3551, thou artnotadoerποιητὴςpoiētēsG4163ofthelawνόμουnomouG3551,butajudgeG2919.
12OneεἷςheisG1520onlyisG1510thelawgiverandjudgeG2919,evenG2532hewhoisG1510ableδυνάμενοςdunamenosG1410tosaveσῶσαιsōsaiG4982andtodestroyἀπολέσαι·apolesaiG622:butwhoart thouthatjudgest thyneighbor?
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American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain