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

James 1:15 · KJV

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

— James 1:15

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

Do not err, my beloved brethren.

James 1 — Context

Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man: {evil: or, evils}

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

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

Do not err, my beloved brethren.

Every 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.

Cross References

Psalms 7:14

Behold, he travaileth with iniquity, and hath conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood.

Job 15:35

They conceive mischief, and bring forth vanity, and their belly prepareth deceit. {vanity: or, iniquity}

Romans 5:12-21

Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned: {for that: or, in whom}

Genesis 2:17

But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die. {thou shalt surely...: Heb. dying thou shalt die}

Isaiah 59:4

None calleth for justice, nor {any} pleadeth for truth: they trust in vanity, and speak lies; they conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity.

Genesis 3:6

And when the woman saw that the tree {was} good for food, and that it {was} pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make {one} wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat. {pleasant: Heb. a desire}

Romans 6:21-23

What fruit had ye then in those things whereof ye are now ashamed? for the end of those things {is} death.

Micah 2:1-3

Woe to them that devise iniquity, and work evil upon their beds! when the morning is light, they practise it, because it is in the power of their hand.