James 5:12
But above all, my brothers, do not swear, neither by heaven nor the earth, nor any other oath. But let your “Yes” be “Yes,” and your “No,” “No,” so that you may not fall into hypocrisy. 1 The Prayer of Faith
English Majority Text (NT)
In The King James Version
In Context
13Does anyone among you suffer misfortune? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing praises.
Cross References
Matthew 5:33“Again you have heard that it was said to the ancients, ‘You shall not swear falsely, but you shall pay your oaths to the Lord.’
1 Corinthians 11:34But if anyone is hungry, let him eat at home, lest you come together for judgment. And the rest I will put in order when I come.
James 3:1My brothers, let not many become teachers, knowing that we shall receive greater judgment.
3 John 1:2Beloved, concerning all things I pray you to prosper and be in health, just as your 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 →