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James 4:14

When you are not certain what will take place tomorrow. What is your life? It is a mist, which is seen for a little time and then is gone.

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In The King James Version

Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.

In Context

13How foolish it is to say, Today or tomorrow we will go into this town, and be there for a year and do business there and get wealth:

15But the right thing to say would be, If it is the Lord's pleasure and if we are still living, we will do this and that.

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Cross References

Job 7:6My days go quicker than the cloth-worker's thread, and come to an end without hope.

Job 14:1As for man, the son of woman, his days are short and full of trouble.

Psalms 89:47\89:46\How long, O Lord, will you Keep yourself for ever from our eyes? how long will your wrath be burning like fire?

Psalms 102:3\102:2\Let not your face be veiled from me in the day of my trouble; give ear to me, and let my cry be answered quickly.

James 1:10But the man of wealth, that he is made low; because like the flower of the grass he will come to his end.

1 Peter 4:7But the end of all things is near: so be serious in your behaviour and keep on the watch with prayer;

Matthew Henry on James 4:12-17

Caution against Slander; Caution against Presumption. ( a. d. 61.) 11 Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of his brother, and judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge. 12 There is one lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy: who art thou that judgest another? 13 Go to now, ye that say, To day or to morrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get… Read the whole commentary →

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