Catholic Public Domain Version
"But if you hold a bitter zeal, and if there is contention in your hearts, then do not boast and do not be liars against the truth. "
— James 3:14, Catholic Public Domain Version
“But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.”
“But if ye have bitter jealousy and faction in your heart, glory not and lie not against the truth. ”
“But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your heart, don't boast and don't lie against the truth.”
“But if you have bitter jealousy and selfishness in your hearts, do not boast and tell lies against the truth.”
“But if you have bitter zeal, and there be contention in your hearts: glory not and be not liars against the truth.”
“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.”
“But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.”
Does a fountain emit, out of the same opening, both sweet and bitter water?
My brothers, can the fig tree yield grapes? Or the vine, figs? Then neither is salt water able to produce fresh water.
Who is wise and well-taught among you? Let him show, by means of good conversation, his work in the meekness of wisdom.
But if you hold a bitter zeal, and if there is contention in your hearts, then do not boast and do not be liars against the truth.
For this is not wisdom, descending from above, but rather it is earthly, beastly, and diabolical.
For wherever envy and contention is, there too is inconstancy and every depraved work.
But within the wisdom that is from above, certainly, chastity is first, and next peacefulness, meekness, openness, consenting to what is good, a plenitude of mercy and good fruits, not judging, without falseness.