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James 3:14 KJV (With Strong’s)

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But
de (Greek #1161)
but, and, etc.
KJV usage: also, and, but, moreover, now (often unexpressed in English).
Pronounce: deh
Origin: a primary particle (adversative or continuative)
if
ei (Greek #1487)
if, whether, that, etc.
KJV usage: forasmuch as, if, that, (al-)though, whether. Often used in connection or composition with other particles, especially as in 1489, 1490, 1499, 1508, 1509, 1512, 1513, 1536, 1537. See also 1437.
Pronounce: i
Origin: a primary particle of conditionality
ye have
echo (Greek #2192)
(used in certain tenses only) a primary verb; to hold (used in very various applications, literally or figuratively, direct or remote; such as possession; ability, contiuity, relation, or condition)
KJV usage: be (able, X hold, possessed with), accompany, + begin to amend, can(+ -not), X conceive, count, diseased, do + eat, + enjoy, + fear, following, have, hold, keep, + lack, + go to law, lie, + must needs, + of necessity, + need, next, + recover, + reign, + rest, + return, X sick, take for, + tremble, + uncircumcised, use.
Pronounce: ekh'-o
Origin: σχέω (skheh'-o)
bitter
pikros (Greek #4089)
sharp (pungent), i.e. acrid (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: bitter.
Pronounce: pik-ros'
Origin: perhaps from 4078 (through the idea of piercing)
envying
zelos (Greek #2205)
properly, heat, i.e. (figuratively) "zeal" (in a favorable sense, ardor; in an unfavorable one, jealousy, as of a husband (figuratively, of God), or an enemy, malice)
KJV usage: emulation, envy(-ing), fervent mind, indignation, jealousy, zeal.
Pronounce: dzay'-los
Origin: from 2204
and
kai (Greek #2532)
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
KJV usage: and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
Pronounce: kahee
Origin: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force
strife
eritheia (Greek #2052)
properly, intrigue, i.e. (by implication) faction
KJV usage: contention(-ious), strife.
Pronounce: er-ith-i'-ah
Origin: perhaps as the same as 2042
in
en (Greek #1722)
"in," at, (up-)on, by, etc.
KJV usage: about, after, against, + almost, X altogether, among, X as, at, before, between, (here-)by (+ all means), for (... sake of), + give self wholly to, (here-)in(-to, -wardly), X mightily, (because) of, (up-)on, (open-)ly, X outwardly, one, X quickly, X shortly, (speedi-)ly, X that, X there(-in, -on), through(-out), (un-)to(-ward), under, when, where(-with), while, with(-in). Often used in compounds, with substantially the same import; rarely with verbs of motion, and then not to indicate direction, except (elliptically) by a separate (and different) preposition.
Pronounce: en
Origin: a primary preposition denoting (fixed) position (in place, time or state), and (by implication) instrumentality (medially or constructively), i.e. a relation of rest (intermediate between 1519 and 1537)
your
humon (Greek #5216)
of (from or concerning) you
KJV usage: ye, you, your (own, -selves).
Pronounce: hoo-mone'
Origin: genitive case of 5210
hearts
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
kardia (Greek #2588)
the heart, i.e. (figuratively) the thoughts or feelings (mind); also (by analogy) the middle
KJV usage: (+ broken-)heart(-ed).
Pronounce: kar-dee'-ah
Origin: prolonged from a primary κάρ (Latin cor, "heart")
, glory
katakauchaomai (Greek #2620)
to exult against (i.e. over)
KJV usage: boast (against), glory, rejoice against.
Pronounce: kat-ak-ow-khah'-om-ahee
Origin: from 2596 and 2744
not
me (Greek #3361)
(adverb) not, (conjunction) lest; also (as an interrogative implying a negative answer (whereas 3756 expects an affirmative one)) whether
KJV usage: any but (that), X forbear, + God forbid, + lack, lest, neither, never, no (X wise in), none, nor, (can-)not, nothing, that not, un(-taken), without. Often used in compounds in substantially the same relations. See also 3362, 3363, 3364, 3372, 3373, 3375, 3378.
Pronounce: may
Origin: a primary particle of qualified negation (whereas 3756 expresses an absolute denial)
, and
kai (Greek #2532)
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
KJV usage: and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
Pronounce: kahee
Origin: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force
lie
pseudomai (Greek #5574)
to utter an untruth or attempt to deceive by falsehood
KJV usage: falsely, lie.
Pronounce: psyoo'-dom-ahee
Origin: middle voice of an apparently primary verb
not against
kata (Greek #2596)
(prepositionally) down (in place or time), in varied relations (according to the case (genitive, dative or accusative) with which it is joined)
KJV usage: about, according as (to), after, against, (when they were) X alone, among, and, X apart, (even, like) as (concerning, pertaining to touching), X aside, at, before, beyond, by, to the charge of, (charita-)bly, concerning, + covered, (dai-)ly, down, every, (+ far more) exceeding, X more excellent, for, from ... to, godly, in(-asmuch, divers, every, -to, respect of), ... by, after the manner of, + by any means, beyond (out of) measure, X mightily, more, X natural, of (up-)on (X part), out (of every), over against, (+ your) X own, + particularly, so, through(-oughout, -oughout every), thus, (un-)to(-gether, -ward), X uttermost, where(-by), with. In composition it retains many of these applications, and frequently denotes opposition, distribution, or intensity.
