James 4:4-6

New International Reader's Version

⁴ You are not faithful to God. Don’t you know that to be a friend of the world is to hate God? So anyone who chooses to be the world’s friend becomes God’s enemy. ⁵ Don’t you know what Scripture says? God wants the spirit in us to belong only to him. God caused this spirit to live in us. Don’t you think Scripture has a reason for saying this? ⁶ But God continues to give us more grace. That’s why Scripture says,