James 4:15

If the Lord will, and we should live, and do this or that:

1770 John Worsley NT

In The King James Version

For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that.

In Context

14(though ye know not what will be on the morrow; for what is your life? a vapor, which appeareth for a little while, and then vanisheth away:) whereas ye ought to say,

16but ye glory in your presumption: all such glorying is wicked.

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Cross References

Romans 1:10intreating if I may now at length have a prosperous journey by the will of God, to come unto you.

1 Corinthians 4:19But I will come to you soon, if the Lord please, and will know, not the speech of them that are puffed up, but the power:

Hebrews 6:3for it is impossible that those,

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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