James 4:17
He that knoweth the good, and doeth it not, to him is sin.
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
In The King James Version
Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.
In Context
16They glory in their vaunting. All such glorying is evil.
Cross References
John 9:41Jesus said to them: If ye were blind, ye would be without sin; but now ye say, We see; therefore your sin is established.
John 15:22If I had not come and discoursed with them, sin would not have been to them; but now there is no excuse for their sins.
Romans 1:32These, while they know the judgment of God, that he condemneth those to death who perpetrate such things, are not only doers of them, but the companions of such as do them.
Romans 7:13Did that which is good, therefore, become death to me? Far be it. But sin, that it might be seen to be sin, perfected death in me by means of that good law; that sin might the more be condemned, by means of the commandment.
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 →