James 4:16
New Testament • 4 words with Strong's data
"But now ye rejoice in your boastings: all such rejoicing is evil."
Word-by-Word Analysis
שָׂמַח
sâmach
probably to brighten up, i.e. (figuratively) be (causatively, make) blithe or gleesome
καύχησις
kaúchēsis
boasting (properly, the act; by implication, the object), in a good or a bad sense
שָׂחַק
sâchaq
to laugh (in pleasure or detraction); by implication, to play
רַע
raʻ
bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)
Key Terms in This Verse
καύχησις kaúchēsis
boasting (properly, the act; by implication, the object), in a good or a bad sense
Study G2746 →שָׂחַק sâchaq
to laugh (in pleasure or detraction); by implication, to play
Study H7832 →שָׂמַח sâmach
probably to brighten up, i.e. (figuratively) be (causatively, make) blithe or gleesome
Study H8055 →Cross References
Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.
Your glorying is not good. Know ye not that a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump?
Lo, this is the man that made not God his strength; but trusted in the abundance of his riches, and strengthened himself in his wickedness.
Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind without rain.
Why boastest thou thyself in mischief, O mighty man? the goodness of God endureth continually.
For thou hast trusted in thy wickedness: thou hast said, None seeth me. Thy wisdom and thy knowledge, it hath perverted thee; and thou hast said in thine heart, I am, and none else beside me.
But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.
How much she hath glorified herself, and lived deliciously, so much torment and sorrow give her: for she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow.
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