James 4:17
to him, then, knowing to do good, and not doing, sin it is to him.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.
In Context
16and now ye glory in your pride; all such glorying is evil;
Cross References
John 9:41Jesus said to them, 'If ye were blind, ye were not having had sin, but now ye say — We see, therefore doth your sin remain.
John 15:22if I had not come and spoken to them, they were not having sin; but now pretext they have not for their sin.
Romans 1:32who the righteous judgment of God having known — that those practising such things are worthy of death — not only do them, but also have delight with those practising them.
Romans 7:13That which is good then, to me hath it become death? let it not be! but the sin, that it might appear sin, through the good, working death to me, that the sin might become exceeding sinful through the command,
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 →