James 4:16

Modern English Version

But now you are rejoicing in your boastings. All such rejoicing is evil.

Cross References

Psalm 52:1

Why do you boast of evil, O mighty man? The goodness of God endures continually.

Psalm 52:7

“Behold, the man who did not make God his refuge, but trusted in the abundance of his riches, and sought refuge in his wickedness.”

Proverbs 25:14

Like clouds and wind without the rain, so is he who boasts himself of a false gift.

Proverbs 27:1

Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring.

Isaiah 47:10

For you have trusted in your wickedness; you have said, “No one sees me”; your wisdom and your knowledge have perverted you; and you have said in your heart, “I am, and there is no one besides me.”

1 Corinthians 5:6

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

James 3:14

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

1 John 2:16

For all that is in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not of the Father, but is of the world.

Revelation 18:7

To the extent that she glorified herself and lived luxuriously, so give her torment and sorrow; for in her heart she says, ‘I sit as a queen, and am no widow, and will see no sorrow.’