Pronounce: kat-ah'
Origin: a primary particle
the truth
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
aletheia (Greek #225)
truth
KJV usage: true, X truly, truth, verity.
Pronounce: al-ay'-thi-a
Origin: from 227
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Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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James 3:16• 16For where emulation and strife are, there is disorder and every evil thing. (James 3:16)
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James 4:1‑5• 1Whence come wars and whence fightings among you? Is it not thence,--from your pleasures, which war in your members?
 2Ye lust and have not: ye kill and are full of envy, and cannot obtain; ye fight and war; ye have not because ye ask not.
 3Ye ask and receive not, because ye ask evilly, that ye may consume it in your pleasures.
 4Adulteresses, know ye not that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Whoever therefore is minded to be the friend of the world is constituted enemy of God.
 5Think ye that the scripture speaks in vain? Does the Spirit which has taken his abode in us desire enviously? (James 4:1‑5)
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Gen. 30:1‑2• 1And when Rachel saw that she bore Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister, and said to Jacob, Give me children, or else I die.
 2And Jacob's anger was kindled against Rachel, and he said, Am I in God's stead, who has withheld from thee the fruit of the womb? (Gen. 30:1‑2)
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Gen. 37:11• 11And his brethren envied him; but his father kept the saying. (Gen. 37:11)
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Job 5:2• 2For vexation killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the simple. (Job 5:2)
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Prov. 14:30• 30A sound heart is the life of the flesh; but envy the rottenness of the bones. (Prov. 14:30)
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Prov. 27:4• 4Fury is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before jealousy? (Prov. 27:4)
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Isa. 11:13• 13And the envy of Ephraim shall depart, and the troublers of Judah shall be cut off; Ephraim will not envy Judah, and Judah will not trouble Ephraim: (Isa. 11:13)
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Hab. 1:3• 3Why dost thou cause me to see iniquity, and lookest thou upon grievance? For spoiling and violence are before me; and there is strife, and contention riseth up. (Hab. 1:3)
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Matt. 27:18• 18For he knew that they had delivered him up through envy. (Matt. 27:18)
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Acts 5:17• 17And the high priest rising up, and all they that were with him, which is the sect of the Sadducees, were filled with wrath, (Acts 5:17)
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Acts 7:9• 9And the patriarchs, envying Joseph, sold him away into Egypt. And God was with him, (Acts 7:9)
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Acts 13:45• 45But the Jews, seeing the crowds, were filled with envy, and contradicted the things said by Paul, contradicting and speaking injuriously. (Acts 13:45)
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Rom. 1:29• 29being filled with all unrighteousness, wickedness, covetousness, malice; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil dispositions; whisperers, (Rom. 1:29)
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Rom. 13:13• 13As in the day, let us walk becomingly; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and lasciviousness, not in strife and emulation. (Rom. 13:13)
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1 Cor. 3:3• 3for ye are yet carnal. For whereas there are among you emulation and strife, are ye not carnal, and walk according to man? (1 Cor. 3:3)
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1 Cor. 13:4• 4Love has long patience, is kind; love is not emulous of others; love is not insolent and rash, is not puffed up, (1 Cor. 13:4)
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2 Cor. 12:20• 20For I fear lest perhaps coming I find you not such as I wish, and that *I* be found by you such as ye do not wish: lest there might be strifes, jealousies, angers, contentions, evil speakings, whisperings, puffings up, disturbances; (2 Cor. 12:20)
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Gal. 5:15,21,26• 15but if ye bite and devour one another, see that ye are not consumed one of another.
