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James 3:14

But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.
James 3:14 · King James Version

In other versions

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

    ASV

  • But if you have bitter envy in your heart and the desire to get the better of others, have no pride in this, talking falsely against what is true.

    BBE

  • but if ye have bitter emulation and strife in your hearts, do not boast and lie against the truth.

    DBY

  • But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your heart, don't boast and don't lie against the truth.

    WEB

  • and if bitter zeal ye have, and rivalry in your heart, glory not, nor lie against the truth;

    YLT

  • But if all of you have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.

    ENG

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

    WBT

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

    BSB

In context

12Can the fig tree, my brethren, bear olive berries? either a vine, figs? so can no fountain both yield salt water and fresh.

13Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom.

14But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.

15This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish.

16For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.

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