James 3:14-16
The Message
Live Well, Live Wisely
13-16 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.
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James 3:14
Amplified Bible
14 But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not be arrogant, and [as a result] be in defiance of the truth.
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James 3:14
Good News Translation
14 But if in your heart you are jealous, bitter, and selfish, don't sin against the truth by boasting of your wisdom.
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James 3:14
New Living Translation
14 But if you are bitterly jealous and there is selfish ambition in your heart, don’t cover up the truth with boasting and lying.
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James 3:14
Young's Literal Translation
14 and if bitter zeal ye have, and rivalry in your heart, glory not, nor lie against the truth;
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