James 4:16

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

As it is, you boast in your arrogance; all such boasting is evil.

Cross References

Proverbs 27:1

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

1 Corinthians 5:6

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

Psalm 52:7

“See the one who would not take refuge in God but trusted in abundant riches and sought refuge in wealth!”

Proverbs 25:14

Like clouds and wind without rain is one who boasts of a gift never given.

Revelation 18:7

As she glorified herself and lived luxuriously, so give her a like measure of torment and grief. Since in her heart she says, ‘I rule as a queen; I am no widow, and I will never see grief,’

James 3:14

But if you have bitter envy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not be arrogant and lie about the truth.

Isaiah 47:10

You felt secure in your wickedness; you said, “No one sees me.” Your wisdom and your knowledge led you astray, and you said in your heart, “I am, and there is no one besides me.”

Psalm 52:1

Why do you boast, O mighty one, of mischief done against the godly? All day long

1 John 2:16

for all that is in the world—the desire of the flesh, the desire of the eyes, the pride in riches—comes not from the Father but from the world.