James 4:14

(whereas ye know not what belongs to the morrow; for what is your life? for ye are a vapor, that appears for a little time, and then vanishes away;)

The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)

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

13Come now, ye that say: To-day and to-morrow we will go into this city, and spend one year there, and buy and sell, and get gain;

15instead of saying: If the Lord will, we shall both live, and do this or that.

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Cross References

James 1:10but the rich, in that he is made low; because as the flower of the grass he will pass away.

1 Peter 4:7But the end of all things is at hand. Be therefore sober, and watch unto 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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