But Onan knew that the heir would not be (A)his; and it came to pass, when he went in to his brother’s wife, that he emitted on the ground, lest he should give an heir to his brother.

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But Onan knew that the child would not be his; so whenever he slept with his brother’s wife, he spilled his semen on the ground to keep from providing offspring for his brother.

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Or do you think that the Scripture says in vain, (A)“The Spirit who dwells in us yearns jealously”?

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Or do you think Scripture says without reason that he jealously longs for the spirit he has caused to dwell in us[a]?(A)

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Footnotes

  1. James 4:5 Or that the spirit he caused to dwell in us envies intensely; or that the Spirit he caused to dwell in us longs jealously

16 For (A)where envy and self-seeking exist, confusion and every evil thing are there.

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16 For where you have envy and selfish ambition,(A) there you find disorder and every evil practice.

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For (A)we ourselves were also once foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving various lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful and hating one another.

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At one time(A) we too were foolish, disobedient, deceived and enslaved by all kinds of passions and pleasures. We lived in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another.

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14 But if you have (A)bitter envy and [a]self-seeking in your hearts, (B)do not boast and lie against the truth.

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  1. James 3:14 selfish ambition

14 But if you harbor bitter envy and selfish ambition(A) in your hearts, do not boast about it or deny the truth.(B)

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Wrath is cruel and anger a torrent,
But (A)who is able to stand before jealousy?

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Anger is cruel and fury overwhelming,
    but who can stand before jealousy?(A)

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For wrath kills a foolish man,
And envy slays a simple one.

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Resentment(A) kills a fool,
    and envy slays the simple.(B)

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10 Moreover, Ruth the Moabitess, the widow of Mahlon, I have acquired as my wife, to perpetuate the name of the dead through his inheritance, (A)that the name of the dead may not be cut off from among his brethren and from [a]his position at the gate. You are witnesses this day.”

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  1. Ruth 4:10 Probably his civic office

10 I have also acquired Ruth the Moabite,(A) Mahlon’s widow, as my wife,(B) in order to maintain the name of the dead with his property, so that his name will not disappear from among his family or from his hometown.(C) Today you are witnesses!(D)

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And it shall be that the firstborn son which she bears (A)will succeed to the name of his dead brother, that (B)his name may not be blotted out of Israel.

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The first son she bears shall carry on the name of the dead brother so that his name will not be blotted out from Israel.(A)

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11 But Naomi said, “Turn back, my daughters; why will you go with me? Are there still sons in my womb, (A)that they may be your husbands?

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11 But Naomi said, “Return home, my daughters. Why would you come with me? Am I going to have any more sons, who could become your husbands?(A)

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