James 4:1

What causes conflicts and quarrels among you? Don’t they come from the passions at war within you?

Berean Standard Bible, public domain. Read all of James 4

3 songs meet this passage

  • “I never meant to start a war”

    Wrecking Ball · Miley Cyrus

    resonates with James 4:1

    James traces conflict to unmet inner desires; the singer's admission that longing turned into war names the same root honestly.

  • “I'ma start killin' for kicks”

    Nine Thou (Grant Mohrman Superstars Remix) [Instrumental] · Styles of Beyond

    strains against James 4:1-2

    The boast of violence for sport stands against James' diagnosis that such fights spring from unchecked desire, not wisdom.

  • Ain't No Love In Oklahoma · Luke Combs

    strains against James 4:1-3

    James names the inner war between desire and peace; here the narrator admits he wants peace but chooses the thrill instead, a tension left unresolved.

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