James 3:14

The Wisdom That Comes Down From Above

¹³ Whoever is a skilful moralist, let him show by his virtuous conduct, that he practises the humble precepts of wisdom. ¹⁴ but if envy and contention imbitter your minds, don't think your false pretences can stand against the truth: ¹⁵ such wisdom is not derived from heaven; but is terrestrial, sensual, demoniacal.

No

James 3:16

where false zeal, and a spirit of contention reign, there confusion and every vice prevail.

2 Corinthians 12:20

yet I fear when I do come I shall not find you such as I would, and that you will find me such as you least desire: I am afraid there are among you debates, envyings, animosities, strifes, backbitings, whisperings, arrogance, tumults:

Acts 5:17

Then the high priest, and all that accompanied him, who were of the sect of the Sadducees, being filled with indignation,

Romans 13:13

let us behave with decency as in open view; not with rioting and drunkenness, not with lewdness and brutality, not with strife and envy.

Philippians 1:15

it is true, there are some who preach Christ out of a spirit of envy and contention; but others do it out of pure affection.

Philippians 2:3

Do nothing out of a spirit of contention, or for vain-glory, but modestly look upon others as if they were better than yourselves.

Matthew 27:18

for he was sensible that they had delivered him up out of meer envy.

John 16:2

they shall expel you out of the synagogues: yea, the time is coming, when it will be thought an agreeable sacrifice to God for any one to take away your lives.

Acts 7:9

the patriarchs being jealous of Joseph, sold him into Egypt: but God was with him,

Acts 13:45

when the Jews saw such a crowd, they were fill'd with resentment, and oppos'd what Paul had advanc'd, even to blasphemy.

Acts 26:9

I myself too once thought myself oblig'd strenuously to oppose the professors of Jesus the Nazarene, as I actually did at Jerusalem,

Romans 1:29

they were full of all injustice, fornication, mischief, covetousness, malice; full of envy, murder, contention, fraud, malignity;

Romans 2:8

but unto those who are contentious, and do not yield to the truth, but give way to injustice, indignation and wrath,

Romans 2:17

'Tis true, you bear the name of a Jew, you depend upon the law, and boast of your worship:

Romans 2:23-29

and you, who glory in the law, do you dishonour God by the violation of the law?

1 Corinthians 3:3

for you are still subject to your passions. since envy, and strife, and divisions are among you, are you not actuated by the vices of the animal part?

1 Corinthians 4:7-8

for who has distinguish'd thee above another? or 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?

1 Corinthians 5:2

this you have made a matter of levity, instead of being concern'd in discarding him that has done such an action.

1 Corinthians 5:6

Your levity is very indecent: don't you know that a little leaven infects the whole mass?

1 Corinthians 13:4

Social affection is patient, is kind; is a stranger to envy; is not insolently vain, nor arrogant: does not behave indecently,

Galatians 5:15

but if you bite and tear one another, take heed that you be not consumed by one another.

Galatians 5:21

drunkenness, revellings, and such like, concerning which I forewarn you now, as heretofore I have done, that they who practise such vices, shall not inherit the kingdom of God.

Galatians 5:26

let us not be vain-glorious, provoking one another, envying one another.

Galatians 6:13

for even they who are circumcised, do not themselves observe the law in other respects; but they dedesire to have you circumcised, that they may have matter of glorying upon that account.

1 Timothy 6:4

he is full of pride and ignorance, touch'd with a spirit of chicanery and wrangling, productive of envy, contention, calumny,

Titus 3:3

for even we ourselves were once inconsiderate, disobedient, deluded, addicted to variety of passions and pleasures, living in malice and envy, the deserving objects of mutual hatred.

James 4:1-5

you breathe slaughter and revenge for what you cannot obtain.

James 5:19

My brethren, when any of you deviates from the truth, whoever sets him right, may be assured,

1 Peter 2:1-2

Renouncing therefore every kind of malice, and knavery, hypocrisy, envy, and detraction, as new-born infants desire that mystical milk,