James 5:5
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for James 5:5 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
James 5:5 is a verse from the book of James in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "Ye have lived in pleasure on the earth, and been wanton; ye have nourished your hearts, as in a day of slaughter." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
James 5:5 — KJV
“Ye have lived in pleasure on the earth, and been wanton; ye have nourished your hearts, as in a day of slaughter.”
— James 5:5 (KJV)
James 5:5 in Context — About the Book of James
James, the Lord's brother, writes the New Testament's wisdom book — blunt, practical, allergic to empty religion. Ask God for wisdom and He gives generously; faith without works is dead; the tongue is a fire; and the prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.
Cross-References for James 5:5
“And, behold, this day I am going the way of all the earth: and ye know in all your hearts and in all your souls, that not one thing hath failed of all the good things which the LORD your God spake concerning you; all are come to pass unto you, and not one thing hath failed thereof.”
Shares key themes with James 5:5: earth, hearts, day
“These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens,”
Shares key themes with James 5:5: earth, day
“Behold, thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the earth; and from thy face shall I be hid; and I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond in the earth; and it shall come to pass, that every one that findeth me shall slay me.”
Shares key themes with James 5:5: earth, day
“And all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years: and he died.”
Shares key themes with James 5:5: lived, day
“There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown.”
Shares key themes with James 5:5: earth, day
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