James 3:16
James 3:13-16 The Message (MSG)
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.
James 3:16 King James Version (KJV)
For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.
James 3:16 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there is disorder and every evil thing.
James 3:16 New Century Version (NCV)
Where jealousy and selfishness are, there will be confusion and every kind of evil.
James 3:16 American Standard Version (ASV)
For where jealousy and faction are, there is confusion and every vile deed.
James 3:16 New International Version (NIV)
For where you have envy and selfish ambition, there you find disorder and every evil practice.
James 3:16 New King James Version (NKJV)
For where envy and self-seeking exist, confusion and every evil thing are there.
James 3:16 Amplified Bible (AMP)
For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there is disorder [unrest, rebellion] and every evil thing and morally degrading practice.
James 3:16 New Living Translation (NLT)
For wherever there is jealousy and selfish ambition, there you will find disorder and evil of every kind.