James 4:16
James · New Testament · Chapter 4
“But now ye rejoice in your boastings: all such rejoicing is evil.”James 4:16
What Does James 4:16 Mean?
James 4:16 is found in the book of James, chapter 4, verse 16 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to James 4:16 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Proverbs 27:1“Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.”Galatians 5:26“Let us not be desirous of vain glory, provoking one another, envying one another.”1 Corinthians 5:6“Your glorying is not good. Know ye not that a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump?”Psalms 52:7“Lo, this is the man that made not God his strength; but trusted in the abundance of his riches, and strengthened himself in his wickedness.”Romans 2:23“Thou that makest thy boast of the law, through breaking the law dishonourest thou God?”Proverbs 25:14“Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind without rain.”2 Timothy 3:2“For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,”Psalms 52:1“Why boastest thou thyself in mischief, O mighty man? the goodness of God endureth continually.”Isaiah 47:10“For thou hast trusted in thy wickedness: thou hast said, None seeth me. Thy wisdom and thy knowledge, it hath perverted thee; and thou hast said in thine heart, I am, and none else beside me.”Hosea 9:1“Rejoice not, O Israel, for joy, as other people: for thou hast gone a whoring from thy God, thou hast loved a reward upon every cornfloor.”Amos 6:13“Ye which rejoice in a thing of nought, which say, Have we not taken to us horns by our own strength?”Romans 1:30“Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,”1 Corinthians 4:7“For who maketh thee to differ from another? and what hast thou that thou didst not receive? now if thou didst receive it, why dost thou glory, as if thou hadst not received it?”James 3:14“But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.”Revelation 18:7“How much she hath glorified herself, and lived deliciously, so much torment and sorrow give her: for she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow.”Judges 9:19“If ye then have dealt truly and sincerely with Jerubbaal and with his house this day, then rejoice ye in Abimelech, and let him also rejoice in you:”1 Samuel 11:15“And all the people went to Gilgal; and there they made Saul king before the LORD in Gilgal; and there they sacrificed sacrifices of peace offerings before the LORD; and there Saul and all the men of Israel rejoiced greatly.”Job 20:5“That the triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the hypocrite but for a moment?”Isaiah 47:7“And thou saidst, I shall be a lady for ever: so that thou didst not lay these things to thy heart, neither didst remember the latter end of it.”Jeremiah 11:15“What hath my beloved to do in mine house, seeing she hath wrought lewdness with many, and the holy flesh is passed from thee? when thou doest evil, then thou rejoicest.”
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