James 4:2

You crave what you do not have; you kill and covet, but are unable to obtain it. You quarrel and fight. You do not have, because you do not ask.

Cross References (11)

  • John 16:24 (36)

    Until now you have not asked for anything in My name. Ask and you will receive, so that your joy may be complete.

  • Matthew 7:7–8 (32)

    Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.

  • James 1:5 (27)

    Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be giv

  • Luke 11:9–13 (22)

    So I tell you: Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.

  • John 4:10 (15)

    Jesus answered, “If you knew the gift of God and who is asking you for a drink, you would have asked Him, and He would h

  • 1 Timothy 6:9–10 (10)

    Those who want to be rich, however, fall into temptation and become ensnared by many foolish and harmful desires that pl

  • James 5:1–5 (5)

    Come now, you who are rich, weep and wail over the misery to come upon you.

  • Proverbs 1:19 (4)

    Such is the fate of all who are greedy, whose unjust gain takes the lives of its possessors.

  • Habakkuk 2:5 (2)

    and wealth indeed betrays him. He is an arrogant man never at rest. He enlarges his appetite like Sheol, and like Death,

  • Isaiah 7:12 (0)

    But Ahaz replied, “I will not ask; I will not test the LORD.”

  • Ecclesiastes 4:8 (-2)

    There is a man all alone, without even a son or brother. And though there is no end to his labor, his eyes are still not