James 4:5
King James Version
Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy?
James 4:5 in context
James 4:3
Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.
James 4:4
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.
James 4:5SELECTED VERSE
Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy?
James 4:6
But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.
James 4:7
Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.