James 4

Things to Avoid

11WhatG4159 is the sourceG4159 of quarrelsG4171 and 2conflictsG3163 amongG1722 you? 3Is not the sourceG1782 your pleasuresG2237 that wageG4754 4warG4754 in your membersG3196? 2You lustG1937 and do not haveG2192; so you 5commitG5407 murderG5407. You are enviousG2206 and cannotG1410G3756 obtainG2013; so you fightG3164 and quarrelG4170. You do not haveG2192 becauseG1223 you do not askG154. 3You askG154 and 6do not receiveG2983, becauseG1360 you askG154 7with wrongG2560 motivesG2560, soG2443 that you may spendG1159 it 8on your pleasuresG2237. 4You 9adulteressesG3428, do you not knowG3609 that friendshipG5373 with 10the worldG2889 is 11hostilityG2189 toward GodG2316? 12ThereforeG3767 whoeverG3739G1437 wishesG1014 to be a friendG5384 of the worldG2889 makesG2525 himself an enemyG2190 of GodG2316. 5OrG2228 do you thinkG1380 that the ScriptureG1124 13speaksG3004 to noG2761 purposeG2761: “14He 15jealouslyG5355 desiresG1971 16the SpiritG4151 whichG3739 He has madeG2733 to dwellG2733 in us”? 6But 17He givesG1325 a greaterG3173 graceG5485. ThereforeG1352 it saysG3004, “18GodG2316 is opposedG498 to the proudG5244, but givesG1325 graceG5485 to the humbleG5011.” 719SubmitG5293 thereforeG3767 to GodG2316. 20ResistG436 the devilG1228 and he will fleeG5343 from you. 821DrawG1448 nearG1448 to GodG2316 and He will drawG1448 nearG1448 to you. 22CleanseG2511 your handsG5495, you sinnersG268; and 23purifyG48 your heartsG2588, you 24double-mindedG1374. 925Be miserableG5003 and mournG3996 and weepG2799; let your laughterG1071 be turnedG3346 into mourningG3997 and your joyG5479 to gloomG2726. 1026HumbleG5013 yourselves in the presenceG1799 of the LordG2962, and He will exaltG5312 you.

1127Do not speakG2635 againstG2635 oneG240 anotherG240, 28brethrenG80. He who speaksG2635 againstG2635 a brotherG80 orG2228 29judgesG2919 his brotherG80, speaksG2635 againstG2635 30the lawG3551 and judgesG2919 the lawG3551; but ifG1487 you judgeG2919 the lawG3551, you are not 31a doerG4163 of the lawG3551 but a judgeG2923 of it. 12There is only oneG1520 32LawgiverG3550 and JudgeG2923, the One who is 33ableG1410 to saveG4982 and to destroyG622; but 34whoG5101 are you who judgeG2919 your neighborG4139?

1335ComeG33 nowG3568, you who sayG3004, “36TodayG4594 orG2228 tomorrowG839 we will goG4198 to suchG3592 and suchG3592 a cityG4172, and spendG4160 a yearG1763 thereG1563 and engageG1710 in businessG1710 and makeG4160 a profitG2770.” 1437YetG3748 you do not knowG1987 38whatG4169 your lifeG2222 will be like tomorrowG839. 39You are just a vaporG822 that appearsG5316 for a littleG3641 whileG3641 and thenG1899 vanishesG853 awayG853. 1540InsteadG473, you ought to sayG3004, “41IfG1437 the LordG2962 willsG2309, we will liveG2198 and alsoG2532 doG4160 thisG3778 orG2228 that.” 16But as it is, you boastG2744 in your 42arroganceG212; 43allG3956 suchG5108 boastingG2746 is evilG4190. 17ThereforeG3767, 44to one who knowsG3609 the 45rightG2570 thingG2570 to doG4160 and doesG4160 not doG4160 it, to him it is sinG266.