James 4:16

Good News Translation

But now you are proud, and you boast; all such boasting is wrong.

Cross References

Psalm 52:1

Why do you boast, great one, of your evil? God's faithfulness is eternal.

Psalm 52:7

“Look, here is someone who did not depend on God for safety, but trusted instead in great wealth and looked for security in being wicked.”

Proverbs 25:14

People who promise things that they never give are like clouds and wind that bring no rain.

Proverbs 27:1

Never boast about tomorrow. You don't know what will happen between now and then.

Isaiah 47:10

“You felt sure of yourself in your evil; you thought that no one could see you. Your wisdom and knowledge led you astray, and you said to yourself, ‘I am God— there is no one else like me.’

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.”

James 3:14

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

1 John 2:16

Everything that belongs to the world—what the sinful self desires, what people see and want, and everything in this world that people are so proud of—none of this comes from the Father; it all comes from the world.

Revelation 18:7

Give her as much suffering and grief as the glory and luxury she gave herself. For she keeps telling herself: ‘Here I sit, a queen! I am no widow, I will never know grief!’