James 3:14

Good News Translation

But if in your heart you are jealous, bitter, and selfish, don't sin against the truth by boasting of your wisdom.

Cross References

Genesis 37:11

Joseph's brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept thinking about the whole matter.

Genesis 38:9

But Onan knew that the children would not belong to him, so when he had intercourse with his brother's widow, he let the semen spill on the ground, so that there would be no children for his brother.

2 Kings 10:16

saying, “Come with me and see for yourself how devoted I am to the Lord.” And they rode on together to Samaria.

2 Kings 10:31

But Jehu did not obey with all his heart the Law of the Lord, the God of Israel; instead, he followed the example of Jeroboam, who led Israel into sin.

Job 5:2

To worry yourself to death with resentment would be a foolish, senseless thing to do.

Proverbs 14:30

Peace of mind makes the body healthy, but jealousy is like a cancer.

Proverbs 27:4

Anger is cruel and destructive, but it is nothing compared to jealousy.

Isaiah 11:13

The kingdom of Israel will not be jealous of Judah any more, and Judah will not be the enemy of Israel.

Habakkuk 1:3

Why do you make me see such trouble? How can you stand to look on such wrongdoing? Destruction and violence are all around me, and there is fighting and quarreling everywhere.

Matthew 27:18

He knew very well that the Jewish authorities had handed Jesus over to him because they were jealous.

John 16:2

You will be expelled from the synagogues, and the time will come when those who kill you will think that by doing this they are serving God.

Acts 13:45

When the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy; they disputed what Paul was saying and insulted him.

Acts 26:9

“I myself thought that I should do everything I could against the cause of Jesus of Nazareth.

Acts 5:17

Then the High Priest and all his companions, members of the local party of the Sadducees, became extremely jealous of the apostles; so they decided to take action.

Acts 7:9

“Jacob's sons became jealous of their brother Joseph and sold him to be a slave in Egypt. But God was with him

Romans 1:29

They are filled with all kinds of wickedness, evil, greed, and vice; they are full of jealousy, murder, fighting, deceit, and malice. They gossip

Romans 13:13

Let us conduct ourselves properly, as people who live in the light of day—no orgies or drunkenness, no immorality or indecency, no fighting or jealousy.

Romans 2:17

What about you? You call yourself a Jew; you depend on the Law and boast about God;

Romans 2:8

Other people are selfish and reject what is right, in order to follow what is wrong; on them God will pour out his anger and fury.

1 Corinthians 13:4

Love is patient and kind; it is not jealous or conceited or proud;

1 Corinthians 3:3

because you still live as the people of this world live. When there is jealousy among you and you quarrel with one another, doesn't this prove that you belong to this world, living by its standards?

1 Corinthians 5:2

How, then, can you be proud? On the contrary, you should be filled with sadness, and the man who has done such a thing should be expelled from your fellowship.

1 Corinthians 5:6

It is not right for you to be proud! You know the saying, “A little bit of yeast makes the whole batch of dough rise.”

2 Corinthians 12:20

I am afraid that when I get there I will find you different from what I would like you to be and you will find me different from what you would like me to be. I am afraid that I will find quarreling and jealousy, hot tempers and selfishness, insults and gossip, pride and disorder.

Galatians 5:15

But if you act like wild animals, hurting and harming each other, then watch out, or you will completely destroy one another.

Galatians 5:20

in worship of idols and witchcraft. People become enemies and they fight; they become jealous, angry, and ambitious. They separate into parties and groups;

Galatians 5:21

they are envious, get drunk, have orgies, and do other things like these. I warn you now as I have before: those who do these things will not possess the Kingdom of God.

Galatians 5:26

We must not be proud or irritate one another or be jealous of one another.

Galatians 6:13

Even those who practice circumcision do not obey the Law; they want you to be circumcised so that they can boast that you submitted to this physical ceremony.

Philippians 1:15

Of course some of them preach Christ because they are jealous and quarrelsome, but others from genuine good will.

Philippians 2:3

Don't do anything from selfish ambition or from a cheap desire to boast, but be humble toward one another, always considering others better than yourselves.

1 Timothy 2:4

who wants everyone to be saved and to come to know the truth.

1 Timothy 6:4

is swollen with pride and knows nothing. He has an unhealthy desire to argue and quarrel about words, and this brings on jealousy, disputes, insults, evil suspicions,

Titus 3:3

For we ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, and wrong. We were slaves to passions and pleasures of all kinds. We spent our lives in malice and envy; others hated us and we hated them.

James 1:18

By his own will he brought us into being through the word of truth, so that we should have first place among all his creatures.

James 3:16

Where there is jealousy and selfishness, there is also disorder and every kind of evil.

James 5:19

My friends, if any of you wander away from the truth and another one brings you back again,