James 4:14

Whereas you know not what shall be on the morrow.

Douay-Rheims 1899

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

13But who art thou that judgest thy neighbour? Behold, now you that say: To day or to morrow we will go into such a city, and there we will spend a year, and will traffic, and make our gain.

15For what is your life? It is a vapour which appeareth for a little while, and afterwards shall vanish away. For that you should say: If the Lord will, and if we shall live, we will do this or that.

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Cross References

Job 7:6My days have passed more swiftly than the web is cut by the weaver, and are consumed without any hope.

Job 14:1Man born of a woman, living for a short time, is filled with many miseries.

Psalms 89:47How long, O Lord, turnest thou away unto the end? shall thy anger burn like fire?

Psalms 102:3Turn not away thy face from me: in the day when I am in trouble, incline thy ear to me. In what day soever I shall call upon thee, hear me speedily.

James 1:10And the rich, in his being low; because as the flower of the grass shall he pass away.

1 Peter 4:7But the end of all is at hand. Be prudent therefore, and watch in prayers.

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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