James 3:14

God's Word

But if you are bitterly jealous and filled with self-centered ambition, don’t brag. Don’t say that you are wise when it isn’t true.

Cross References

Genesis 37:11

So his brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept thinking about these things.

Genesis 38:9

But Onan knew that the descendant wouldn’t belong to him, so whenever he slept with his brother’s widow, he wasted his semen on the ground to avoid giving his brother a descendant.

2 Kings 10:16

Jehu said, “Come with me. See how devoted I am to the Lord.” So he had Jehonadab ride on his chariot.

2 Kings 10:31

But Jehu didn’t wholeheartedly obey the teachings of the Lord God of Israel. He didn’t turn away from the sins that Jeroboam led Israel to commit.

Job 5:2

Certainly, anger kills a stubborn fool, and jealousy murders a gullible person.

Proverbs 14:30

A tranquil heart makes for a healthy body, but jealousy is ⌞like⌟ bone cancer.

Proverbs 27:4

Anger is cruel, and fury is overwhelming, but who can survive jealousy?

Isaiah 11:13

Ephraim’s jealousy will vanish, and Judah’s opponents will come to an end. Ephraim won’t be jealous of Judah, and Judah won’t oppose Ephraim.

Habakkuk 1:3

Why do you make me see wrongdoing? And why do you watch wickedness? Destruction and violence are in front of me. Quarrels and disputes arise.

Matthew 27:18

Pilate knew that they had handed Jesus over to him because they were jealous.

John 16:2

You will be thrown out of synagogues. Certainly, the time is coming when people who murder you will think that they are serving God.

Acts 13:45

When the Jews saw the crowds, they became very jealous. They used insulting language to contradict whatever Paul said.

Acts 26:9

“I used to think that I had to do a lot of things to oppose the one named Jesus of Nazareth.

Acts 5:17

The chief priest and the whole party of the Sadducees who were with him were extremely jealous. So they took action

Acts 7:9

“Jacob’s sons were jealous of their brother Joseph. They sold him into slavery, and he was taken to Egypt. But God was with Joseph

Romans 1:29

Their lives are filled with all kinds of sexual sins, wickedness, and greed. They are mean. They are filled with envy, murder, quarreling, deceit, and viciousness. They are gossips,

Romans 13:13

We should live decently, as people who live in the light of day. Wild parties, drunkenness, sexual immorality, promiscuity, rivalry, and jealousy cannot be part of our lives.

Romans 2:17

You call yourself a Jew, rely on the laws in Moses’ Teachings, brag about your God,

Romans 2:8

anger and fury on those who, in selfish pride, refuse to believe the truth and who follow what is wrong.

1 Corinthians 13:4

Love is patient. Love is kind. Love isn’t jealous. It doesn’t sing its own praises. It isn’t arrogant.

1 Corinthians 3:3

because you’re still influenced by your corrupt nature. When you are jealous and quarrel among yourselves, aren’t you influenced by your corrupt nature and living by human standards?

1 Corinthians 5:2

You’re being arrogant when you should have been more upset about this. If you had been upset, the man who did this would have been removed from among you.

1 Corinthians 5:6

It’s not good for you to brag. Don’t you know that a little yeast spreads through the whole batch of dough?

2 Corinthians 12:20

I’m afraid that I may come and find you different from what I want you to be, and that you may find me different from what you want me to be. I’m afraid that there may be rivalry, jealousy, hot tempers, selfish ambition, slander, gossip, arrogance, and disorderly conduct.

Galatians 5:15

But if you criticize and attack each other, be careful that you don’t destroy each other.

Galatians 5:20

idolatry, drug use, hatred, rivalry, jealousy, angry outbursts, selfish ambition, conflict, factions,

Galatians 5:21

envy, drunkenness, wild partying, and similar things. I’ve told you in the past and I’m telling you again that people who do these kinds of things will not inherit God’s kingdom.

Galatians 5:26

We can’t allow ourselves to act arrogantly and to provoke or envy each other.

Galatians 6:13

It’s clear that not even those who had themselves circumcised did this to follow Moses’ laws. Yet, they want you to be circumcised so that they can brag about what was done to your body.

Philippians 1:15

Some people tell the message about Christ because of their jealousy and envy. Others tell the message about him because of their good will.

Philippians 2:3

Don’t act out of selfish ambition or be conceited. Instead, humbly think of others as being better than yourselves.

1 Timothy 2:4

He wants all people to be saved and to learn the truth.

1 Timothy 6:4

is a conceited person. He shows that he doesn’t understand anything. Rather, he has an unhealthy desire to argue and quarrel about words. This produces jealousy, rivalry, cursing, suspicion,

Titus 3:3

Indeed, we, too, were once stupid, disobedient, and misled. We were slaves to many kinds of lusts and pleasures. We were mean and jealous. We were hated, and we hated each other.

James 1:18

God decided to give us life through the word of truth to make us his most important creatures.

James 3:16

Wherever there is jealousy and rivalry, there is disorder and every kind of evil.

James 5:19

My brothers and sisters, if one of you wanders from the truth, someone can bring that person back.