James 4:13

Come now, ye who are saying, To-day or to-morrow we will go into that city, and abide there a year, and trade and accumulate:

1902 William Baxter Godbey NT

In The King James Version

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 gain:

In Context

12There is one lawgiver and judge, who is able to save and to destroy: but who are you, the one judging your neighbor.

14whosoever do not know that which belongs to the morrow: for what is your life? For you are a vapor, appearing for a moment, and then vanishing away;

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Cross References

Luke 12:17and he was reasoning in himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no place where I shall store my fruits?

James 5:1Come now, ye rich, weep mourning over your calamities which are coming on you.

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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