ESV Reformation Study Bible – James 4:5
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James 4:5

4:5 Scripture says. James probably did not have one specific text in mind, a problem similar to that found in Matt. 2:23. The idea may derive partly from Ex. 20:5; Deut. 4:24. If the verse is understood as speaking of the human spirit, James is thinking of texts like Gen. 6:3; 8:21, about the consequences of original sin.