James 4:2

Bishops' Bible (1568)

Ye lust, and haue not: Ye enuie, and haue indignation, and can not obtayne: Ye fyght and warre, ye haue not, because ye aske not.

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  • John 16:24 : 24 Hytherto haue ye asked nothyng in my name: Aske, & ye shall receaue, that your ioy may be full.
  • Jas 1:5 : 5 If any of you lacke wisdome, let him aske of God, that geueth to all men indifferentlie, and casteth no man in the teeth: and it shalbe geuen hym.
  • Matt 7:7-8 : 7 Aske, and it shalbe geuen you: seke, and ye shall fynde: knocke, and it shalbe opened vnto you. 8 For he that asketh, receaueth: and he that seketh, fyndeth: and to hym that knocketh, it shalbe opened.
  • Luke 11:9-9 : 9 And I say vnto you, aske, and it shalbe geuen you, seke, and ye shall fynde, knocke, and it shalbe opened vnto you. 10 For euery one that asketh, receaueth, and he that seketh, fyndeth, and vnto hym that knocketh, shall it be opened. 11 If the sonne shall aske breade, of any of you that is a father, wyll he geue him a stone? Or yf he aske fisshe, wyll he for fisshe geue hym a serpent? 12 Or yf he aske an egge, wyll he offer hym a scorpion? 13 If ye then, being euyll, can geue good gyftes vnto your chyldren, howe muche more shall your father of heauen geue the holy spirite, to them that desire it of hym.
  • 1 Tim 6:9-9 : 9 For they that wyll be riche, fall into temptations and snares, and into many folishe & noysome lustes, which drowne men in perdition and destruction. 10 For loue of money, is the roote of all euyll, whiche whyle some lusted after, they erred from the fayth, & pearced the selues through with many sorowes.
  • Jas 5:1-5 : 1 Go to nowe ye riche men, weepe and howle on your wretchednesse that shall come vpon you. 2 Your riches is corrupt, your garmentes are motheaten: 3 Your golde and siluer is cankred, and the rust of them shalbe a witnesse agaynst you, and shall eate your fleshe as it were fyre. Ye haue heaped treasure together in your last dayes. 4 Beholde, the hire of labourers, which haue reaped downe your fieldes, which hire is of you kept backe by fraude, cryeth: and the cryes of them which haue reaped, are entred into the eares of the Lorde Sabaoth. 5 Ye haue liued in pleasure on the earth, and ben wanton: Ye haue nourisshed your heartes, as in a day of slaughter.
  • John 4:10 : 10 Iesus aunswered, and sayde vnto her: yf thou knewest the gyft of God, & who it is that sayeth to thee geue me drynke, thou wouldest haue asked of hym, and he woulde haue geuen thee water of lyfe.
  • Prov 1:19 : 19 Such are the wayes of euery one that is greedie of gayne, who taketh away the life of the owner therof.
  • Eccl 4:8 : 8 There is one man, no mo but himselfe alone, hauing neither childe nor brother, yet is there no ende of his carefull trauayle, his eyes can not be satisfied with riches: yet saith he not for whom do I take such trauayle? For whose pleasure do I thus consume away my life? This is also a vayne and miserable thyng.
  • Isa 7:12 : 12 Then said Ahaz, I will require none, neither wyll I tempt the Lorde.
  • Hab 2:5 : 5 Yea in deede the proude man is as he that transgresseth by wine, therfore shall he not endure, because he hath enlarged his desire as the hell, & is as death, and can not be satisfied, but gathereth vnto him all nations, and heapeth vnto him all people.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Jas 4:3-5
    3 verses
    90%

    3Ye aske and receaue not, because ye aske amisse, euen to consume it vpon your lustes.

    4Ye adulterers & adultresses, knowe you not howe that the frendship of the world is enmitie with God? Whosoeuer therfore wylbe a friende of the worlde, is made the enemie of God.

    5Either do ye thynke that the scripture sayth in vayne, the spirite that dwelleth in vs, lusteth after enuie?

  • Jas 4:1
    86%

    1From whence cometh warre and fightyng among you? come they not here hence, euen of your lustes that fight in your members?

  • Gal 5:16-17
    2 verses
    71%

    16Then I say, walke in the spirite, and ye shall not fulfyll the lust of the flesshe.

    17For the flesshe lusteth contrary to the spirite, and the spirite contrary to the flesshe. These are contrary one to the other, so that ye can not do what ye woulde.

  • Jas 1:14-15
    2 verses
    71%

    14But euery man is tempted, when he is drawen away, & entised of his owne concupiscence.

    15Then, when lust hath conceaued, it bryngeth foorth sinne: and sinne when it is finished, bryngeth foorth death.

  • Jas 3:14-16
    3 verses
    69%

    14But yf ye haue bitter enuiyng & strife in your hearte, glorie not, neither be lyers agaynst the trueth.

    15For such wisdome descendeth not fro aboue: but is earthlie, sensuall, and deuelishe.

    16For where enuiyng and strife is, there is sedition & all maner of euyll workes.

  • Jas 5:5-6
    2 verses
    69%

    5Ye haue liued in pleasure on the earth, and ben wanton: Ye haue nourisshed your heartes, as in a day of slaughter.

    6Ye haue condempned and kylled the iust, and he hath not resisted you.

  • 1 John 2:16
    68%

    16For all that is in the worlde, as the lust of the fleshe, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the father, but of the worlde.

