Parallel Verses

Lexham Expanded Bible

But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast and tell lies against the truth.

New American Standard Bible

But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your heart, do not be arrogant and so lie against the truth.

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

But if you have bitter envy and selfish ambition in your heart, don’t brag and deny 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.

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;

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
But
δέ 
De 
but, and, now, then, also, yet, yea, so, moreover, nevertheless, for, even, , not tr
Usage: 2184

if
εἰ 
Ei 
if, whether, that, not tr,
Usage: 218

ye have
ἔχω 
Echo 
have, be, need , , vr have
Usage: 479

πικρός 
Pikros 
Usage: 2

ζῆλος 
Zelos 
Usage: 17

and



and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0
Usage: 0

ἐριθεία 
Eritheia 
Usage: 7

in
ἐν 
En 
in, by, with, among, at, on, through,
Usage: 2128

ὑμῶν 
Humon 
your, you, ye, yours, not tr.,
Usage: 371

καρδία 
Kardia 
Usage: 116

κατακαυχάομαι 
Katakauchaomai 
Usage: 4

not
μή 
me 
not, no, that not, God forbid 9, lest, neither, no man , but, none, not translated,
Usage: 493

lie
ψεύδομαι 
Pseudomai 
Usage: 10

not against
κατά 
Kata 
according to, after, against, in, by, daily , as,
Usage: 428

References

Images James 3:14

Prayers for James 3:14

Context Readings

The Wisdom That Comes Down From Above

13 Who [is] wise and understanding among you? Let him show by his good behavior his works, with the humility of wisdom. 14 But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast and tell lies against the truth. 15 This is not the wisdom that comes down from above, but [is] earthly, unspiritual, demonic.

Cross References

James 3:16

For where [there is] jealousy and selfish ambition, there [is] disorder and every evil practice.

2 Corinthians 12:20

For I am afraid lest somehow [when I] arrive, I will not find you as I want, and I may be found by you as you do not want. [I am afraid] lest somehow [there will be] strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish ambition, slander, gossip, pride, disorder.

Acts 5:17

Now the high priest rose up and all those [who were] with him (that is, the party of the Sadducees), [and] they were filled with jealousy.

Romans 13:13

Let us live decently, as in the day, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and licentiousness, not in strife and jealousy.

Philippians 1:15

Some even because of envy and strife preach Christ, but some also because of good will.

Philippians 2:3

[Do] nothing according to selfish ambition or according to empty conceit, but in humility considering one another better than yourselves,

Genesis 30:1-2

When Rachel saw that she could not bear children to Jacob, Rachel envied her sister. And she said to Jacob, "Give me children--if not, I will die!"

Genesis 37:11

And his brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept the matter [in mind].

2 Kings 10:16

Then he said, "Come with me! Look at my zeal for Yahweh!" So he let him ride in his chariot.

2 Kings 10:31

But Jehu was not careful to walk in the law of Yahweh God of Israel with all his heart; he did not turn from the sins of Jeroboam [by] which he caused Israel to sin.

Job 5:2

For vexation will slay the fool, and jealousy will kill [the] simple.

Proverbs 14:30

A heart of tranquility [is] life [to the] flesh, but causes bones of passion to rot.

Proverbs 27:4

Cruel [is] wrath and overwhelming [is] anger, but who will stand before jealousy?

Isaiah 11:13

And the jealousy of Ephraim shall depart, and the enemies of Judah shall be cut off. Ephraim shall not be jealous [of] Judah, and Judah shall not be an enemy [of] Ephraim.

Habakkuk 1:3

Why do you cause me to see evil [while] you look at trouble? Destruction and violence happen before me; contention and strife arise.

Matthew 27:18

(For he knew that they had handed him over because of envy.

John 16:2

{They will expel you from the synagogue}, but an hour is coming that everyone who kills you will think they are offering service to God.

Acts 7:9

And the patriarchs, [because they] were jealous of Joseph, sold [him] into Egypt. And God was with him,

Acts 13:45

But [when] the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy, and began contradicting what was being said by Paul [by] reviling [him].

Acts 26:9

Indeed, I myself thought it was necessary to do many [things] opposed to the name of Jesus the Nazarene,

Romans 1:29

being filled with all unrighteousness, wickedness, greediness, malice, full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, malevolence. [They are] gossipers,

Romans 2:8

but to those [who act] from selfish ambition and who disobey the truth, but who obey unrighteousness, wrath and anger.

Romans 2:17

But if you call yourself a Jew and rely on the law and boast in God

Romans 2:23-29

Who boast in the law, by the transgression of the law you dishonor God!

1 Corinthians 3:3

for you are still fleshly. For where [there is] jealousy and strife among you, are you not fleshly, and do you not live like [unregenerate] people?

1 Corinthians 4:7-8

For who concedes you [superiority]? And what do you have that you did not receive? But if indeed you received [it], why do you boast as [if you] did not receive [it]?

1 Corinthians 5:2

And you are inflated with pride, and should you not rather have mourned, so that the one who has done this deed would be removed from your midst?

1 Corinthians 5:6

Your boasting [is] not good. Do you not know that a little leaven leavens the whole batch of dough?

1 Corinthians 13:4

Love is patient, love is kind, love is not jealous, [it] does not boast, [it] does not become conceited,

Galatians 5:15

But if you bite and devour one another, watch out [that] you are not consumed by one another.

Galatians 5:21

envy, drunkenness, carousing, and things like these, [things] which I am telling you [in advance], just as I said before, that the ones who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.

Galatians 5:26

We must not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another.

Galatians 6:13

For not even those who are circumcised observe the law themselves, but they want you to be circumcised in order that they may boast in your flesh.

1 Timothy 6:4

he is conceited, understanding nothing, but having a morbid interest concerning controversies and disputes about words, from which come envy, strife, slanders, evil suspicions,

Titus 3:3

For we also were once foolish, disobedient, led astray, enslaved to various desires and pleasures, spending our lives in wickedness and envy, despicable, hating one another.

James 4:1-5

From where [are] conflicts and from where [are] quarrels among you? [Is it] not from this, from your pleasures that wage war among your members?

James 5:19

My brothers, if anyone among you should wander away from the truth and someone turns him back,

1 Peter 2:1-2

Therefore, ridding yourselves of all malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander,

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