James 4:16
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“As it is, you boast in your proud intentions. All such boasting is evil.”
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BSBPD
“As it is, you boast in your proud intentions. All such boasting is evil.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“But now ye rejoice in your boastings: all such rejoicing is evil.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“But now ye glory in your vauntings: all such glorying is evil.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“and now ye glory in your pride; all such glorying is evil;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo James 4:16 — 10 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Psalms 52:1Why do you boast of evil, O mighty man? The loving devotion of God endures all day long.
- Psalms 52:7“Look at the man who did not make God his refuge, but trusted in the abundance of his wealth and strengthened himself by destruction.”
- Proverbs 25:14Like clouds and wind without rain is the man who boasts of gifts never given.
- Proverbs 27:1Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring.
- Isaiah 47:7You said, ‘I will be queen forever.’ You did not take these things to heart or consider their outcome.
- Isaiah 47:10You were secure in your wickedness; you said, ‘No one sees me.’ Your wisdom and knowledge led you astray; you told yourself, ‘I am, and there is none besides me.’
- 1 Corinthians 4:7For who makes you so superior? What do you have that you did not receive? And if you did receive it, why do you boast as though you did not?
- 1 Corinthians 5:6Your boasting is not good. Do you not know that a little leaven works through the whole batch of dough?
- James 3:14But if you harbor bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast in it or deny the truth.
- Revelation 18:7As much as she has glorified herself and lived in luxury, give her the same measure of torment and grief. In her heart she says, ‘I sit as queen; I am not a widow and will never see grief.’
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