James 3:14
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for James 3:14 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
James 3:14 is a verse from the book of James in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
James 3:14 — KJV
“But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.”
— James 3:14 (KJV)
James 3:14 in Context — About the Book of James
James, the Lord's brother, writes the New Testament's wisdom book — blunt, practical, allergic to empty religion. Ask God for wisdom and He gives generously; faith without works is dead; the tongue is a fire; and the prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.
Cross-References for James 3:14
“For if the truth of God hath more abounded through my lie unto his glory; why yet am I also judged as a sinner?”
Shares key themes with James 3:14: glory, lie, truth
“And Moses said unto Pharaoh, Glory over me: when shall I intreat for thee, and for thy servants, and for thy people, to destroy the frogs from thee and thy houses, that they may remain in the river only? Glory...: or, Have this honour over me, etc when: or, against when to destroy: Heb. to cut off”
Shares key themes with James 3:14: glory, against
“And in the morning, then ye shall see the glory of the LORD; for that he heareth your murmurings against the LORD: and what are we, that ye murmur against us?”
Shares key themes with James 3:14: glory, against
“If a soul sin, and commit a trespass against the LORD, and lie unto his neighbour in that which was delivered him to keep, or in fellowship, or in a thing taken away by violence, or hath deceived his neighbour; in fellowship: or, in dealing fellowship: Heb. putting of the hand”
Shares key themes with James 3:14: lie, against
“And a man lie with her carnally, and it be hid from the eyes of her husband, and be kept close, and she be defiled, and there be no witness against her, neither she be taken with the manner;”
Shares key themes with James 3:14: lie, against
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