James 3:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

James 3:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

James 3:16 in 6 Bible Translations

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James 3:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“For where jealousy and selfish ambition are, there is confusion and every evil deed.”

James 3:16 — World English Bible

James 3:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“For where jealousy and faction are, there is confusion and every vile deed.”

James 3:16 — American Standard Version

James 3:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“for where zeal and rivalry <FI>are<Fi> , there is insurrection and every evil matter;”

James 3:16 — Young's Literal Translation

James 3:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“For where emulation and strife [are], there [is] disorder and every evil thing.”

James 3:16 — Darby Translation

James 3:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“For where enuying and strife is, there is sedition, and all maner of euill workes.”

James 3:16 — Geneva Bible

James 3:16 in Context — James 3

14 Pero si tenéis envidia amarga y contención en vuestros corazones, no os gloriéis, ni seáis mentirosos contra la verdad:

15 Que esta sabiduría no es la que desciende de lo alto, sino terrena, animal, diabólica.

16 Porque donde hay envidia y contención, allí hay perturbación y toda obra perversa.

17 Mas la sabiduría que es de lo alto, primeramente es pura, después pacífica, modesta, benigna, llena de misericordia y de buenos frutos, no juzgadora, no fingida.

18 Y el fruto de justicia se siembra en paz para aquellos que hacen paz.

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What Does James 3:16 Mean?

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