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James 3:14

But if you harbor bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast in it or deny the truth.

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ASV

But if ye have bitter jealousy and faction in your heart, glory not and lie not against the truth.

KJV

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

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18 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
εἰeiIfG1487 →
δὲdehoweverG1161 →
ζῆλονzēlonjealousyG2205 →
πικρὸνpikronbitterG4089 →
ἔχετεecheteyou haveG2192 →
καὶkaiandG2532 →
ἐριθείανeritheianself-interestG2052 →
ἐνeninG1722 →
τῇtēatheG3588 →
καρδίᾳkardiaheartG2588 →
ὑμῶν,humōnof you,G4771 →
μὴmēnotG3361 →
κατακαυχᾶσθεkatakauchasthedo boast [of it]G2620 →
καὶkaiandG2532 →
ψεύδεσθεpseudesthedo lieG5574 →
κατὰkataagainstG2596 →
τῆςtēstheG3588 →
ἀληθείας.alētheiastruth.G225 →

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James 3:16For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder and every evil practice.1 Corinthians 13:4Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.Philippians 2:3Do nothing out of selfish ambition or empty pride, but in humility consider others more important than yourselves.Philippians 2:14Do everything without complaining or arguing,1 Corinthians 3:3for you are still worldly. For since there is jealousy and dissension among you, are you not worldly? Are you not walking in the way of man?Ephesians 4:31Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, outcry and slander, along with every form of malice.Romans 13:13Let us behave decently, as in the daytime, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and debauchery, not in dissension and jealousy.2 Corinthians 12:20For I am afraid that when I come, I may not find you as I wish, and you may not find me as you wish. I fear that there may be quarreling, jealousy, rage, rivalry, slander, gossip, arrogance, and disorder.1 Peter 2:1–2Rid yourselves, therefore, of all malice, deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander.Philippians 1:15It is true that some preach Christ out of envy and rivalry, but others out of goodwill.Matthew 18:35That is how My heavenly Father will treat each of you unless you forgive your brother from your heart.”James 5:19My brothers, if one of you should wander from the truth and someone should bring him back,Titus 3:3For at one time we too were foolish, disobedient, misled, and enslaved to all sorts of desires and pleasures—living in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another.1 Timothy 6:4he is conceited and understands nothing. Instead, he has an unhealthy interest in controversies and semantics, out of which come envy, strife, abusive talk, evil suspicions,Genesis 30:1When Rachel saw that she was not bearing any children for Jacob, she envied her sister. “Give me children, or I will die!” she said to Jacob.Proverbs 27:4Wrath is cruel and anger is like a flood, but who can withstand jealousy?2 Kings 10:31Yet Jehu was not careful to follow the instruction of the LORD, the God of Israel, with all his heart. He did not turn away from the sins that Jeroboam had caused Israel to commit.Acts 5:17Then the high priest and all his associates, who belonged to the party of the Sadducees, were filled with jealousy. They went out

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