Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss…

James 4

King James Version Holy Bible

Warning against Pride

From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members? Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not. Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts. 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. Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy? But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.

Drawing Near to God

Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded. Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness. Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.

Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of his brother, and judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge. There is one lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy: who art thou that judgest another?

Do Not Boast about Tomorrow

Go to now, ye that say, To day or to morrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain: Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away. For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that. But now ye rejoice in your boastings: all such rejoicing is evil. Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.

James 4 — King James Version Holy Bible With Strong’s Numbers:

From whence ^G4159 come wars ^G4171 and ^G2532 fightings ^G3163 among ^G1722 you? ^G5213 come they not ^G3756 hence, ^G1782 even of ^G1537 your ^G5216 lusts ^G2237 that war ^G4754 in ^G1722 your ^G5216 members? ^G3196

Ye lust, ^G1937 and ^G2532 have ^G2192 not: ^G3756 ye kill, ^G5407 and ^G2532 desire to have, ^G2206 and ^G2532 cannot ^G3756 G1410 obtain: ^G2013 ye fight ^G3164 and ^G2532 war, ^G4170 yet ^G1161 ye have ^G2192 not, ^G3756 because ^G1223 ye ^G5209 ask ^G154 not. ^G3361

Ye ask, ^G154 and ^G2532 receive ^G2983 not, ^G3756 because ^G1360 ye ask ^G154 amiss, ^G2560 that ^G2443 ye may consume ^G1159 it upon ^G1722 your ^G5216 lusts. ^G2237

Ye adulterers ^G3432 and ^G2532 adulteresses, ^G3428 know ye ^G1492 not ^G3756 that ^G3754 the friendship ^G5373 of the world ^G2889 is ^G2076 enmity ^G2189 with God? ^G2316 whosoever ^G3739 G302 therefore ^G3767 will be ^G1511 G1014 a friend ^G5384 of the world ^G2889 is ^G2525 the enemy ^G2190 of God. ^G2316

^G2228 Do ye think ^G1380 that ^G3754 the scripture ^G1124 saith ^G3004 in vain, ^G2761 The spirit ^G4151 that ^G3739 dwelleth ^G2730 in ^G1722 us ^G2254 lusteth ^G1971 to ^G4314 envy? ^G5355

But ^G1161 he giveth ^G1325 more ^G3187 grace. ^G5485 Wherefore ^G1352 he saith, ^G3004 God ^G2316 resisteth ^G498 the proud, ^G5244 but ^G1161 giveth ^G1325 grace ^G5485 unto the humble. ^G5011

Submit yourselves ^G5293 therefore ^G3767 to God. ^G2316 Resist ^G436 the devil, ^G1228 and ^G2532 he will flee ^G5343 from ^G575 you. ^G5216

Draw nigh ^G1448 to God, ^G2316 and ^G2532 he will draw nigh ^G1448 to you. ^G5213 Cleanse ^G2511 your hands, ^G5495 ye sinners; ^G268 and ^G2532 purify ^G48 your hearts, ^G2588 ye double minded. ^G1374

Be afflicted, ^G5003 and ^G2532 mourn, ^G3996 and ^G2532 weep: ^G2799 let your ^G5216 laughter ^G1071 be turned ^G3344 to ^G1519 mourning, ^G3997 and ^G2532 your joy ^G5479 to ^G1519 heaviness. ^G2726

Humble yourselves ^G5013 in the sight ^G1799 of the Lord, ^G2962 and ^G2532 he shall lift ^G5312 ➔ you ^G5209 up. ^G5312

Speak ^G2635 ➔ not ^G3361 evil ^G2635 one of another, ^G240 brethren. ^G80 He that speaketh evil ^G2635 of his brother, ^G80 and ^G2532 judgeth ^G2919 his ^G846 brother, ^G80 speaketh evil ^G2635 of the law, ^G3551 and ^G2532 judgeth ^G2919 the law: ^G3551 but ^G1161 if ^G1487 thou judge ^G2919 the law, ^G3551 thou art ^G1488 not ^G3756 a doer ^G4163 of the law, ^G3551 but ^G235 a judge. ^G2923

There is ^G2076 one ^G1520 lawgiver, ^G3550 who ^G3588 is able ^G1410 to save ^G4982 and ^G2532 to destroy: ^G622 who ^G5101 art ^G1488 thou ^G4771 that ^G3739 judgest ^G2919 another? ^G2087

Go to ^G33 now, ^G3568 ye that say, ^G3004 To day ^G4594 or ^G2532 to morrow ^G839 we will go ^G4198 into ^G1519 such ^G3592 a city, ^G4172 and ^G2532 continue ^G4160 G4160 there ^G1563 a ^G1520 year, ^G1763 and ^G2532 buy and sell, ^G1710 G1710 and ^G2532 get gain: ^G2770 G2770

Whereas ^G3748 ye know ^G1987 not ^G3756 what ^G3588 shall be on the morrow. ^G839 For ^G1063 what ^G4169 is your ^G5216 life? ^G2222 It is ^G2076 even ^G1063 a vapour, ^G822 that ^G4314 appeareth for ^G5316 a little time, ^G3641 and ^G1161 then ^G1899 vanisheth away. ^G853

For that ^G473 ye ^G5209 ought to say, ^G3004 If ^G1437 the Lord ^G2962 will, ^G2309 G2532 we shall live, ^G2198 G2198 and ^G2532 do ^G4160 G4160 this, ^G5124 or ^G2228 that. ^G1565

But ^G1161 now ^G3568 ye rejoice ^G2744 in ^G1722 your ^G5216 boastings: ^G212 all ^G3956 such ^G5108 rejoicing ^G2746 is ^G2076 evil. ^G4190

Therefore ^G3767 to him that knoweth ^G1492 to do ^G4160 good, ^G2570 and ^G2532 doeth ^G4160 it not, ^G3361 to him ^G846 it is ^G2076 sin. ^G266