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.
Cross References
James 5:6You have condemned and murdered the righteous, who did not resist you.
1 John 3:15Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that eternal life does not reside in a murderer.
Treasury of Scripture
You lust, and have not: you kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: you fight and war, yet you have not, because you ask not.
lust.
James 5:1-5
Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you…
Proverbs 1:19
So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; which taketh away the life of the owners thereof.
Ecclesiastes 4:8
There is one alone, and there is not a second; yea, he hath neither child nor brother: yet is there no end of all his labour; neither is his eye satisfied with riches; neither saith he, For whom do I labour, and bereave my soul of good? This is also vanity, yea, it is a sore travail.
kill.
James 1:5
If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.
Isaiah 7:12
But Ahaz said, I will not ask, neither will I tempt the LORD.
Matthew 7:7,8
Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: …
