For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work. Treasury of Scripture where. James 3:14 But if you have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth. 1 Corinthians 3:3 For you are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are you not carnal, and walk as men? Galatians 5:20 Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, jealousies, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, there. Genesis 11:9 Therefore is the name of it called Babel; because the LORD did there confound the language of all the earth... *marg: Acts 19:29 And the whole city was filled with confusion: and having caught Gaius and Aristarchus, men of Macedonia, Paul's companions in travel... 1 Corinthians 14:33 For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints. confusion. Gr. tumult, or, unquietness. every. 1 John 3:12 Not as Cain, who was of that wicked one, and slew his brother. And why slew he him? Because his own works were evil...
Context True Wisdom From Above
13Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him show out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom. 14But if you have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth. 15This wisdom descends not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish. 16For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work. 17But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy. 18And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace. Parallel Verses American Standard Version
For where jealousy and faction are, there is confusion and every vile deed.
Douay-Rheims Bible
For where envying and contention is, there is inconstancy, and every evil work.
Darby Bible Translation
For where emulation and strife are, there is disorder and every evil thing.
King James Bible
For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.
Young's Literal Translation
for where zeal and rivalry are, there is insurrection and every evil matter;
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