James 3:14

New American Bible - revised edition

But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast and be false to the truth.

Cross References

Genesis 37:11

So his brothers were furious at him but his father kept the matter in mind.

Genesis 38:9

Onan, however, knew that the offspring would not be his; so whenever he had intercourse with his brother’s wife, he wasted his seed on the ground, to avoid giving offspring to his brother.

2 Kings 10:16

and said, “Come with me and see my zeal for the Lord.” And they took him along in his chariot. Slaughter of the Worshipers of Baal.

2 Kings 10:31

But Jehu was not careful to walk in the law of the Lord, the God of Israel, with all his heart, since he did not desist from the sins which Jeroboam had caused Israel to commit.

Job 5:2

Surely impatience kills the fool and indignation slays the simpleton.

Proverbs 14:30

A tranquil mind gives life to the body, but jealousy rots the bones.

Proverbs 27:4

Anger is cruel, and wrath overwhelming, but before jealousy who can stand?

Isaiah 11:13

The envy of Ephraim shall pass away, and those hostile to Judah shall be cut off; Ephraim shall not envy Judah, and Judah shall not be hostile to Ephraim;

Habakkuk 1:3

Why do you let me see iniquity? why do you simply gaze at evil? Destruction and violence are before me; there is strife and discord.

Matthew 27:18

For he knew that it was out of envy that they had handed him over.

John 16:2

They will expel you from the synagogues; in fact, the hour is coming when everyone who kills you will think he is offering worship to God.

Acts 13:45

When the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy and with violent abuse contradicted what Paul said.

Acts 26:9

I myself once thought that I had to do many things against the name of Jesus the Nazorean,

Acts 5:17

Then the high priest rose up and all his companions, that is, the party of the Sadducees, and, filled with jealousy,

Acts 7:9

“And the patriarchs, jealous of Joseph, sold him into slavery in Egypt; but God was with him

Romans 1:29

They are filled with every form of wickedness, evil, greed, and malice; full of envy, murder, rivalry, treachery, and spite. They are gossips

Romans 13:13

let us conduct ourselves properly as in the day, not in orgies and drunkenness, not in promiscuity and licentiousness, not in rivalry and jealousy.

Romans 2:17

Now if you call yourself a Jew and rely on the law and boast of God

Romans 2:8

but wrath and fury to those who selfishly disobey the truth and obey wickedness.

1 Corinthians 13:4

Love is patient, love is kind. It is not jealous, [love] is not pompous, it is not inflated,

1 Corinthians 3:3

for you are still of the flesh. While there is jealousy and rivalry among you, are you not of the flesh and behaving in an ordinary human way?

1 Corinthians 5:2

And you are inflated with pride. Should you not rather have been sorrowful? The one who did this deed should be expelled from your midst.

1 Corinthians 5:6

Your boasting is not appropriate. Do you not know that a little yeast leavens all the dough?

2 Corinthians 12:20

For I fear that when I come I may find you not such as I wish, and that you may find me not as you wish; that there may be rivalry, jealousy, fury, selfishness, slander, gossip, conceit, and disorder.

Galatians 5:15

But if you go on biting and devouring one another, beware that you are not consumed by one another.

Galatians 5:20

idolatry, sorcery, hatreds, rivalry, jealousy, outbursts of fury, acts of selfishness, dissensions, factions,

Galatians 5:21

occasions of envy, drinking bouts, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I warned you before, that those who do such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.

Galatians 5:26

Let us not be conceited, provoking one another, envious of one another.

Galatians 6:13

Not even those having themselves circumcised observe the law themselves; they only want you to be circumcised so that they may boast of your flesh.

Philippians 1:15

Of course, some preach Christ from envy and rivalry, others from good will.

Philippians 2:3

Do nothing out of selfishness or out of vainglory; rather, humbly regard others as more important than yourselves,

1 Timothy 2:4

who wills everyone to be saved and to come to knowledge of the truth.

1 Timothy 6:4

is conceited, understanding nothing, and has a morbid disposition for arguments and verbal disputes. From these come envy, rivalry, insults, evil suspicions,

Titus 3:3

For we ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, deluded, slaves to various desires and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful ourselves and hating one another.

James 1:18

He willed to give us birth by the word of truth that we may be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures. Doers of the Word.

James 3:16

For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there is disorder and every foul practice.

James 5:19

My brothers, if anyone among you should stray from the truth and someone bring him back,