Parallel Verses
The Emphasized Bible
Whereas, now, are ye boasting in your pretensions: - All boasting like this, is, wicked,
New American Standard Bible
But as it is, you boast in your
King James Version
But now ye rejoice in your boastings: all such rejoicing is evil.
Holman Bible
But as it is, you boast in your arrogance. All such boasting is evil.
International Standard Version
But you boast about your proud intentions. All such boasting is evil.
A Conservative Version
But now ye boast in your arrogance. All such boasting is evil.
American Standard Version
But now ye glory in your vauntings: all such glorying is evil.
Amplified
But as it is, you boast [vainly] in your pretension and arrogance. All such boasting is evil.
An Understandable Version
But, as it is, you people are boasting in your arrogance [and] all such boasting is evil.
Anderson New Testament
But now you glory in your boastings: all such glorying is evil.
Bible in Basic English
But now you go on glorying in your pride: and all such glorying is evil.
Common New Testament
As it is, you boast in your arrogance. All such boasting is evil.
Daniel Mace New Testament
you triumph in your vain projects, but your presumption is vicious.
Darby Translation
But now ye glory in your vauntings: all such glorying is evil.
Godbey New Testament
But you are now boasting in your arrogances: all such boasting is wicked.
Goodspeed New Testament
But, as it is, you pride yourselves on your pretensions. All such pride is wrong.
John Wesley New Testament
But now ye glory in your boastings: all such glorying is evil.
Julia Smith Translation
And now ye boast in your arrogance: all such boasting is evil.
King James 2000
But now you rejoice in your boastings: all such rejoicing is evil.
Lexham Expanded Bible
But now you boast in your arrogance. All such boasting is evil.
Modern King James verseion
But now you boast in your presumptions. All such boasting is evil.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
But now ye rejoice in your boastings. All such rejoicing is evil.
Moffatt New Testament
But here you are, boasting in your proud pretensions! All such boasting is wicked.
Montgomery New Testament
But now you are glorying in these insolent boastings of yours; all such glorying is evil.
NET Bible
But as it is, you boast in your arrogance. All such boasting is evil.
New Heart English Bible
But now you glory in your boasting. All such boasting is evil.
Noyes New Testament
but now ye glory in your boastings. All such glorying is evil.
Sawyer New Testament
But now you glory in your boasting; all such glorying is evil.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
But now ye glory in your proud boastings: all such glorying is wicked.
Twentieth Century New Testament
But, as it is, you are constantly boasting presumptuously! All such boasting is wicked.
Webster
But now ye rejoice in your boastings: all such rejoicing is evil.
Weymouth New Testament
But, as the case stands, it is in mere self-confidence that you boast: all such boasting is evil.
Williams New Testament
But, as it is, you boast of your proud pretensions. All such boasting is wicked.
World English Bible
But now you glory in your boasting. All such boasting is evil.
Worrell New Testament
But now ye are glorying in your boastings! all such glorying is evil.
Worsley New Testament
but ye glory in your presumption: all such glorying is wicked.
Youngs Literal Translation
and now ye glory in your pride; all such glorying is evil;
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Word Count of 37 Translations in James 4:16
Verse Info
Context Readings
Arrogant Boasting About The Future
15 Instead of your saying - If, the Lord, be pleased, we shall both, live and do this or that; 16 Whereas, now, are ye boasting in your pretensions: - All boasting like this, is, wicked, 17 To him, therefore, who knoweth how to be doing, a right thing, and is not doing it, it is, sin, unto him.
Cross References
1 Corinthians 5:6
Unseemly, is your boast! Know ye not that, a little leaven, doth leaven, the whole of the lump?
Psalm 52:1
Why dost thou boast thyself of wickedness, O mighty man? The lovingkindness of GOD, lasteth all the day.
Psalm 52:7
Lo! the man who made not God his refuge, - But trusted in the abundance of his riches, Emboldened himself in his wealth!
Proverbs 25:14
Clouds and wind, when rain there is none, is the man who boasteth himself of a pretended gift.
Proverbs 27:1
Do not boast thyself of to-morrow, for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.
Isaiah 47:7-8
And thou saidst, Unto times age-abiding, shall I be Mistress, - Insomuch that thou laidst not these things to thy heart, Didst not keep in mind the issue thereof,
Isaiah 47:10
And so thou didst trust in thy wickedness, Thou saidst, no one, seeth me, Thy wisdom and knowledge, the same, seduced thee, - Therefore saidst thou in thy heart, I am , and there is no one besides.
1 Corinthians 4:7-8
For who maketh thee to differ? and what hast thou which thou didst not receive? But, if thou didst even receive it, why dost thou boast, as though thou hadst not received it?
James 3:14
But, if, bitter jealousy, ye have, and rivalry, in your hearts; be not boasting and showing yourselves false against the truth!
Revelation 18:7
As much as she glorified herself, and waxed wanton, so much give, unto her, torment and grief: - because, in her heart, she saith - I sit a Queen, and, widow, am I not, and, grief, in nowise shall I see!