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James 1:14

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But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed.
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  1. Mark 7:21–22Rank 1 from verse 14
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    21For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,

    22Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness:

  2. Ephesians 4:22Rank 2 from verse 14
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    22That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts;

  3. Matthew 15:18Rank 3 from verse 14
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    18But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man.

  4. Hebrews 3:13Rank 4 from verse 14
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    13But exhort one another daily, while it is called To day; lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin.

  5. Proverbs 4:23Rank 5 from verse 14
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    23¶ Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.

  6. Romans 7:13Rank 6 from verse 14
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    13Was then that which is good made death unto me? God forbid. But sin, that it might appear sin, working death in me by that which is good; that sin by the commandment might become exceeding sinful.

  7. James 4:1–2Rank 7 from verse 14
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    1FROM whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members?

    2Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not.

  8. Matthew 5:28Rank 8 from verse 14
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    28But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.

  9. Isaiah 44:20Rank 9 from verse 14
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    20He feedeth on ashes: a deceived heart hath turned him aside, that he cannot deliver his soul, nor say, Is there not a lie in my right hand?

  10. Genesis 6:5Rank 10 from verse 14
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    5¶ And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.

  11. Romans 7:11Rank 11 from verse 14
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    11For sin, taking occasion by the commandment, deceived me, and by it slew me.

  12. Job 31:27Rank 12 from verse 14
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    27And my heart hath been secretly enticed, or my mouth hath kissed my hand:

  13. Job 31:9Rank 13 from verse 14
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    9If mine heart have been deceived by a woman, or if I have laid wait at my neighbour’s door;

  14. 2 Samuel 11:2–3Rank 14 from verse 14
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    2¶ And it came to pass in an eveningtide, that David arose from off his bed, and walked upon the roof of the king’s house: and from the roof he saw a woman washing herself; and the woman was very beautiful to look upon.

    3And David sent and inquired after the woman. And one said, Is not this Bath-sheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite?

  15. Joshua 7:21–24Rank 15 from verse 14
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    21When I saw among the spoils a goodly Babylonish garment, and two hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of gold of fifty shekels weight, then I coveted them, and took them; and, behold, they are hid in the earth in the midst of my tent, and the silver under it.

    22¶ So Joshua sent messengers, and they ran unto the tent; and, behold, it was hid in his tent, and the silver under it.

    23And they took them out of the midst of the tent, and brought them unto Joshua, and unto all the children of Israel, and laid them out before the Lord.

    24And Joshua, and all Israel with him, took Achan the son of Zerah, and the silver, and the garment, and the wedge of gold, and his sons, and his daughters, and his oxen, and his asses, and his sheep, and his tent, and all that he had: and they brought them unto the valley of Achor.

  16. 1 Kings 21:2–4Rank 16 from verse 14
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    2And Ahab spake unto Naboth, saying, Give me thy vineyard, that I may have it for a garden of herbs, because it is near unto my house: and I will give thee for it a better vineyard than it; or, if it seem good to thee, I will give thee the worth of it in money.

    3And Naboth said to Ahab, The Lord forbid it me, that I should give the inheritance of my fathers unto thee.

    4And Ahab came into his house heavy and displeased because of the word which Naboth the Jezreelite had spoken to him: for he had said, I will not give thee the inheritance of my fathers. And he laid him down upon his bed, and turned away his face, and would eat no bread.

  17. Matthew 15:20Rank 17 from verse 14
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    20These are the things which defile a man: but to eat with unwashen hands defileth not a man.

  18. Genesis 8:21Rank 18 from verse 14
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    21And the Lord smelled a sweet savour; and the Lord said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man’s sake; for the imagination of man’s heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done.

  19. Hosea 13:9Rank 19 from verse 14
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    9¶ O Israel, thou hast destroyed thyself; but in me is thine help.

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James 1:14

COMBINED MEANING

but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

every

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Each individual or member of the class, group, place, time, side, or kind named; all distributively.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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man

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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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tempted

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of tempt. Sense 1: To try, test, put to the test. Sense 2: To entice toward evil.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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drawn

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1. Pulled or dragged. 2. Brought, led, or attracted. 3. Taken out or extracted. 4. Marked out in a line.

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lust

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Sense 1: Strong desire, craving, or appetite. Sense 2: To desire or crave.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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enticed

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of entice, meaning to attract, allure, or draw by exciting desire or hope, especially toward wrongdoing.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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1:13Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man:

1:14But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed.

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1:15Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.

1:16Do not err, my beloved brethren.

1:17Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.

1:18Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.

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