World English Bible
"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, World English Bible
“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 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 spring send out from the same opening fresh and bitter water?
Can a fig tree, my brothers, yield olives, or a vine figs? Thus no spring yields both salt water and fresh water.
Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show by his good conduct that his deeds are done in gentleness of wisdom.
But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your heart, don't boast and don't lie against the truth.
This wisdom is not that which comes down from above, but is earthly, sensual, and demonic.
For where jealousy and selfish ambition are, there is confusion and every evil deed.
But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceful, gentle, reasonable, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.