James 5:9
Be not sighing, brethren, one against another, lest ye be judged,—Lo! the Judge, before the doors, is standing.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
8Be, ye also, patient, Stablish your hearts, because, the Presence of the Lord, hath drawn near.
Cross References
Genesis 4:7Shall it not, if thou do right, be lifted up? But if thou do not right, at the entrance a sin-bearer is lying,—Unto thee, moreover, shall be his longing, though, thou, rule over him.
Psalms 59:15They, may prowl about for food,—And, if they are not satisfied, then let them whine!
Matthew 7:1Judge not, that ye be not judged;—
Mark 6:19And, Herodias, was cherishing [a grudge] against him, and wishing, to slay him,—and could not;
1 Corinthians 4:5So then, not before the fitting time, be judging anything,—until the Lord shall come, who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and make manifest the counsels of the hearts; and, then, the praise shall come to each one, from God.
2 Corinthians 9:7Each one, according as he hath purposed in his heart, not sorrowfully, nor of necessity,—for, a cheerful giver, God, loveth.
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 →