James 3:16
For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.
Cross-reference
Genesis 11:9 shows the Tower of Babel—disorder and scattering resulting from human pride and ambition.
Acts 19:29 describes the Ephesian riot, where selfish ambition over trade caused citywide confusion.
In 1 Corinthians 3:3, Paul directly echoes James' connection between jealousy/strife and fleshly living.
1 Corinthians 14:33 contrasts James' disorder from jealousy with God's nature as a God of peace, not confusion.
Galatians 5:20 lists jealousy and strife as works of the flesh, matching the root causes of disorder in James 3:16.
1 John 3:12 cites Cain's murder out of jealousy, exemplifying the 'every evil thing' that follows selfish ambition.
Judges 12:1 shows Ephraim's jealous anger at Jephthah, leading to strife—a direct example of jealousy causing disorder.
Matthew 5:9 blesses peacemakers — directly opposing the disorder and evil that jealousy produces.
Mark 3:25 uses the same logic: internal division leads to collapse — mirrors the disorder from jealousy here.
Romans 12:18 calls for peace — the opposite result of the jealousy-driven disorder described here.
1 Peter 2:1 commands putting away envy/slander — directly addressing the same jealousy that causes disorder here.
Genesis 13:7 records strife between Abram's and Lot's herdsmen, a concrete instance of conflict from competing interests.
Judges 9:49 recounts Abimelech's violent destruction of Shechem's tower, a result of his ambitious power grab.
Proverbs 29:22 similarly links anger to strife — both show how inner vices cause conflict and sin.