But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsWEB
But if you harbor bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast in it or deny the truth.
ASV
But if ye have bitter jealousy and faction in your heart, glory not and lie not against the truth.
YLT
and if bitter zeal ye have, and rivalry in your heart, glory not, nor lie against the truth;
DBT
but if ye have bitter emulation and strife in your hearts, do not boast and lie against the truth.
About this book
New Testament▾
About this book
New TestamentJames — The Lord's brother writes to the twelve tribes scattered abroad — five chapters of direct, practical wisdom on the life faith produces. Pure religion, the tongue, the prayer of the righteous.
- Author
- James the Lord's brother (traditional — cf. Gal 1:19), leader of the Jerusalem church
- Date
- Early — possibly mid-40s AD, making it likely the earliest NT letter