James 3:14
King James Version (KJV)
But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.
American Standard Version (ASV)
But if ye have bitter jealousy and faction in your heart, glory not and lie not against the truth.
World English Bible (WEB)
But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your heart, don't boast and don't lie against the truth.
James 3:14 Cross References
And when Rachel saw that she bare Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister; and said unto Jacob, Give me children, or else I die.
And his brethren envied him; but his father observed the saying.
For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.
A sound heart is the life of the flesh: but envy the rottenness of the bones.
Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy?
The envy also of Ephraim shall depart, and the adversaries of Judah shall be cut off: Ephraim shall not envy Judah, and Judah shall not vex Ephraim.
For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.
From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members?
Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not.
Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.
Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.
Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy?
