James 3:14

Modern English Version

But if you have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, do not boast and do not lie against the truth.

Cross References

Genesis 37:11

So his brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept the matter in mind.

Genesis 38:9

But Onan knew that the descendant would not be his, so when he had relations with his brother’s wife, he let his semen go on the ground, so that he would not give a descendant to his brother.

2 Kings 10:16

He said, “Come with me, and see my zeal for the Lord.” So he made him ride in his chariot.

2 Kings 10:31

But Jehu was not careful to walk in the law of the Lord God of Israel with all his heart. He did not turn aside from the sins of Jeroboam, who caused Israel to sin.

Job 5:2

For anger slays the foolish man, and jealousy kills the gullible.

Proverbs 14:30

A sound mind is the life of the flesh, but envy is the rottenness of the bones.

Proverbs 27:4

Wrath is cruel and fury is a torrent, but who is able to stand before envy?

Isaiah 11:13

The envy also of Ephraim shall depart, and the adversaries of Judah shall be cut off; Ephraim shall not envy Judah, and Judah shall not harass Ephraim.

Habakkuk 1:3

Why do You make me see wickedness, and cause me to see trouble? Plundering and violence are before me; strife and contention arise.

Matthew 27:18

For he knew that they had handed Him over out of envy.

John 16:2

They will put you out of the synagogues. Yes, the time is coming that whoever kills you will think that he is offering a service to God.

Acts 13:45

But when the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy, blaspheming and contradicting what Paul was saying.

Acts 26:9

“I myself was convinced that I must do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.

Acts 5:17

Then the high priest and all those who were with him (that is, the sect of the Sadducees) rose up and were filled with jealousy.

Acts 7:9

“The patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt. But God was with him,

Romans 1:29

They were filled with all unrighteousness, sexual immorality, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, and craftiness. They are gossips,

Romans 13:13

Let us behave properly, as in the day, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in immorality and wickedness, not in strife and envy.

Romans 2:17

Indeed you are called a Jew, and rest on the law, and make your boast in God.

Romans 2:8

But for those who are contentious and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, there will be indignation and wrath.

1 Corinthians 13:4

Love suffers long and is kind; love envies not; love flaunts not itself and is not puffed up,

1 Corinthians 3:3

for you are still worldly. For while there is envy, strife, and divisions among you, are you not worldly and behaving as mere men?

1 Corinthians 5:2

But you are arrogant. Instead you should have mourned, so that he who has done this deed might be removed from among you.

1 Corinthians 5:6

Your boasting is not good. Do you not know that a little yeast leavens the whole batch?

2 Corinthians 12:20

For I fear that when I come, I shall not find you such as I wish, and that I shall be found by you such as you do not wish. I fear there are debates, envying, wrath, strife, backbiting, whispering, arrogance, and disorder.

Galatians 5:15

But if you bite and devour one another, take heed that you are not consumed by one another.

Galatians 5:20

idolatry, sorcery, hatred, strife, jealousy, rage, selfishness, dissensions, heresies,

Galatians 5:21

envy, murders, drunkenness, carousing, and the like. I warn you, as I previously warned you, that those who do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.

Galatians 5:26

Let us not be conceited, provoking one another and envying one another.

Galatians 6:13

For they themselves who are circumcised do not keep the law. But they desire to have you circumcised, so that they may boast in your flesh.

Philippians 1:15

Some indeed are preaching Christ out of envy and strife, and some also from good will.

Philippians 2:3

Let nothing be done out of strife or conceit, but in humility let each esteem the other better than himself.

1 Timothy 2:4

who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.

1 Timothy 6:4

is conceited and knows nothing. He has a morbid disposition for controversy and verbal disputes, from which come envy, strife, blasphemies, evil speculations,

Titus 3:3

We also were once foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving various desires and pleasures, living in evil and envy, filled with hatred and hating each other.

James 1:18

Of His own will He brought us forth with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of His creatures.

James 3:16

For where there is envying and strife, there is confusion and every evil work.

James 5:19

Brothers, if any one of you strays from the truth and someone corrects him,