James 4 cross-references
James 4 has 17 verses, which point to 300 other passages and are cited by 446. Below is the King James text of each verse with its strongest cross-references, ranked by OpenBible.info reader votes.
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From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members?
Points to (23)
- 1 Peter 2:11 — Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the… 40 votes
- Galatians 5:17 — For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to… 37 votes
- Romans 7:23 — But I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to… 34 votes
- James 1:14 — But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed. 25 votes
- Romans 8:7 — Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be. 24 votes
- 1 John 2:15–17 — Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the… 22 votes
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- Matthew 24:12 — And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold. 23 votes
- Romans 7:23 — But I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to… 16 votes
- 1 Peter 2:11 — Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the… 15 votes
- Mark 7:21 — Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness: 15 votes
James 4:2
Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not.
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- John 16:24 — Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full. 36 votes
- Matthew 7:7–8 — Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: 34 votes
- James 1:5 — If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it… 27 votes
- Luke 11:9–13 — And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened… 23 votes
- John 4:10 — Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me… 16 votes
- 1 Timothy 6:9–10 — But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which… 10 votes
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- John 16:24 — Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full. 23 votes
- Luke 11:1 — And it came to pass, that, as he was praying in a certain place, when he ceased, one of his disciples said… 8 votes
- 1 Kings 3:11 — And God said unto him, Because thou hast asked this thing, and hast not asked for thyself long life; neither… 7 votes
- Ezekiel 36:37 — Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will yet for this be enquired of by the house of Israel, to do it for them; I will… 5 votes
James 4:3
Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.
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- 1 John 5:14 — And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth… 38 votes
- 1 John 3:22 — And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are… 35 votes
- James 1:6–7 — But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the… 17 votes
- James 4:1 — From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your… 13 votes
- Proverbs 15:8 — The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD: but the prayer of the upright is his delight. 12 votes
- Micah 3:4 — Then shall they cry unto the LORD, but he will not hear them: he will even hide his face from them at that… 10 votes
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- 1 John 5:14 — And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth… 47 votes
- Romans 8:26 — Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but… 24 votes
- Psalms 66:18 — If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me: 19 votes
- Luke 11:10 — For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. 17 votes
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.
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- 1 John 2:15–16 — Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the… 87 votes
- Romans 8:7 — Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be. 64 votes
- John 15:19 — If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen… 45 votes
- Matthew 6:24 — No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to… 45 votes
- Galatians 1:10 — For do I now persuade men, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet pleased men, I should not be the… 41 votes
- John 17:14 — I have given them thy word; and the world hath hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am… 26 votes
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- Romans 12:2 — And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove… 149 votes
- 1 John 2:15 — Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the… 143 votes
- 2 Corinthians 6:14 — Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with… 82 votes
- Matthew 6:24 — No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to… 61 votes
James 4:5
Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy?
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- 2 Corinthians 6:16 — And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath… 38 votes
- 1 Corinthians 6:19 — What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and… 34 votes
- Numbers 11:29 — And Moses said unto him, Enviest thou for my sake? would God that all the LORD'S people were prophets, and… 27 votes
- Titus 3:3 — For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures,… 5 votes
- Psalms 37:1 — [A Psalm of David.] Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of… 2 votes
- Genesis 8:21 — And the LORD smelled a sweet savour; and the LORD said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any… 2 votes
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- Philippians 2:3 — Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than… 37 votes
- Psalms 37:1 — [A Psalm of David.] Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of… 12 votes
- Galatians 5:17 — For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to… 9 votes
- Proverbs 24:1 — Be not thou envious against evil men, neither desire to be with them. 9 votes
James 4:6
But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.
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- Matthew 23:12 — And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted. 59 votes
- Proverbs 3:34 — Surely he scorneth the scorners: but he giveth grace unto the lowly. 56 votes
- 1 Peter 5:5 — Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be… 40 votes
- Proverbs 18:12 — Before destruction the heart of man is haughty, and before honour is humility. 31 votes
- Psalms 138:6 — Though the LORD be high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly: but the proud he knoweth afar off. 31 votes
- Proverbs 29:23 — A man's pride shall bring him low: but honour shall uphold the humble in spirit. 27 votes
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- Proverbs 29:23 — A man's pride shall bring him low: but honour shall uphold the humble in spirit. 124 votes
- 1 Peter 5:5 — Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be… 63 votes
- Proverbs 22:4 — By humility and the fear of the LORD are riches, and honour, and life. 33 votes
- James 4:10 — Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up. 31 votes
James 4:7
Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
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- 1 Peter 5:8–9 — Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he… 139 votes
- Ephesians 4:27 — Neither give place to the devil. 125 votes
- Ephesians 6:11–12 — Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. 96 votes
- 1 Peter 5:6 — Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time: 83 votes
- Luke 4:2–13 — Being forty days tempted of the devil. And in those days he did eat nothing: and when they were ended, he… 48 votes
- Matthew 4:3–11 — And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread. 31 votes
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- 1 Peter 5:8 — Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he… 178 votes
- Ephesians 4:27 — Neither give place to the devil. 47 votes
- 1 Peter 5:9 — Whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that… 28 votes
- Matthew 4:10 — Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and… 18 votes
James 4:8
Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.
