James 4:14

the-who[plural] are_not_being-stood-upon[i.e. vouching for] the of{the} next-day, for about-what-such[?], the being-alive[noun] of{you}[?], for it-will-be vapor, the toward few/sparse being-revealed, upon-thereafter also being-unreveal-ized,

Garth's Hyper-literal Translation

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

13Be-leading now [i.e. English idiom "Come now,"], the[plural] saying, "Today and next-day we-may-be-gone into the-here, the city, and may-do there one same-year and may-be-gone-in[i.e. conduct affairs] and may-gain,"

15in-place-of of{the} you to-be-saying, "If-supposing the Lord may-will and we-may-be-alive and we-may-do the-same or the-there."

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Cross References

James 1:10Moreover, the rich, in to{the humility} of{same}, that as flower/bud/sprout of{pasture/grass} he-will-pass-by-such-as-to-be-passed-by,

1 Peter 4:7Moreover, the completion of{all} has-become-near. So, be-of-sound-disposition and be-sober/temperate into 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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