James 4

Things to Avoid

11WhatG4159 is the sourceG4159 of quarrelsG4171 and 2conflictsG3163 amongG1722 you? 3Is the sourceG1782 not your pleasuresG2237 that wageG4754 4warG4754 in 5your body’s partsG3196? 2You lustG1937 and do not haveG2192, so you 6commitG5407 murderG5407. And you areG2206 enviousG2206 and cannotG1410G3756 obtainG2013, so you fightG3164 and quarrelG4170. You do not haveG2192 becauseG1223 you do not askG154. 3You askG154 and 7do not receiveG2983, becauseG1360 you askG154 8with the wrongG2560 motivesG2560, soG2443 thatG2443 you may spendG1159 what you request 9on your pleasuresG2237. 4You 10adulteressesG3428, do you not knowG3609 that friendshipG5373 with 11the worldG2889 is 12hostilityG2189 toward GodG2316? 13ThereforeG3767 whoeverG3739G1437 wantsG1014 to be a friendG5384 of the worldG2889 makesG2525 himself an enemyG2190 of GodG2316. 5OrG2228 do you thinkG1380 that the ScriptureG1124 14saysG3004 toG2761 noG2761 purposeG2761, “15He 16jealouslyG5355 desiresG1971 17the SpiritG4151 whomG3739 He has madeG2733 toG2733 dwellG2733 in us”? 6But 18He givesG1325 a greaterG3173 graceG5485. ThereforeG1352 it saysG3004, “19GodG2316 is opposedG498 to the proudG5244, but givesG1325 graceG5485 to the humbleG5011.” 720SubmitG5293 thereforeG3767 to GodG2316. But 2122resistG436 the devilG1228, and he will fleeG5343 from you. 823ComeG1448 closeG1448 to GodG2316 and He will comeG1448 closeG1448 to you. 24CleanseG2511 your handsG5495, you sinnersG268; and 25purifyG48 your heartsG2588, you 2627double-mindedG1374. 928Be miserableG5003, and mournG3996, and weepG2799; let your laughterG1071 be turnedG3346 into mourningG3997, and your joyG5479 into gloomG2726. 1029HumbleG5013 yourselves inG1799 theG1799 presenceG1799 ofG1799 the LordG2962, and He will exaltG5312 you.

1130Do not speakG2635 againstG2635 oneG240 anotherG240, 31brothersG80 and sisters. The one who speaksG2635 againstG2635 a brotherG80 or sister, orG2228 32judgesG2919 his brotherG80 or sister, speaksG2635 againstG2635 33the lawG3551 and judgesG2919 the lawG3551; but ifG1487 you judgeG2919 the lawG3551, you are not 34a doerG4163 of the lawG3551 but a judgeG2923 of it. 12There is only oneG1520 35LawgiverG3550 and JudgeG2923, the One who is 36ableG1410 to saveG4982 and to destroyG622; but 37whoG5101 are you, 38judgingG2919 your neighborG4139?

1339ComeG33 nowG3568, you who sayG3004, “40TodayG4594 orG2228 tomorrowG839 we will goG4198 to suchG3592 and suchG3592 a cityG4172, and spendG4160 a yearG1763 thereG1563 and engageG1710 inG1710 businessG1710 and makeG2770 aG2770 profitG2770.” 1441YetG3748 you do not knowG1987 42whatG4169 your lifeG2222 will be like tomorrowG839. 43For you are just a vaporG822 that appearsG5316 for a littleG3641 whileG3641, and thenG1899 vanishesG853 awayG853. 1544InsteadG473, you ought to sayG3004, “45IfG1437 the LordG2962 willsG2309, we will liveG2198 and alsoG2532 doG4160 thisG3778 orG2228 that.” 16But as it is, you boastG2744 in your 46arroganceG212; 47allG3956 suchG5108 boastingG2746 is evilG4190. 17SoG3767 48for one who knowsG3609 the 49rightG2570 thingG2570 to doG4160 and doesG4160 not doG4160 it, for him it is sinG266.