Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
But if you have bitter envy and selfish ambition in your heart, don’t brag and deny the truth.
New American Standard Bible
But if you have bitter
King James Version
But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.
International Standard Version
But if you have bitter jealousy and rivalry in your hearts, stop boasting and slandering the truth.
A Conservative Version
But if ye have bitter envy and selfish ambition in your heart, do not boast, and do not lie against the truth.
American Standard Version
But if ye have bitter jealousy and faction in your heart, glory not and lie not against the truth.
Amplified
But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not be arrogant, and [as a result] be in defiance of the truth.
An Understandable Version
But if you people have bitter jealousy and rivalry in your hearts, do not be arrogant [over it] and deny the truth.
Anderson New Testament
But if you have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.
Bible in Basic English
But if you have bitter envy in your heart and the desire to get the better of others, have no pride in this, talking falsely against what is true.
Common New Testament
But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast and be false to the truth.
Daniel Mace New Testament
but if envy and contention imbitter your minds, don't think your false pretences can stand against the truth:
Darby Translation
but if ye have bitter emulation and strife in your hearts, do not boast and lie against the truth.
Godbey New Testament
But if you have bitter envy and strife in your heart, do not boast, and lie against the truth.
Goodspeed New Testament
But if you cherish bitter feelings of jealousy and rivalry in your hearts, do not pride yourselves on it and thus belie the truth.
John Wesley New Testament
But if ye have bitter zeal and strife in your hearts, do not glory and lie against the truth.
Julia Smith Translation
And if ye have bitter envy and intrigue in your heart, boast not, and lie not against the truth.
King James 2000
But if you have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, boast not, and lie not against the truth.
Lexham Expanded Bible
But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast and tell lies against the truth.
Modern King James verseion
But if you have bitter jealousy and strife in your hearts, do not glory and lie against the truth.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, rejoice not: neither be liars against the truth.
Moffatt New Testament
But if you are cherishing bitter jealousy and rivalry in your hearts, do not pride yourselves on that ??and be false to the truth.
Montgomery New Testament
But if you have bitter jealousy and faction in your heart, do not be boasting of that, and be false to the truth.
NET Bible
But if you have bitter jealousy and selfishness in your hearts, do not boast and tell lies against the truth.
New Heart English Bible
But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your heart, do not boast and do not lie against the truth.
Noyes New Testament
But if ye have bitter rivalry and strife in your hearts, do not glory and lie against the truth.
Sawyer New Testament
But if you have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, boast not and lie not against the truth.
The Emphasized Bible
But, if, bitter jealousy, ye have, and rivalry, in your hearts; be not boasting and showing yourselves false against the truth!
Thomas Haweis New Testament
But if ye have bitter envy and contention in your heart, boast not, and lie not against the truth.
Twentieth Century New Testament
But, while you harbor envy and bitterness and a spirit of rivalry in your hearts, do not boast or lie to the detriment of the Truth.
Webster
But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.
Weymouth New Testament
But if in your hearts you have bitter feelings of envy and rivalry, do not speak boastfully and falsely, in defiance of the truth.
Williams New Testament
But if you cherish bitter jealousy and rivalry in your hearts, stop being proud of it and stop being false to the standard of truth.
World English Bible
But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your heart, don't boast and don't lie against the truth.
Worrell New Testament
But, if ye have bitter jealousy and contention in your heart, do not boast and lie against the truth.
Worsley New Testament
but if ye have bitter envy and strife in your hearts, do not boast and lie against the truth;
Youngs Literal Translation
and if bitter zeal ye have, and rivalry in your heart, glory not, nor lie against the truth;
Themes
Confusion » Where confusion is
Envy » The place where envy exists
Envy » Inconsistent with » The gospel
Strife » Causes of » Forbidden
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Word Count of 37 Translations in James 3:14
Prayers for James 3:14
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Wisdom That Comes Down From Above
13
Who is wise and has understanding among you? He should show his works by good conduct with wisdom’s gentleness.
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Cross References
James 3:16
For where envy and selfish ambition exist, there is disorder and every kind of evil.
2 Corinthians 12:20
For I fear that perhaps when I come I will not find you to be what I want, and I may not be found by you to be what you want;
Acts 5:17
Then the high priest took action. He and all his colleagues, those who belonged to the party of the Sadducees, were filled with jealousy.
Romans 13:13
Let us walk with decency,
Philippians 1:15
To be sure, some preach Christ out of envy and strife,
Philippians 2:3
Do nothing out of rivalry
Genesis 30:1-2
When Rachel saw that she was not bearing Jacob any children, she envied her sister. “Give me sons, or I will die!”
Genesis 37:11
His brothers were jealous of him,
2 Kings 10:16
Then he said, “Come with me and see my zeal
2 Kings 10:31
Yet Jehu was not careful to follow the instruction of the Lord God of Israel with all his heart. He did not turn from the sins that Jeroboam had caused Israel to commit.
Job 5:2
and jealousy slays the gullible.
Proverbs 14:30
but jealousy is rottenness to the bones.
Proverbs 27:4
but who can withstand jealousy?
Isaiah 11:13
Judah’s harassment will end.
Ephraim will no longer be envious of Judah,
and Judah will not harass Ephraim.
Habakkuk 1:3
Why do You tolerate
Oppression and violence are right in front of me.
Strife is ongoing, and conflict escalates.
Matthew 27:18
For he knew they had handed Him over because of envy.
John 16:2
Acts 7:9
“The patriarchs became jealous of Joseph and sold him into Egypt, but God was with him
Acts 13:45
But when the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy and began to oppose what Paul was saying by insulting him.
Acts 26:9
In fact, I myself supposed it was necessary to do many things in opposition to the name of Jesus the Nazarene.
Romans 1:29
They are filled with all unrighteousness,
Romans 2:8
but wrath and indignation to those who are self-seeking
Romans 2:17
Now if
Romans 2:23-29
You who boast in the law,
1 Corinthians 3:3
because you are still fleshly. For since there is envy
1 Corinthians 4:7-8
For who makes you so superior? What do you have that you didn’t receive? If, in fact, you did receive it, why do you boast as if you hadn’t received it?
1 Corinthians 5:2
And you are inflated with pride, instead of filled with grief
1 Corinthians 5:6
Your boasting is not good. Don’t you know that a little yeast
1 Corinthians 13:4
Love does not envy,
is not boastful, is not conceited,
Galatians 5:15
But if you bite and devour
Galatians 5:21
envy,
Galatians 5:26
We must not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another.
Galatians 6:13
For even the circumcised don’t keep
1 Timothy 6:4
he is conceited, understanding nothing, but has a sick interest in disputes and arguments over words.
Titus 3:3
For we too were once foolish, disobedient, deceived, enslaved by various passions
James 4:1-5
What is the source of wars and fights among you? Don’t they come from the cravings
James 5:19
My brothers, if any among you strays from the truth,
1 Peter 2:1-2
So rid yourselves of