James 3:16 - Võrdle kõiki versioone

Jaga

For where you have envy and selfish ambition, there you find disorder and every evil practice.

For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder and every vile practice.

For wherever there is jealousy and selfish ambition, there you will find disorder and evil of every kind.

For where there is envy and selfish ambition, there is disorder and every evil practice.

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

For where envy and self-seeking exist, confusion and every evil thing are there.

Do you want to be counted wise, to build a reputation for wisdom? Here’s what you do: Live well, live wisely, live humbly. It’s the way you live, not the way you talk, that counts. Mean-spirited ambition isn’t wisdom. Boasting that you are wise isn’t wisdom. Twisting the truth to make yourselves sound wise isn’t wisdom. It’s the furthest thing from wisdom—it’s animal cunning, devilish plotting. Whenever you’re trying to look better than others or get the better of others, things fall apart and everyone ends up at the others’ throats.

For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there is disorder and every evil thing.

For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there is disorder [unrest, rebellion] and every evil thing and morally degrading practice.

For where there is jealousy and selfishness, there is disorder and every evil practice.