James 4:16
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
As it is, you boast in your proud intentions. All such boasting is evil.

Young's Literal Translation
and now ye glory in your pride; all such glorying is evil;

King James Bible
But now ye rejoice in your boastings: all such rejoicing is evil.

Greek
As it is,
νῦν (nyn)
Adverb
Strong's 3568: A primary particle of present time; 'now'; also as noun or adjective present or immediate.

you boast
καυχᾶσθε (kauchasthe)
Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural
Strong's 2744: To boast; I glory (exult) proudly. From some base akin to that of aucheo and euchomai; to vaunt.

in
ἐν (en)
Preposition
Strong's 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.

your
ὑμῶν (hymōn)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural
Strong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

proud intentions.
ἀλαζονείαις (alazoneiais)
Noun - Dative Feminine Plural
Strong's 212: From alazon; braggadocio, i.e. self-confidence.

All
πᾶσα (pasa)
Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's 3956: All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.

such
τοιαύτη (toiautē)
Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's 5108: (including the other inflections); from toi and houtos; truly this, i.e. Of this sort (to denote character or individuality).

boasting
καύχησις (kauchēsis)
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's 2746: The act of boasting, glorying, exultation. From kauchaomai; boasting, in a good or a bad sense.

is
ἐστιν (estin)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

evil.
πονηρά (ponēra)
Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's 4190: Evil, bad, wicked, malicious, slothful.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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