James 4:15

But 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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In The King James Version

For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that.

In Context

14When 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.

16But now you go on glorying in your pride: and all such glorying is evil.

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Cross References

2 Samuel 15:25And the king said to Zadok, Take the ark of God back into the town: if I have grace in the eyes of the Lord, he will let me come back and see it and his House again:

Lamentations 3:37Who is able to say a thing, and give effect to it, if it has not been ordered by the Lord?

Romans 1:10And that I am ever making prayers that God will give me a good journey to you.

1 Corinthians 4:19But I will come to you in a short time, if it is pleasing to the Lord, and I will take note, not of the word of those who are full of pride, but of the power.

Hebrews 6:3Now we will do this, if God lets us.

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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