James 4:5
American King James Version (AKJV)
Do you think that the scripture said in vain, The spirit that dwells in us lusts to envy?
American Standard Version (ASV)
Or think ye that the scripture speaketh in vain? Doth the spirit which he made to dwell in us long unto envying?
Berean Study Bible (BSB)
Or do you think the Scripture says without reason that the Spirit He caused to dwell in us yearns with envy?
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
Or does it seem to you that it is for nothing that the holy Writings say, The spirit which God put into our hearts has a strong desire for us?
Catholic Public Domain Version (CPDV)
Or do you think that Scripture says in vain: “The spirit which lives within you desires unto envy?”
Darby Bible (DBY)
Think ye that the scripture speaks in vain? Does the Spirit which has taken his abode in us desire enviously?
Douay–Rheims Version (DRV)
Or do you think that the scripture saith in vain: To envy doth the spirit covet which dwelleth in you?
English Revised Version (ERV)
Or think ye that the scripture speaketh in vain? Doth the spirit which he made to dwell in us long unto envying?
Free Bible Version (FBV)
Do you think Scripture doesn't mean what it says: that the spirit that he put in us is very jealous?
JPS Tanakh 1917 Old Testament / Weymouth New Testament (JPS / WNT)
Or do you suppose that it is to no purpose that the Scripture says, “The Spirit which He has caused to dwell in our hearts yearns jealously over us”?
King James Version (KJV)
Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy?
New Heart English Bible (NHEB)
Or do you think that the Scripture says in vain, “The Spirit which he made to dwell in us yearns jealously”?
Webster Bible (Webster)
Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy?
World English Bible (WEB)
Or do you think that the Scripture says in vain, |The Spirit who lives in us yearns jealously|?
World Messianic Bible British Edition (WMBB)
Or do you think that the Scripture says in vain, “The Spirit who lives in us yearns jealously”?
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
Do ye think that emptily the Writing saith, 'To envy earnestly desireth the spirit that did dwell in us,'