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James 4:16

As it is, you boast in your proud intentions. All such boasting is evil.
James 4:16
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Greek)

νῦν δὲ καυχᾶσθε ἐν ταῖς ἀλαζονείαις ὑμῶν· πᾶσα καύχησις τοιαύτη πονηρά ἐστιν.

  1. νῦνnun“Now”
    Adverb · “now” · Strong's G3568
  2. δὲde“however”
    Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  3. καυχᾶσθεkauchasthe“you boast”
    Verb, present, middle or passive (deponent), indicative, 2nd person plural · from καυχάομαι · “to boast” · Strong's G2744
  4. ἐνen“in”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  5. ταῖςtais“the”
    Article, dative, plural, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  6. ἀλαζονείαιςalazoneiais“arrogance”
    Noun, dative, plural, feminine · from ἀλαζονεία · “boasting” · Strong's G0212
  7. ὑμῶν·humōn“of you;”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, genitive, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  8. πᾶσαpasa“All”
    Adjective, nominative, singular, feminine · from πᾶς · “all” · Strong's G3956
  9. καύχησιςkauchēsis“boasting”
    Noun, nominative, singular, feminine · “pride” · Strong's G2746
  10. τοιαύτηtoiautē“such”
    Demonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, feminine · from τοιοῦτος · “such as this” · Strong's G5108
  11. πονηράponēra“evil”
    Adjective, nominative, singular, feminine · from πονηρός · “evil/bad” · Strong's G4190
  12. ἐστιν.estin“is.”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)