James 5
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Come now, you a rich, weep and howl for your miseries that are coming upon you!
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Your b riches are corrupted, and c your garments are moth-eaten.
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Your gold and silver are corroded, and their corrosion will be a witness against you and will eat your flesh like fire. d You have heaped up treasure in the last days.
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Indeed e the wages of the laborers who mowed your fields, which you kept back by fraud, cry out; and f the cries of the reapers have reached the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth.
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You have lived on the earth in pleasure and luxury; you have fattened your hearts as in a day of slaughter.
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You have condemned, you have murdered the just; he does not resist you.
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Therefore be patient, brethren, until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, waiting patiently for it until it receives the early and latter rain.
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You also be patient. Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is at hand.
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Do not grumble against one another, brethren, lest you be condemned. Behold, the Judge is standing at the door!
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g My brethren, take the prophets, who spoke in the name of the Lord, as an example of suffering and h patience.
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Indeed i we count them blessed who j endure. You have heard of k the perseverance of Job and seen l the end intended by the Lord - that m the Lord is very compassionate and merciful.
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But above all, my brethren, n do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or with any other oath. But let your "Yes" be "Yes," and your "No," "No," lest you fall into judgment.
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Is anyone among you suffering? Let him o pray. Is anyone cheerful? p Let him sing psalms.
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Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, q anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord.
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And the prayer of faith will save the sick, and the Lord will raise him up. r And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven.
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Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. s The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much.
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Elijah was a man t with a nature like ours, and u he prayed earnestly that it would not rain; and it did not rain on the land for three years and six months.
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And he prayed v again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth produced its fruit.
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Brethren, if anyone among you wanders from the truth, and someone w turns him back,
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let him know that he who turns a sinner from the error of his way x will save a soul from death and y cover a multitude of sins.
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Proverbs 11:28
He who trusts in his riches will fall, But the righteous will flourish like foliage.
Luke 6:24
But woe to you who are rich, For you have received your consolation.
1 Timothy 6:9
But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and harmful lusts which drown men in destruction and perdition.
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Jeremiah 17:11
" As a partridge that broods but does not hatch, So is he who gets riches, but not by right; It will leave him in the midst of his days, And at his end he will be a fool."
Matthew 6:19
Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal.
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Job 13:28
Man decays like a rotten thing, Like a garment that is moth-eaten.
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Romans 2:5
But in accordance with your hardness and your impenitent heart you are treasuring up for yourself wrath in the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God.
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Leviticus 19:13
You shall not cheat your neighbor, nor rob him. The wages of him who is hired shall not remain with you all night until morning.
Job 24:10
They cause the poor to go naked, without clothing; And they take away the sheaves from the hungry.
Jeremiah 22:13
Woe to him who builds his house by unrighteousness And his chambers by injustice, Who uses his neighbor's service without wages And gives him nothing for his work.
Malachi 3:5
And I will come near you for judgment; I will be a swift witness Against sorcerers, Against adulterers, Against perjurers, Against those who exploit wage earners and widows and orphans, And against those who turn away an alien - Because they do not fear Me," Says the LORD of hosts.
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Exodus 2:23
Now it happened in the process of time that the king of Egypt died. Then the children of Israel groaned because of the bondage, and they cried out; and their cry came up to God because of the bondage.
Deuteronomy 24:15
Each day you shall give him his wages, and not let the sun go down on it, for he is poor and has set his heart on it; lest he cry out against you to the LORD, and it be sin to you.
Job 31:38
If my land cries out against me, And its furrows weep together.
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Matthew 5:12
Rejoice and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
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Hebrews 10:36
For you have need of endurance, so that after you have done the will of God, you may receive the promise:
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Psalms 94:12
Blessed is the man whom You instruct, O LORD, And teach out of Your law.
Matthew 5:10
Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, For theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
James 1:2
My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials.
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James 1:12
Blessed is the man who endures temptation; for when he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life which the Lord has promised to those who love Him.
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Job 1:21
And he said: "Naked I came from my mother's womb, And naked shall I return there. The LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away; Blessed be the name of the LORD.
Job 1:22
In all this Job did not sin nor charge God with wrong.
Job 2:10
But he said to her, "You speak as one of the foolish women speaks. Shall we indeed accept good from God, and shall we not accept adversity?" In all this Job did not sin with his lips.
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Job 42:10
And the LORD restored Job's losses when he prayed for his friends. Indeed the LORD gave Job twice as much as he had before.
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Numbers 14:18
'The LORD is longsuffering and abundant in mercy, forgiving iniquity and transgression; but He by no means clears the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and fourth generation.'
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Matthew 5:34 - 37
But I say to you, do not swear at all: neither by heaven, for it is God's throne.
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Psalms 50:14
Offer to God thanksgiving, And pay your vows to the Most High.
Psalms 50:15
Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you shall glorify Me.
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Ephesians 5:19
Speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord.
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Mark 6:13
And they cast out many demons, and anointed with oil many who were sick, and healed them.
Mark 16:18
"they will take up serpents; and if they drink anything deadly, it will by no means hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover."
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Isaiah 33:24
And the inhabitant will not say, "I am sick"; The people who dwell in it will be forgiven their iniquity.
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Numbers 11:2
Then the people cried out to Moses, and when Moses prayed to the LORD, the fire was quenched.
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Acts 14:15
And saying, "Men, why are you doing these things? We also are men with the same nature as you, and preach to you that you should turn from these useless things to the living God, who made the heaven, the earth, the sea, and all things that are in them.
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1 Kings 17:1
And Elijah the Tishbite, of the inhabitants of Gilead, said to Ahab, " As the LORD God of Israel lives, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, except at my word.
1 Kings 18:1
And it came to pass after many days that the word of the LORD came to Elijah, in the third year, saying, "Go, present yourself to Ahab, and I will send rain on the earth.
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1 Kings 18:1
And it came to pass after many days that the word of the LORD came to Elijah, in the third year, saying, "Go, present yourself to Ahab, and I will send rain on the earth.
1 Kings 18:42
So Ahab went up to eat and drink. And Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; then he bowed down on the ground, and put his face between his knees.
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Matthew 18:15
Moreover if your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault between you and him alone. If he hears you, you have gained your brother.
Galatians 6:1
Brethren, if a man is overtaken in any trespass, you who are spiritual restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness, considering yourself lest you also be tempted.
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Romans 11:14
If by any means I may provoke to jealousy those who are my flesh and save some of them.
1 Corinthians 1:21
For since, in the wisdom of God, the world through wisdom did not know God, it pleased God through the foolishness of the message preached to save those who believe.
James 1:21
Therefore lay aside all filthiness and overflow of wickedness, and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.
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Proverbs 10:12
Hatred stirs up strife, But love covers all sins.
1 Peter 4:8
And above all things have fervent love for one another, for "love will cover a multitude of sins.
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