  • 1 Thess 4:5
    68%

    5Not in the lust of concupiscence, euen as the gentiles, which knowe not God.

  • Jas 1:4-5
    2 verses
    68%

    4And let patience haue her perfect worke, that ye may be perfect & sounde, lackyng nothyng.

    5If any of you lacke wisdome, let him aske of God, that geueth to all men indifferentlie, and casteth no man in the teeth: and it shalbe geuen hym.

  • Jas 1:7
    67%

    7Neither let that man thynke that he shall receaue any thyng of the Lorde.

  • Heb 12:4
    67%

    4Ye haue not yet resisted vnto blood, stryuyng agaynst sinne.

  • 1 Cor 3:3
    67%

    3For ye are carnal. Seing then, there is among you enuying, & stryfe, and sectes, are ye not carnall, and walke as men?

  • Jas 4:13-16
    4 verses
    67%

    13Go to nowe ye that say, to day and to morowe let vs go into such a citie, and continue there a yere, and bye and sell, and wynne:

    14And yet can not ye tel what shall happen on the morowe. For what thyng is your lyfe? It is euen a vapour, that appeareth for a litle tyme, and then he vanisheth away.

    15For that ye ought to say: If the Lorde wyll, and yf we lyue, let vs do this or that.

    16But now ye reioyce in your boastinges: All such reioycyng is euyll.

  • Matt 7:7
    66%

    7Aske, and it shalbe geuen you: seke, and ye shall fynde: knocke, and it shalbe opened vnto you.

  • 1 Thess 4:12
    66%

    12That ye may walke honestly toward them that are without, & that nothyng be lackyng in you.

  • 1 Cor 6:7-8
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    7Nowe therefore there is vtterly a fault among you, because ye go to lawe one with another: Why rather suffer ye not wrong? why rather suffer ye not harme?

    8Nay, ye your selues do wrong, and do harme, and that to your brethren.

  • Gen 4:7
    66%

    7If thou do well, shalt thou not receaue? and yf thou doest not well, lyeth not thy sinne at the doores? Also vnto thee shall his desire be, and thou shalt haue dominion ouer hym.

  • Jas 2:11
    66%

    11For he that sayde, thou shalt not commit adulterie: sayde also, thou shalt not kyll. Though thou do none adulterie, yet yf thou kyll, thou art become a transgressour of the lawe.

  • John 5:40
    66%

    40And yet wyll ye not come to me, that ye myght haue lyfe.

  • Jas 2:4
    66%

    4Are ye not partiall in your selues, and are made iudges of euyll thoughtes?

  • Matt 6:8
    66%

    8Be not ye therfore lyke vnto them. For your father knoweth, what thynges ye haue nede of, before ye aske of hym.

  • Luke 11:9
    66%

    9And I say vnto you, aske, and it shalbe geuen you, seke, and ye shall fynde, knocke, and it shalbe opened vnto you.

  • Jas 5:9
    65%

    9Grudge not one agaynst another brethren, lest ye be dampned: Beholde, the iudge standeth before the doore.

  • 1 Tim 6:9
    65%

    9For they that wyll be riche, fall into temptations and snares, and into many folishe & noysome lustes, which drowne men in perdition and destruction.

  • Col 3:5
    65%

    5Mortifie therefore your members which are vpon the earth: fornication, vncleannesse, inordinate affection, euyll concupiscence, and couetousnesse, which is worshippyng of images:

  • 1 Cor 4:8
    65%

    8Nowe ye are full, nowe ye are made ryche, ye raigne as kynges without vs, and I woulde to God ye dyd raigne, that we also myght raigne with you.

  • Luke 12:29-31
    3 verses
    65%

    29And aske not ye what ye shall eate, or what ye shall drynke, neither be ye of doubtfull mynde:

    30For all suche thynges do the Heathen people of the worlde seke for: and your father knoweth that ye haue neede of these thynges.

    31But rather seke ye after ye kyngdome of God, and all these thinges shalbe ministred vnto you.

  • Gal 5:26
    65%

    26Let vs not be desirous of vayne glorie, prouoking one another, enuying one another.

  • 1 Pet 4:4
    65%

    4And it seemeth to them an inconuenient thyng, that ye runne not also with them vnto the same excesse of riote, and therefore speake they euyll of you:

  • Prov 21:25
    65%

    25The desire of the slouthfull kylleth him: for his handes wyll not labour.

  • 1 Cor 5:2
    64%

    2And ye swell, and haue not rather sorowed, that he that hath so done this deede myght be put from among you.

  • Hos 4:2
    64%

    2But swearing, lying, manslaughter, theft, and adulterie, hath gotten the ouer hande, and one bloodgiltinesse foloweth another.

  • Rom 7:7
    64%

    7What shall we say then? Is the lawe sinne? God forbyd. Neuerthelesse, I knewe not sinne, but by the lawe: For I had not knowen lust, except the lawe had sayde, thou shalt not lust.

  • 1 Pet 2:11
    64%

    11Dearely beloued, I beseche you as straugers and pilgrimes, abstaine from fleshly lustes, whiche fight agaynst the soule:

  • Isa 58:4
    64%

    4Beholde, when ye fast, your lust remayneth still, for ye do no lesse violence to your detters: lo, ye fast to strife and debate, and to smite with your fist without mercy: Nowe ye shall not fast thus, that your voyce might be hearde aboue.

  • Prov 13:4
    64%

    4The sluggarde woulde fayne haue and can not get his desire: but the soule of the diligent shall haue plentie.