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Butδὲnowνῦνyou boastκαυχᾶσθεinἐνyour arrogant claims.ταῖς ἀλαζονείαις ὑμῶνAllπᾶσαsuchτοιαύτηboastingκαύχησιςisἐστινevil.πονηρά
James 4:16
Study it in the app“But now you boast in your arrogant claims. All such boasting is evil.”
With the Greek beneath
James 4:16, word by word
- you boastκαυχᾶσθεkauchasthe
boast
Boast, take pride in something; in a good sense, glory or rejoice in it.
Where else “kauchasthe” appears- your arrogant claimsἀλαζονείαιςalazoneiais
arrogance, boasting
Arrogance, boasting.
Where else “alazoneiais” appears- suchτοιαύτηtoiautē
such
Such, of this kind.
Where else “toiautē” appears- boastingκαύχησιςkauchēsis
boasting
Boasting; a reason for pride or for glorying.
Where else “kauchēsis” appears- isἐστινestin
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estin” appears- evilπονηράponēra
evil
One who does or desires evil, opposed to God and the good.
Where else “ponēra” appears
The context
15Instead of your saying, If the Lord wills, we will both live and do this or that.
16 · This verse (above)
17So for the one who knows how to do good and does not do it, for him it is sin.
To study James 4 in a group
1. What it says
Where does James say the fights and quarrels among you come from (v. 1-3)?
2. What it means
James says "draw near to God, and he will draw near to you" (v. 8). What other instructions does he give around that phrase (v. 7-10)?
3. How I live it
James invites us to make plans saying "if the Lord wills" (v. 15). What plan of yours today can you put in God's hands?