James 4:16
But now ye rejoice in your boastings: all such rejoicing is evil.
Cross-references
James 3:14 warns against boasting rooted in selfish ambition, directly connecting to James 4:16's condemnation of arrogant boasting.
Revelation 18:7 quotes Babylon boasting 'I sit as a queen' — the same self-glorifying arrogance James rebukes.
1 Corinthians 5:6 says 'Your boasting is not good' — the same verdict James gives: 'All such boasting is evil.'
1 Corinthians 4:7 asks why boast as if you didn't receive it — directly addressing the root of boasting James calls evil.
Proverbs 27:1 warns against boasting about tomorrow — directly echoed in James 4:13-16's rebuke of arrogant planning.
Isaiah 47:7 condemns Babylon's boast 'I shall be mistress forever' — the same arrogant self-confidence James rebukes.
Isaiah 47:8 quotes Babylon saying 'I am, and there is no one besides me' — a prime example of boasting in arrogance.
Isaiah 47:10 shows Babylon trusting in its own wisdom and feeling secure in wickedness — the essence of boasting James condemns.
Amos 6:13 condemns rejoicing in self-reliant military conquest—parallels James' condemnation of boasting in human strength.
Romans 2:23 accuses those who boast in the law while breaking it—parallels James' critique of arrogant self-confidence.
Romans 1:30 lists 'boastful' among vices of the unrighteous—directly echoes James' designation of boasting as evil.
Job 20:5 states the triumph of the wicked is short—directly reinforcing James' claim that such boasting is evil and fleeting.
Hosea 9:1 commands Israel not to rejoice because of their unfaithfulness—direct parallel to James' warning against evil boasting.
Psalm 10:3 explicitly describes the wicked boasting of their desires—same condemnation of arrogant self-praise as James.
Proverbs 25:14 compares a boaster who promises but doesn't give to empty clouds — a fitting image for the empty boasting James condemns.
1 Corinthians 4:8 sarcastically rebukes the Corinthians' self-satisfied pride — a specific instance of the boasting James condemns.
Galatians 5:26 warns against conceit and provoking others, directly paralleling the condemnation of arrogant boasting here.
2 Timothy 3:2 lists arrogance among last-days traits, matching the boastful arrogance condemned here.
Psalm 52:7 describes a man trusting in riches rather than God — the same self-reliant boasting James calls evil.
Philippians 3:19 describes those who glory in their shame—a parallel to the evil boasting condemned here.
Psalm 52:1 questions boasting in evil, echoing James's rebuke of boasting about future plans without God.