James 4:5-7

Lexham English Bible

⁵Or do you think that in vain the scripture says, “The spirit which he caused to dwell in us desires jealously”?^[a] ⁶But he gives greater grace. Therefore it says,

“God opposes the proud,
but gives grace to the humble.”^[b]

⁷Therefore subject yourselves to God. But resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

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Footnotes

James 4:5 This translation takes “spirit” to be the capacity within people that produces a divided mind and conflicts regarding God; other translations take this to refer to the Holy Spirit: “He (God) jealously desires the Spirit which he caused to dwell in us”
James 4:6 A quotation from Prov 3:34

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