Nehr · James 4

James 4:3

Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.

James 4:3, King James Version
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World English Bible (WEB)

You ask, and don't receive, because you ask amiss, so that you may spend it for your pleasures.

American Standard Version (ASV)

Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may spend it in your pleasures.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

ye ask, and ye receive not, because evilly ye ask, that in your pleasures ye may spend <FI>it<Fi> .

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