James 4:14
Men who are not versed in the morrow—of what sort your life [will be]; for ye are, a vapour—for a little, appearing, then, just disappearing!
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
15Instead of your saying—If, the Lord, be pleased, we shall both, live and do this or that;
Cross References
Job 7:6My days, are swifter than a weaver’s shuttle, and they are spent, without hope.
Job 14:1Man that is born of a woman, is of few days, and full of trouble:
Psalms 89:47Remember how short-lived, I, am, Wherefore, in vain, hast thou created all the sons of Adam?
Psalms 102:3For, consumed in smoke, are my days, And, my bones, like a burning mass, are scorched through;
James 1:10Whereas the rich, in his being brought low,—because, as a flower of grass, he will pass away;
1 Peter 4:7But, the end of all things, hath drawn near:—be of sound mind, therefore, and be sober for 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 →