James 4:16

New Living Translation

Otherwise you are boasting about your own pretentious plans, and all such boasting is evil.

Cross References

Psalm 52:1

Why do you boast about your crimes, great warrior? Don’t you realize God’s justice continues forever?

Psalm 52:7

“Look what happens to mighty warriors who do not trust in God. They trust their wealth instead and grow more and more bold in their wickedness.”

Proverbs 25:14

A person who promises a gift but doesn’t give it is like clouds and wind that bring no rain.

Proverbs 27:1

Don’t brag about tomorrow, since you don’t know what the day will bring.

Isaiah 47:10

“You felt secure in your wickedness. ‘No one sees me,’ you said. But your ‘wisdom’ and ‘knowledge’ have led you astray, and you said, ‘I am the only one, and there is no other.’

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?

James 3:14

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

1 John 2:16

For the world offers only a craving for physical pleasure, a craving for everything we see, and pride in our achievements and possessions. These are not from the Father, but are from this world.

Revelation 18:7

She glorified herself and lived in luxury, so match it now with torment and sorrow. She boasted in her heart, ‘I am queen on my throne. I am no helpless widow, and I have no reason to mourn.’