Jam 4:4-10 | ESV | STEP | You adulterous people ! Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God ? Therefore whoever wishes to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God .

a Isa. 54:5; Jer. 2:2

c John 15:19; 1 John 2:15; [Matt. 6:24]

d 1 Cor. 6:19; 2 Cor. 6:16

e Isa. 54:7, 8; See Matt. 13:12

f 1 Pet. 5:5; Cited from Prov. 3:34 (Gk.)

g Isa. 54:7, 8; See Matt. 13:12

h 1 Pet. 5:8, 9; [Eph. 4:27; 6:11]

i 2 Chr. 15:2; Lam. 3:57; Zech. 1:3; Mal. 3:7; [Luke 15:20]

n ver. 6; Isa. 57:15; [Luke 1:52]; See Matt. 23:12

James 4:4-10

4 ^aYou adulterous people! ^{▼▼Greek You adulteresses!} Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? ^cTherefore whoever wishes to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God. 5 Or do you suppose it is to no purpose that the Scripture says, “He yearns jealously over the spirit ^dthat he has made to dwell in us”? 6 But ^ehe gives more grace. Therefore it says, ^f“God opposes the proud but ^ggives grace to the humble.” 7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. ^hResist the devil, and he will flee from you. 8 ⁱDraw near to God, and he will draw near to you. ^jCleanse your hands, you sinners, and ^kpurify your hearts, ^lyou double-minded. 9 ^mBe wretched and mourn and weep. Let your laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to gloom. 10 ⁿHumble yourselves before the Lord, and he will exalt you.