James 3:14

New Century Version

But if you are selfish and have bitter jealousy in your hearts, do not brag. Your bragging is a lie that hides the truth.

Cross References

Genesis 37:11

Joseph’s brothers were jealous of him, but his father thought about what all these things could mean.

Genesis 38:9

But Onan knew that the children would not belong to him, so when he was supposed to have sexual relations with Tamar he did not complete the sex act. This made it impossible for Tamar to become pregnant and for Er to have descendants.

2 Kings 10:16

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

2 Kings 10:31

But Jehu was not careful to follow the teachings of the Lord, the God of Israel, with all his heart. He did not stop doing the same sins Jeroboam had done, by which he had led Israel to sin.

Job 5:2

Anger kills the fool, and jealousy slays the stupid.

Proverbs 14:30

Peace of mind means a healthy body, but jealousy will rot your bones.

Proverbs 27:4

Anger is cruel and destroys like a flood, but no one can put up with jealousy!

Isaiah 11:13

At that time Israel will not be jealous anymore, and Judah will have no more enemies. Israel will not be jealous of Judah, and Judah will not hate Israel.

Habakkuk 1:3

Why do you make me see wrong things and make me look at trouble? People are destroying things and hurting others in front of me; they are arguing and fighting.

Matthew 27:18

Pilate knew that they turned Jesus in to him because they were jealous.

John 16:2

People will put you out of their synagogues. Yes, the time is coming when those who kill you will think they are offering service to God.

Acts 13:45

Seeing the crowd, the Jewish people became very jealous and said insulting things and argued against what Paul said.

Acts 26:9

“I, too, thought I ought to do many things against Jesus from Nazareth.

Acts 5:17

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

Acts 7:9

“Jacob’s sons became jealous of Joseph and sold him to be a slave in Egypt. But God was with him

Romans 1:29

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

Romans 13:13

Let us live in a right way, like people who belong to the day. We should not have wild parties or get drunk. There should be no sexual sins of any kind, no fighting or jealousy.

Romans 2:17

What about you? You call yourself a Jew. You trust in the law of Moses and brag that you are close to God.

Romans 2:8

But other people are selfish. They refuse to follow truth and, instead, follow evil. God will give them his punishment and anger.

1 Corinthians 13:4

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

1 Corinthians 3:3

You are still not spiritual, because there is jealousy and quarreling among you, and this shows that you are not spiritual. You are acting like people of the world.

1 Corinthians 5:2

And you are proud! You should have been filled with sadness so that the man who did this should be put out of your group.

1 Corinthians 5:6

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

2 Corinthians 12:20

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

Galatians 5:15

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

Galatians 5:20

worshiping gods, doing witchcraft, hating, making trouble, being jealous, being angry, being selfish, making people angry with each other, causing divisions among people,

Galatians 5:21

feeling envy, being drunk, having wild and wasteful parties, and doing other things like these. I warn you now as I warned you before: Those who do these things will not inherit God’s kingdom.

Galatians 5:26

We must not be proud or make trouble with each other or be jealous of each other.

Galatians 6:13

Those who are circumcised do not obey the law themselves, but they want you to be circumcised so they can brag about what they forced you to do.

Philippians 1:15

It is true that some preach about Christ because they are jealous and ambitious, but others preach about Christ because they want to help.

Philippians 2:3

When you do things, do not let selfishness or pride be your guide. Instead, be humble and give more honor to others than to yourselves.

1 Timothy 2:4

who wants all people to be saved and to know the truth.

1 Timothy 6:4

This person is full of pride and understands nothing, but is sick with a love for arguing and fighting about words. This brings jealousy, fighting, speaking against others, evil mistrust,

Titus 3:3

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

James 1:18

God decided to give us life through the word of truth so we might be the most important of all the things he made.

James 3:16

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

James 5:19

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