James 3:14

New Living Translation

But if you are bitterly jealous and there is selfish ambition in your heart, don’t cover up the truth with boasting and lying.

Cross References

Genesis 37:11

But while his brothers were jealous of Joseph, his father wondered what the dreams meant.

Genesis 38:9

But Onan was not willing to have a child who would not be his own heir. So whenever he had intercourse with his brother’s wife, he spilled the semen on the ground. This prevented her from having a child who would belong to his brother.

2 Kings 10:16

Then Jehu said, “Now come with me, and see how devoted I am to the Lord.” So Jehonadab rode along with him.

2 Kings 10:31

But Jehu did not obey the Law of the Lord, the God of Israel, with all his heart. He refused to turn from the sins that Jeroboam had led Israel to commit.

Job 5:2

Surely resentment destroys the fool, and jealousy kills the simple.

Proverbs 14:30

A peaceful heart leads to a healthy body; jealousy is like cancer in the bones.

Proverbs 27:4

Anger is cruel, and wrath is like a flood, but jealousy is even more dangerous.

Isaiah 11:13

Then at last the jealousy between Israel and Judah will end. They will not be rivals anymore.

Habakkuk 1:3

Must I forever see these evil deeds? Why must I watch all this misery? Wherever I look, I see destruction and violence. I am surrounded by people who love to argue and fight.

Matthew 27:18

(He knew very well that the religious leaders had arrested Jesus out of envy.)

John 16:2

For you will be expelled from the synagogues, and the time is coming when those who kill you will think they are doing a holy service for God.

Acts 13:45

But when some of the Jews saw the crowds, they were jealous; so they slandered Paul and argued against whatever he said.

Acts 26:9

“I used to believe that I ought to do everything I could to oppose the very name of Jesus the Nazarene.

Acts 5:17

The high priest and his officials, who were Sadducees, were filled with jealousy.

Acts 7:9

“These patriarchs were jealous of their brother Joseph, and they sold him to be a slave in Egypt. But God was with him

Romans 1:29

Their lives became full of every kind of wickedness, sin, greed, hate, envy, murder, quarreling, deception, malicious behavior, and gossip.

Romans 13:13

Because we belong to the day, we must live decent lives for all to see. Don’t participate in the darkness of wild parties and drunkenness, or in sexual promiscuity and immoral living, or in quarreling and jealousy.

Romans 2:17

You who call yourselves Jews are relying on God’s law, and you boast about your special relationship with him.

Romans 2:8

But he will pour out his anger and wrath on those who live for themselves, who refuse to obey the truth and instead live lives of wickedness.

1 Corinthians 13:4

Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud

1 Corinthians 3:3

for you are still controlled by your sinful nature. You are jealous of one another and quarrel with each other. Doesn’t that prove you are controlled by your sinful nature? Aren’t you living like people of the world?

1 Corinthians 5:2

You are so proud of yourselves, but you should be mourning in sorrow and shame. And you should remove this man from your fellowship.

1 Corinthians 5:6

Your boasting about this is terrible. Don’t you realize that this sin is like a little yeast that spreads through the whole batch of dough?

2 Corinthians 12:20

For I am afraid that when I come I won’t like what I find, and you won’t like my response. I am afraid that I will find quarreling, jealousy, anger, selfishness, slander, gossip, arrogance, and disorderly behavior.

Galatians 5:15

But if you are always biting and devouring one another, watch out! Beware of destroying one another.

Galatians 5:20

idolatry, sorcery, hostility, quarreling, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish ambition, dissension, division,

Galatians 5:21

envy, drunkenness, wild parties, and other sins like these. Let me tell you again, as I have before, that anyone living that sort of life will not inherit the Kingdom of God.

Galatians 5:26

Let us not become conceited, or provoke one another, or be jealous of one another.

Galatians 6:13

And even those who advocate circumcision don’t keep the whole law themselves. They only want you to be circumcised so they can boast about it and claim you as their disciples.

Philippians 1:15

It’s true that some are preaching out of jealousy and rivalry. But others preach about Christ with pure motives.

Philippians 2:3

Don’t be selfish; don’t try to impress others. Be humble, thinking of others as better than yourselves.

1 Timothy 2:4

who wants everyone to be saved and to understand the truth.

1 Timothy 6:4

Anyone who teaches something different is arrogant and lacks understanding. Such a person has an unhealthy desire to quibble over the meaning of words. This stirs up arguments ending in jealousy, division, slander, and evil suspicions.

Titus 3:3

Once we, too, were foolish and disobedient. We were misled and became slaves to many lusts and pleasures. Our lives were full of evil and envy, and we hated each other.

James 1:18

He chose to give birth to us by giving us his true word. And we, out of all creation, became his prized possession.

James 3:16

For wherever there is jealousy and selfish ambition, there you will find disorder and evil of every kind.

James 5:19

My dear brothers and sisters, if someone among you wanders away from the truth and is brought back,