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James 3:14–16

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14But if you have bitter ajealousy and 1selfish ambition in your heart, do not be arrogant and so lie against bthe truth.

15This wisdom is not coming down afrom above, but is bearthly, 1cnatural, ddemonic.

16For where ajealousy and 1selfish ambition exist, 2there is disorder and every evil practice.

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Footnotes

  1. 1Or strife
  2. 1Or unspiritual
  3. 1v 14, note 1
  4. 2In that place

Cross references

  1. aRom 2:8; 2 Cor 12:20; James 3:16
  2. b1 Tim 2:4; James 1:18; 5:19
  3. aJames 1:17
  4. b1 Cor 2:6; 3:19
  5. c2 Cor 1:12; Jude 19
  6. d2 Thess 2:9f; 1 Tim 4:1; Rev 2:24
  7. aRom 2:8; 2 Cor 12:20; James 3:14

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast and be false to the truth. This is not the wisdom that comes down from above, but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic. For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder and every vile practice.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

But if you harbor bitter envy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast about it or deny the truth. Such “wisdom” does not come down from heaven but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic. For where you have envy and selfish ambition, there you find disorder and every evil practice.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

But if you have bitter envy and selfish ambition in your heart, don’t boast and deny the truth. Such wisdom does not come down from above but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic. For where there is envy and selfish ambition, there is disorder and every evil practice.

NLTNew Living Translation

But if you are bitterly jealous and there is selfish ambition in your heart, don’t cover up the truth with boasting and lying. For jealousy and selfishness are not God’s kind of wisdom. Such things are earthly, unspiritual, and demonic. For wherever there is jealousy and selfish ambition, there you will find disorder and evil of every kind.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast and tell lies against the truth. This is not the wisdom that comes down from above, but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic. For where there is jealousy and selfish ambition, there is disorder and every evil practice.

KJV 1900King James Version

But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth. This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish. For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.