 21envyings, murders, drunkennesses, revels, and things like these; as to which I tell you beforehand, even as I also have said before, that they who do such things shall not inherit God's kingdom.
 26Let us not become vain-glorious, provoking one another, envying one another. (Gal. 5:15,21,26)
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Phil. 1:15• 15Some indeed also for envy and strife, but some also for good will, preach the Christ. (Phil. 1:15)
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Phil. 2:3• 3let nothing be in the spirit of strife or vain glory, but, in lowliness of mind, each esteeming the other as more excellent than themselves; (Phil. 2:3)
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1 Tim. 6:4• 4he is puffed up, knowing nothing, but sick about questions and disputes of words, out of which arise envy, strife, injurious words, evil suspicions, (1 Tim. 6:4)
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Titus 3:3• 3For we were once ourselves also without intelligence, disobedient, wandering in error, serving various lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another. (Titus 3:3)
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1 Peter 2:1‑2• 1Laying aside therefore all malice and all guile and hypocrisies and envyings and all evil speakings,
 2as newborn babes desire earnestly the pure mental milk of the word, that by it ye may grow up to salvation, (1 Peter 2:1‑2)
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Rom. 2:17,23‑29• 17But if *thou* art named a Jew, and restest in the law, and makest thy boast in God,
 23thou who boastest in law, dost thou by transgression of the law dishonour God?
 24For the name of God is blasphemed on your account among the nations, according as it is written.
 25For circumcision indeed profits if thou keep the law; but if thou be a law-transgressor, thy circumcision is become uncircumcision.
 26If therefore the uncircumcision keep the requirements of the law, shall not his uncircumcision be reckoned for circumcision,
 27and uncircumcision by nature, fulfilling the law, judge thee, who, with letter and circumcision, art a law-transgressor?
 28For he is not a Jew who is one outwardly, neither that circumcision which is outward in flesh;
 29but he is a Jew who is so inwardly; and circumcision, of the heart, in spirit, not in letter; whose praise is not of men, but of God. (Rom. 2:17,23‑29)
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1 Cor. 4:7‑8• 7For who makes thee to differ? and what hast thou which thou hast not received? but if also thou hast received, why boastest thou as not receiving?
 8Already ye are filled; already ye have been enriched; ye have reigned without us; and I would that ye reigned, that *we* also might reign with you. (1 Cor. 4:7‑8)
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1 Cor. 5:2,6• 2And *ye* are puffed up, and ye have not rather mourned, in order that he that has done this deed might be taken away out of the midst of you.
 6Your boasting is not good. Do ye not know that a little leaven leavens the whole lump? (1 Cor. 5:2,6)
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Gal. 6:13• 13For neither do they that are circumcised themselves keep the law; but they wish you to be circumcised, that they may boast in your flesh. (Gal. 6:13)
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2 Kings 10:16,31• 16and said, Come with me, and see my zeal for Jehovah. So they made him ride in his chariot.
 31But Jehu took no heed to walk in the law of Jehovah the God of Israel with all his heart; he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam, who made Israel to sin. (2 Kings 10:16,31)
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John 16:2• 2They shall put you out of the synagogues; but the hour is coming that every one who kills you will think to render service to God; (John 16:2)
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Acts 26:9• 9*I* indeed myself thought that I ought to do much against the name of Jesus the Nazaraean. (Acts 26:9)
• The evil, as ever, commences in the heart; and envy in the heart leads to boasting, and boasting to lying against the truth. (“The Evil of the Flesh: James 3-4” by H. Smith)
• we do well to remember that envy is always the confession of inferiority. To envy a man with a big income is to own that mine is smaller. In the same way, to be jealous of a man with gift is to confess that mine is an inferior gift. (“The Evil of the Flesh: James 3-4” by H. Smith)
• Which is truth?—the cross of Christ, or my bitter strife and fiery tongue? They cannot possibly both be truth. The cross of Christ is TRUTH, and my evil is a lie against the truth. (“James 3” by F.B. Hole)

J. N. Darby Translation

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but if ye have bitter emulation and strife in your hearts, do not boaste and lie against the truth.

JND Translation Notes

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"Against truth" is connected with "boast," as with "lie."

W. Kelly Translation

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But if ye have bitter emulation and faction in your heart, do not boast and lie against the truth.