James 3:14

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

If you are selfish and have bitter jealousy in your hearts, you have no reason to boast. Your boasting is a lie that hides the truth.

Cross References

James 3:16

Where there is jealousy and selfishness, there will be confusion and every kind of evil.

1 Corinthians 13:4

Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous, it does not brag, and it is not proud.

Philippians 2:3

In whatever you do, don’t let selfishness or pride be your guide. Be humble, and honor others more than yourselves.

1 Corinthians 3:3

You are still not following the Spirit. You are jealous of each other, and you are always arguing with each other. This shows that you are still following your own selfish desires. You are acting like ordinary people of the world.

Romans 13:13

We should live in a right way, like people who belong to the day. We should not have wild parties or be drunk. We should not be involved in sexual sin or any kind of immoral behavior. We should not cause arguments and trouble or be jealous.

2 Corinthians 12:20

I do this because I am afraid that when I come, you will not be what I want you to be. And I am afraid that I will not be what you want me to be. I am afraid that I will find arguing, jealousy, anger, selfish fighting, evil talk, gossip, pride, and confusion there.

Philippians 1:15

Some people are telling the message about Christ because they are jealous and bitter. Others do it because they want to help.

James 5:19

My brothers and sisters, if anyone wanders away from the truth and someone helps that person come back,

Acts 5:17

The high priest and all his friends, a group called the Sadducees, became very jealous.

Titus 3:3

In the past we were foolish too. We did not obey, we were wrong, and we were slaves to the many things our bodies wanted and enjoyed. We lived doing evil and being jealous. People hated us and we hated each other.

1 Timothy 6:4

They are proud of what they know, but they understand nothing. They are sick with a love for arguing and fighting about words. And that brings jealousy, quarrels, insults, and evil mistrust.

1 Corinthians 5:2

And still you are proud of yourselves! You should have been filled with sadness. And the man who committed that sin should be put out of your group.

Romans 2:8

But others are selfish and refuse to follow truth. They follow evil. God will show his anger and punish them.

Proverbs 27:4

Anger is cruel and can destroy like a flood, but jealousy is much worse.

Proverbs 14:30

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

2 Kings 10:31

But Jehu was not careful to follow the law of the Lord with all his heart. Jehu did not stop committing the sins of Jeroboam that caused Israel to sin.

Galatians 6:13

They are circumcised, but they don’t obey the law themselves. They want you to be circumcised so that they can boast about what they did to you.

Galatians 5:26

We must not feel proud and boast about ourselves. We must not cause trouble for each other or be jealous of each other.

Galatians 5:21

being filled with envy, getting drunk, having wild parties, and doing other things like this. I warn you now as I warned you before: The people who do these things will not have a part in God’s kingdom.

Galatians 5:15

If you continue hurting each other and tearing each other apart, be careful, or you will completely destroy each other.

1 Corinthians 5:6

Your proud talk is not good. You know the saying, “Just a little yeast makes the whole batch of dough rise.”

Romans 2:17

What about you? You say you are a Jew. You trust in the law and proudly claim to be close to God.

Romans 1:29

They are filled with every kind of sin, evil, greed, and hatred. They are full of jealousy, murder, fighting, lying, and thinking the worst things about each other. They gossip

Acts 26:9

“I used to think that I should do everything I could against Jesus from Nazareth.

Acts 13:45

When the Jews there saw all these people, they became very jealous. Shouting insults, they argued against everything Paul said.

John 16:2

People will tell you to leave their synagogues and never come back. In fact, the time will come when they will think that killing you would be doing service for God.

Matthew 27:18

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

Habakkuk 1:3

People are stealing things and hurting others. They are arguing and fighting. Why do you make me look at these terrible things?

Isaiah 11:13

Then Ephraim will not be jealous of Judah, and Judah will have no enemies left. And Judah will not cause trouble for Ephraim.

Job 5:2

A fool’s anger will kill him. His jealousy will destroy him.

2 Kings 10:16

Jehu said, “Come with me. You can see how strong my feelings are for the Lord.” So Jehonadab rode in Jehu’s chariot.

Genesis 37:11

Joseph’s brothers continued to be jealous of him, but his father thought about all these things and wondered what they could mean.

Acts 7:9

“These ancestors of ours became jealous of their brother Joseph and sold him to be a slave in Egypt. But God was with him

Galatians 5:20

worshiping false gods, taking part in witchcraft, hating people, causing trouble, being jealous, angry or selfish, causing people to argue and divide into separate groups,

1 Timothy 2:4

God wants everyone to be saved and to fully understand the truth.

James 1:18

God decided to give us life through the true message he sent to us. He wanted us to be the most important of all that he created.

Genesis 38:9

Onan knew that the children from this union would not belong to him. He had sexual relations with Tamar, but he did not allow himself to stay inside her.