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James 4:5

Or do you think the Scripture says without reason that the Spirit He caused to dwell in us yearns with envy?

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James 4:5 has 22 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 4 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to 2 Corinthians 6:16 (38 votes) and 1 Corinthians 6:19 (34 votes). 49 other verses point back to it. It links with 30 other books, from Genesis 4 to 1 Peter 2.

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Which verses does James 4:5 point to?

The 20 strongest of 22, ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. 2 Corinthians 6:1638 votes

    What agreement can exist between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will dwell with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be My people.”

  2. 1 Corinthians 6:1934 votes

    Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own;

  3. Numbers 11:2927 votes

    But Moses replied, “Are you jealous on my account? I wish that all the LORD’s people were prophets and that the LORD would place His Spirit on them!”

  4. Titus 3:35 votes

    For at one time we too were foolish, disobedient, misled, and enslaved to all sorts of desires and pleasures—living in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another.

  5. Genesis 8:212 votes

    When the LORD smelled the pleasing aroma, He said in His heart, “Never again will I curse the ground because of man, even though every inclination of his heart is evil from his youth. And never again will I destroy all living creatures as I have done.

  6. Psalm 37:12 votes

    Of David. Do not fret over those who do evil; do not envy those who do wrong.

  7. Genesis 6:5-2 votes

    Then the LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great upon the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was altogether evil all the time.

  8. Genesis 26:14-3 votes

    He owned so many flocks and herds and servants that the Philistines envied him.

  9. Genesis 30:1-3 votes

    When Rachel saw that she was not bearing any children for Jacob, she envied her sister. “Give me children, or I will die!” she said to Jacob.

  10. Genesis 37:11-3 votes

    And his brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept in mind what he had said.

  11. Proverbs 21:10-3 votes
  12. John 10:35-3 votes
  13. Genesis 4:5–6-4 votes
  14. Psalm 106:16-4 votes
  15. Ecclesiastes 4:4-4 votes
  16. Acts 7:9-4 votes
  17. Galatians 3:8-4 votes
  18. Romans 1:29-5 votes
  19. Isaiah 11:13-6 votes
  20. Romans 9:17-6 votes

Which verses point to James 4:5?

The 10 strongest of 49.