Cross references
James 4:16
As it is, you boast in your proud intentions. All such boasting is evil.
James 4:16 has 10 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 4 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Proverbs 27:1 (15 votes) and 1 Corinthians 5:6 (11 votes). 18 other verses point back to it. It links with 17 other books, from Judges 9 to Revelation 18.
Which verses does James 4:16 point to?
Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.
- Proverbs 27:115 votes
Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring.
- 1 Corinthians 5:611 votes
Your boasting is not good. Do you not know that a little leaven works through the whole batch of dough?
- Psalm 52:78 votes
“Look at the man who did not make God his refuge, but trusted in the abundance of his wealth and strengthened himself by destruction.”
- Proverbs 25:146 votes
Like clouds and wind without rain is the man who boasts of gifts never given.
- Psalm 52:13 votes
For the choirmaster. A Maskil of David. After Doeg the Edomite went to Saul and told him, “David has gone to the house of Ahimelech.” Why do you boast of evil, O mighty man? The loving devotion of God endures all day long.
- Isaiah 47:103 votes
You were secure in your wickedness; you said, ‘No one sees me.’ Your wisdom and knowledge led you astray; you told yourself, ‘I am, and there is none besides me.’
- 1 Corinthians 4:7–83 votes
For who makes you so superior? What do you have that you did not receive? And if you did receive it, why do you boast as though you did not? Already you have all you want. Already you have become rich. Without us, you have become kings. How I wish you really were kings, so that we might be kings with you!
- James 3:143 votes
But if you harbor bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast in it or deny the truth.
- Revelation 18:73 votes
As much as she has glorified herself and lived in luxury, give her the same measure of torment and grief. In her heart she says, ‘I sit as queen; I am not a widow and will never see grief.’
- Isaiah 47:7–82 votes
You said, ‘I will be queen forever.’ You did not take these things to heart or consider their outcome. So now hear this, O lover of luxury who sits securely, who says to herself, ‘I am, and there is none besides me. I will never be a widow or know the loss of children.’
Which verses point to James 4:16?
The 10 strongest of 18.