James 3:14 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

and if bitter zeal ye have, and rivalry in your heart, glory not, nor lie against the truth;

English ASV

But if ye have bitter jealousy and faction in your heart, glory not and lie not against the truth.

English Amplified

But if you have bitter jealousy (envy) and contention (rivalry, selfish ambition) in your hearts, do not pride yourselves on it and thus be in defiance of and false to the Truth.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

But if you have bitter jealousy (envy) and contention (rivalry, selfish ambition) in your hearts, do not pride yourselves on it and thus be in defiance of and false to the Truth.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

But if you harbor bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast in it or deny the truth.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

But if you have bitter envy and selfish ambition in your heart, don’t boast and deny the truth.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

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

English EASY 2024

But if you live in a bad way, do not think that you are wise. Are you jealous of other people so that you hate them? Do you want to make yourself important? If you live like that, do not say that you are great and wise. You are not saying what is true.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

If you are selfish and have bitter jealousy in your hearts, you have no reason to boast. Your boasting is a lie that hides the truth.

But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast and be false to the truth.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

But if in your heart you are jealous, bitter, and selfish, don't sin against the truth by boasting of your wisdom.

English God's Word - GW 1995

But if you are bitterly jealous and filled with self-centered ambition, don't brag. Don't say that you are wise when it isn't true.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

But if you have bitter envy and selfish ambition in your heart, don't brag and lie in defiance of the truth.

English KJV 1611

But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.

English LSB

But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your heart, do not be arrogant and so lie against the truth.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

But if you have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, do not boast and do not lie against the truth.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your heart, do not be arrogant and so lie against the truth.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast and be false to the truth.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

But if you have bitter jealousy and selfishness in your hearts, do not boast and tell lies against the truth.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

But suppose your hearts are jealous and bitter. Suppose you are concerned only about getting ahead. Don't brag about it. Don't say no to the truth.

English NIV

But if you harbor bitter envy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast about it or deny the truth.

English NKJ 1982

But if you have bitter envy and self-seeking in your hearts, do not boast and lie against the truth.

English NLT

But if you are bitterly jealous and there is selfish ambition in your hearts, don't brag about being wise. That is the worst kind of lie.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

But if you have bitter envy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not be boastful and false to the truth.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

But if there is bitter jealousy or competition hiding in your heart, then don’t deny it and try to compensate for it by boasting and being phony.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast and be false to the truth.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

And by all means don't brag about being wise and good if you are bitter and jealous and selfish; that is the worst sort of lie.

English Tyndale 1537

But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, rejoice not: neither be liars against the truth.

James 3:14 — Compare Translations