James 4 - WEB & NRSV

You lust, and don’t have. You murder and covet, and can’t obtain… James 4:2

You lust, and don’t have. You murder and covet, and can’t obtain. You fight and make war. You don’t have, because you don’t ask. James 4:2	You want something and do not have it; so you commit murder. And you covet something and cannot obtain it; so you engage in disputes and conflicts. You do not have, because you do not ask. sin desires prayer
You adulterers and adulteresses, don’t you know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? Whoever therefore wants to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God. James 4:4	Adulterers! Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Therefore whoever wishes to be a friend of the world becomes an enemy of God. sin God friendship

Be subject therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. James 4:7	Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. obedience safety addiction
Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners. Purify your hearts, you double-minded. James 4:8	Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. sin purification righteousness
Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he will exalt you. James 4:10	Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will exalt you. God humility reward
Only one is the lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy. But who are you to judge another? James 4:12	There is one lawgiver and judge who is able to save and to destroy. So who, then, are you to judge your neighbor? law judgment salvation