James 3:16

16 ubi enim zelus et contentio ibi inconstantia et omne opus pravum

James 3:16 Meaning and Commentary

Ver. 16 For where envying and strife is
Where these are cherished in the heart, and especially where they break out into action, in families, neighbourhoods, states, or churches:

there is confusion and every evil work;
these occasion disturbances, raise uneasiness, make disquietude, and cause tumults whenever they appear; and put persons upon doing everything that is wicked, to gratify such insatiable lusts.

James 3:16 In-Context

14 quod si zelum amarum habetis et contentiones in cordibus vestris nolite gloriari et mendaces esse adversus veritatem
15 non est ista sapientia desursum descendens sed terrena animalis diabolica
16 ubi enim zelus et contentio ibi inconstantia et omne opus pravum
17 quae autem desursum est sapientia primum quidem pudica est deinde pacifica modesta suadibilis plena misericordia et fructibus bonis non iudicans sine simulatione
18 fructus autem iustitiae in pace seminatur facientibus pacem
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