James 4:1-3

What causes conflicts and quarrels among you? Don’t they come from the passions at war within you? You crave what you do not have; you kill and covet, but are unable to obtain it. You quarrel and fight. You do not have, because you do not ask. And when you do ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may squander it on your pleasures.

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3 songs meet this passage

  • 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.

  • “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.

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