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James 4

Things to Avoid

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 1Whatg4159 is the sourceg4159 of quarrelsg4171 and  aconflictsg3163 amongg1722 you?  2Is not the sourceg1782 your pleasuresg2237 that wageg4754  bwarg4754 in your membersg3196?

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You lustg1937 and do not haveg2192; so you  acommitg5407 murderg5407. You are enviousg2206 and cannotg1410g3756 obtaing2013; so you fightg3164 and quarrelg4170. You do not haveg2192 becauseg1223 you do not askg154.

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You askg154 and  ado not receiveg2983, becauseg1360 you askg154  1with wrongg2560 motivesg2560, sog2443 that you may spendg1159 it  2on your pleasuresg2237.

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You  aadulteressesg3428, do you not knowg3609a that friendshipg5373 with  bthe worldg2889 is  chostilityg2189b toward Godg2316?  dThereforeg3767 whoeverg3739g1437 wishesg1014 to be a friendg5384 of the worldg2889 makesg2525 himself an enemyg2190 of Godg2316.

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Org2228 do you thinkg1380 that the Scriptureg1124  aspeaksg3004 to nog2761 purposeg2761: " 1He  2jealouslyg5355 desiresg1971  bthe Spiritg4151 whichg3739 He has madeg2733b to dwellg2733b in us"?

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But  aHe givesg1325 a greaterg3173 graceg5485. Thereforeg1352 it saysg3004, " bGODg2316 IS OPPOSEDg498 TO THE PROUDg5244a, BUT GIVESg1325 GRACEg5485 TO THE HUMBLEg5011."

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 aSubmitg5293 thereforeg3767 to Godg2316.  bResistg436 the devilg1228 and he will fleeg5343 from you.

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 aDrawg1448 nearg1448 to Godg2316 and He will drawg1448 nearg1448 to you.  bCleanseg2511 your handsg5495, you sinnersg268; and  cpurifyg48 your heartsg2588, you  ddouble-mindedg1374.

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 aBe miserableg5003 and mourng3996 and weepg2799; let your laughterg1071 be turnedg3346b into mourningg3997 and your joyg5479 to gloomg2726.

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 aHumbleg5013 yourselves in the presenceg1799 of the Lordg2962, and He will exaltg5312 you.

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 aDo not speakg2635 againstg2635 oneg240 anotherg240,  bbrethreng80. He who speaksg2635 againstg2635 a brotherg80 org2228  cjudgesg2919 his brotherg80, speaksg2635 againstg2635  dthe lawg3551 and judgesg2919 the lawg3551; but ifg1487 you judgeg2919 the lawg3551, you are not  ea doerg4163 of the lawg3551 but a judgeg2923 of it.

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There is only oneg1520  aLawgiverg3550 and Judgeg2923, the One who is  bableg1410 to saveg4982 and to destroyg622; but  cwhog5101 are you who judgeg2919 your neighborg4139?

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 aComeg33 nowg3568, you who sayg3004, " bTodayg4594 org2228 tomorrowg839 we will gog4198 to suchg3592 and suchg3592 a cityg4172, and spendg4160 a yearg1763 thereg1563 and engageg1710 in businessg1710 and makeg4160 a profitg2770."

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 1Yetg3748 you do not knowg1987  2whatg4169 your lifeg2222 will be like tomorrowg839.  aYou are just a vaporg822 that appearsg5316 for a littleg3641 whileg3641 and theng1899 vanishesg853 awayg853.

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 1Insteadg473, you ought to sayg3004, " aIfg1437 the Lordg2962 willsg2309, we will liveg2198 and alsog2532 dog4160 thisg3778 org2228 that."

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But as it is, you boastg2744 in your  1arroganceg212;  aallg3956 suchg5108 boastingg2746a is evilg4190.

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Thereforeg3767,  ato one who knowsg3609a the  1rightg2570 thingg2570 to dog4160 and doesg4160 not dog4160 it, to him it is sing266.



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