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James 4:5

James 4:5

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Canne, Browne, Blayney, Scott, and others · Public Domain

the scripture: John 7:42, John 10:35, John 19:37; Romans 9:17; Galatians 3:8

The spirit: Genesis 4:5-6, Genesis 6:5, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 26:14, Genesis 30:1, Genesis 37:11; Numbers 11:29; Psalms 37:1, Psalms 106:16; Proverbs 21:10; Ecclesiastes 4:4; Isaiah 11:13; Acts 7:9; Romans 1:29; Titus 3:3

to envy: or, enviously

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