Points to (39)
- Psalms 145:18 — The LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth. 143 votes
- Hebrews 10:22 — Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil… 107 votes
- Malachi 3:7 — Even from the days of your fathers ye are gone away from mine ordinances, and have not kept them. Return unto… 90 votes
- Zechariah 1:3 — Therefore say thou unto them, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Turn ye unto me, saith the LORD of hosts, and I… 83 votes
- Isaiah 55:6–7 — Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near: 79 votes
- 2 Chronicles 15:2 — And he went out to meet Asa, and said unto him, Hear ye me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin; The LORD is with… 55 votes
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- 1 Chronicles 28:9 — And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a… 163 votes
- Matthew 5:8 — Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God. 64 votes
- Isaiah 55:7 — Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and… 54 votes
- Joel 2:12 — Therefore also now, saith the LORD, turn ye even to me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with… 43 votes
James 4:9
Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness.
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- Matthew 5:4 — Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted. 19 votes
- 2 Corinthians 7:10–11 — For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh… 18 votes
- Luke 6:25 — Woe unto you that are full! for ye shall hunger. Woe unto you that laugh now! for ye shall mourn and weep. 13 votes
- Proverbs 14:13 — Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; and the end of that mirth is heaviness. 12 votes
- James 5:1–2 — Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you. 10 votes
- Psalms 119:67 — Before I was afflicted I went astray: but now have I kept thy word. 8 votes
Pointed to from (19)
- 2 Chronicles 7:14 — If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from… 274 votes
- Matthew 5:3 — Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 33 votes
- Ecclesiastes 3:4 — A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; 11 votes
- 1 Peter 1:6 — Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold… 10 votes
James 4:10
Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.
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- Matthew 23:12 — And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted. 54 votes
- Psalms 147:6 — The LORD lifteth up the meek: he casteth the wicked down to the ground. 54 votes
- 1 Peter 5:6 — Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time: 51 votes
- Luke 14:11 — For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted. 35 votes
- James 4:6–7 — But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble. 31 votes
- Job 22:29 — When men are cast down, then thou shalt say, There is lifting up; and he shall save the humble person. 28 votes
Pointed to from (23)
- 1 Peter 5:6 — Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time: 91 votes
- Proverbs 22:4 — By humility and the fear of the LORD are riches, and honour, and life. 53 votes
- Matthew 18:4 — Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven. 19 votes
- Luke 18:14 — I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for every one that exalteth… 16 votes
James 4:11
Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of his brother, and judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge.
Points to (19)
- 1 Peter 2:1 — Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings, 18 votes
- James 5:9 — Grudge not one against another, brethren, lest ye be condemned: behold, the judge standeth before the door. 15 votes
- Romans 2:1 — Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man, whosoever thou art that judgest: for wherein thou judgest another,… 15 votes
- Luke 6:37 — Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be… 13 votes
- Romans 14:10–12 — But why dost thou judge thy brother? or why dost thou set at nought thy brother? for we shall all stand… 11 votes
- Matthew 7:1–2 — Judge not, that ye be not judged. 11 votes
Pointed to from (16)
- Matthew 7:1 — Judge not, that ye be not judged. 60 votes
- 1 Peter 2:1 — Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings, 17 votes
- Romans 14:4 — Who art thou that judgest another man's servant? to his own master he standeth or falleth. Yea, he shall be… 15 votes
- James 5:9 — Grudge not one against another, brethren, lest ye be condemned: behold, the judge standeth before the door. 14 votes
James 4:12
There is one lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy: who art thou that judgest another?
