James 4:16

Holman Christian Standard Bible

But as it is, you boast in your arrogance. All such boasting is evil.

Cross References

Psalm 52:1

Why brag about evil, you hero! God’s faithful love is constant.

Psalm 52:7

“Here is the man who would not make God his refuge, but trusted in the abundance of his riches, taking refuge in his destructive behavior.”

Proverbs 25:14

The man who boasts about a gift that does not exist is like clouds and wind without rain.

Proverbs 27:1

Don’t boast about tomorrow, for you don’t know what a day might bring.

Isaiah 47:10

You were secure in your wickedness; you said, ‘No one sees me.’ Your wisdom and knowledge led you astray. You said to yourself, ‘I exist, and there is no one else.’

1 Corinthians 5:6

Your boasting is not good. Don’t you know that a little yeast permeates the whole batch of dough?

James 3:14

But if you have bitter envy and selfish ambition in your heart, don’t brag and deny the truth.

1 John 2:16

For everything that belongs to the world — the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride in one’s lifestyle — is not from the Father, but is from the world.

Revelation 18:7

As much as she glorified herself and lived luxuriously, give her that much torment and grief, for she says in her heart, “I sit as a queen; I am not a widow, and I will never see grief.”