James 4

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1. James 4:4KJV Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.NIV You adulterous people, don’t you know that friendship with the world means enmity against God? Therefore, anyone who chooses to be a friend of the world becomes an enemy of God.
2. James 4:5KJV Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy?NIV Or do you think Scripture says without reason that he jealously longs for the spirit he has caused to dwell in us?
3. James 4:12KJV There is one lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy: who art thou that judgest another?AMP There is only one Lawgiver and Judge, the One who is able to save and to destroy [the one God who has the absolute power of life and death]; but who are you to [hypocritically or self-righteously] pass judgment on your…