James 5:12
But above all things, my brethren, swear not; neither by heaven, nor by the earth, nor by any other oath; but let your yea be yea, and your nay, nay; that ye fall not under condemnation.
The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)
In The King James Version
In Context
13Is any afflicted among you, let him pray. Is any cheerful, let him sing praise.
Cross References
Matthew 5:33Again ye heard, that it was said to those of old[5:33]: Thou shalt not swear falsely, but shalt perform to the Lord thine oaths.
1 Corinthians 11:34If any one is hungry, let him eat at home; that ye come not together unto condemnation. And the rest I will set in order when I come.
James 3:1MY brethren, be not many teachers, knowing that we shall receive greater condemnation.
3 John 1:2Beloved, concerning all things I pray that thou mayest prosper and be in health, as thy soul prospers.
Matthew Henry on James 5:2-12
Warnings to the Rich; Motives to Patience under Affliction. ( a. d. 61.) 1 Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you. 2 Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are motheaten. 3 Your gold and silver is cankered; and the rust of them shall be a witness against you, and shall eat your flesh as it were fire. Ye have heaped treasure together for the last days. 4 Behold, the hire of the labourers who have reaped down your fields, which is of you kept back by fraud, crieth: and… Read the whole commentary →