James 3:14

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James 3:14

But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.

If

Glory

And lie

2 Kings 10:16

John 16:2

Acts 26:9

General references

Bible References

If

For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.

From where come wars and fightings among you? come they not from here, even of your lusts that war in your members?

And when Rachel saw that she bore Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister; and said unto Jacob, Give me children, or else I die.

And his brothers envied him; but his father observed the saying.

For wrath kills the foolish man, and envy slays the simple one.

A sound heart is the life of the flesh: but envy the rottenness of the bones.

Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but which is able to stand before jealousy?

The envy also of Ephraim shall depart, and the adversaries of Judah shall be cut off: Ephraim shall not envy Judah, and Judah shall not harass Ephraim.

Why do you show me iniquity, and cause me to behold trouble? for plundering and violence are before me: and there are those that raise up strife and contention.

For he knew that for envy they had delivered him.

Then the high priest rose up, and all they that were with him, (which is the sect of the Sadducees,) and were filled with indignation,

And the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt: but God was with him,

But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with envy, and spoke against those things which were spoken by Paul, contradicting and blaspheming.

Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,

Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in reveling and drunkenness, not in debauchery and wantonness, not in strife and envying.

For you are yet carnal: for while there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are you not carnal, and walk as men?

Love suffers long, and is kind; love envies not; love vaunts not itself, is not puffed up,

For I fear, lest, when I come, I shall not find you such as I wish, and that I shall be found unto you such as you desire not: lest there be debates, envyings, wraths, strifes, backbitings, whisperings, conceit, tumults:

But if you bite and devour one another, take heed that you be not consumed one of another.

Some indeed preach Christ even of envy and strife; and some also of good will:

Let nothing be done through strife or vain glory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than themselves.

He is proud, knowing nothing, but doting over questions and disputes of words, out of which comes envy, strife, railings, evil suspicions,

For we ourselves also were once foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving various lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.

Therefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speaking,

Glory

Behold, you are called a Jew, and rest in the law, and make your boast of God,

For who makes you to differ from another? and what have you that you did not receive? now if you did receive it, why do you glory, as if you had not received it?

And you are puffed up, and have not rather mourned, that he that has done this deed might be taken away from among you.

For neither they themselves who are circumcised keep the law; but desire to have you circumcised, that they may glory in your flesh.

And lie

And he said, Come with me, and see my zeal for the LORD. So they had him ride in his chariot.

They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time comes, that whosoever kills you will think that he does God service.

I verily thought with myself, that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.

General references

For my brethren and companions' sakes, I will now say, Peace be within you.

Take heed therefore that the light which is in you be not darkness.

But this people who know not the law are cursed.

Because that by reason of him many of the Jews went away, and believed on Jesus.

But if you bite and devour one another, take heed that you be not consumed one of another.

But now you rejoice in your boastings: all such rejoicing is evil.