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- Romans 14:4 — Who art thou that judgest another man's servant? to his own master he standeth or falleth. Yea, he shall be… 17 votes
- Romans 2:1 — Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man, whosoever thou art that judgest: for wherein thou judgest another,… 16 votes
- Matthew 10:28 — And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able… 9 votes
- Isaiah 33:22 — For the LORD is our judge, the LORD is our lawgiver, the LORD is our king; he will save us. 8 votes
- James 5:9 — Grudge not one against another, brethren, lest ye be condemned: behold, the judge standeth before the door. 6 votes
- Hebrews 7:25 — Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to… 6 votes
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- Ephesians 3:20 — Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power… 41 votes
- Matthew 10:28 — And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able… 32 votes
- Isaiah 33:22 — For the LORD is our judge, the LORD is our lawgiver, the LORD is our king; he will save us. 13 votes
- Deuteronomy 32:4 — He is the Rock, his work is perfect: for all his ways are judgment: a God of truth and without iniquity, just… 3 votes
James 4:13
Go to now, ye that say, To day or to morrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain:
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- Proverbs 27:1 — Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth. 50 votes
- Luke 12:17–20 — And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits? 21 votes
- Genesis 11:3–4 — And they said one to another, Go to, let us make brick, and burn them throughly. And they had brick for… 5 votes
- Ecclesiastes 2:1 — I said in mine heart, Go to now, I will prove thee with mirth, therefore enjoy pleasure: and, behold, this… 4 votes
- James 5:1 — Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you. 2 votes
- Ezekiel 7:12 — The time is come, the day draweth near: let not the buyer rejoice, nor the seller mourn: for wrath is upon… 2 votes
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- Proverbs 27:1 — Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth. 33 votes
- Hebrews 3:7 — Wherefore (as the Holy Ghost saith, To day if ye will hear his voice, 19 votes
- Psalms 121:8 — The LORD shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore. 15 votes
- Lamentations 3:37 — Who is he that saith, and it cometh to pass, when the Lord commandeth it not? 12 votes
James 4:14
Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.
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- 1 Peter 1:24 — For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the… 42 votes
- Psalms 39:5 — Behold, thou hast made my days as an handbreadth; and mine age is as nothing before thee: verily every man at… 28 votes
- 1 John 2:17 — And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever. 24 votes
- Psalms 102:3 — For my days are consumed like smoke, and my bones are burned as an hearth. 18 votes
- Job 7:6–7 — My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle, and are spent without hope. 17 votes
- James 1:10 — But the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away. 13 votes
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- Job 14:2 — He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not. 36 votes
- 1 Peter 1:24 — For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the… 23 votes
- Psalms 90:10 — The days of our years are threescore years and ten; and if by reason of strength they be fourscore years, yet… 18 votes
- Isaiah 2:22 — Cease ye from man, whose breath is in his nostrils: for wherein is he to be accounted of? 14 votes
James 4:15
For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that.
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- Proverbs 19:21 — There are many devices in a man's heart; nevertheless the counsel of the LORD, that shall stand. 25 votes
- Hebrews 6:3 — And this will we do, if God permit. 18 votes
- Lamentations 3:37 — Who is he that saith, and it cometh to pass, when the Lord commandeth it not? 14 votes
- Acts 18:21 — But bade them farewell, saying, I must by all means keep this feast that cometh in Jerusalem: but I will… 11 votes
- Romans 1:10 — Making request, if by any means now at length I might have a prosperous journey by the will of God to come… 9 votes
- 1 Corinthians 16:7 — For I will not see you now by the way; but I trust to tarry a while with you, if the Lord permit. 8 votes
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- Psalms 37:5 — Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass. 54 votes
- Job 22:28 — Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee: and the light shall shine upon thy… 18 votes
- Luke 12:18 — And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my… 8 votes
- Romans 1:10 — Making request, if by any means now at length I might have a prosperous journey by the will of God to come… 6 votes
James 4:16
But now ye rejoice in your boastings: all such rejoicing is evil.
Points to (10)
- Proverbs 27:1 — Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth. 15 votes
- 1 Corinthians 5:6 — Your glorying is not good. Know ye not that a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump? 11 votes
- Psalms 52:7 — Lo, this is the man that made not God his strength; but trusted in the abundance of his riches, and… 8 votes
- Proverbs 25:14 — Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind without rain. 6 votes
- Revelation 18:7 — How much she hath glorified herself, and lived deliciously, so much torment and sorrow give her: for she… 3 votes
- James 3:14 — But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth. 3 votes
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- Galatians 5:26 — Let us not be desirous of vain glory, provoking one another, envying one another. 13 votes
- 1 Corinthians 5:6 — Your glorying is not good. Know ye not that a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump? 6 votes
- Romans 2:23 — Thou that makest thy boast of the law, through breaking the law dishonourest thou God? 6 votes
- 2 Timothy 3:2 — For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents,… 3 votes
James 4:17
Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.
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- John 9:41 — Jesus said unto them, If ye were blind, ye should have no sin: but now ye say, We see; therefore your sin… 59 votes
- John 13:17 — If ye know these things, happy are ye if ye do them. 51 votes
- John 15:22 — If I had not come and spoken unto them, they had not had sin: but now they have no cloke for their sin. 47 votes
- 2 Peter 2:21 — For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after they have known it,… 38 votes
- Luke 12:47–48 — And that servant, which knew his lord's will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will,… 32 votes
- Romans 1:32 — Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the… 27 votes
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- James 1:22 — But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves. 73 votes
- Luke 12:47 — And that servant, which knew his lord's will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will,… 21 votes
- 2 Peter 2:21 — For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after they have known it,… 20 votes
- Luke 6:47 — Whosoever cometh to me, and heareth my sayings, and doeth them, I will shew you to whom he is like: 16 votes