Verse 14
James 4:14
New Living Translation
14
How do you know what your life will be like tomorrow? Your life is like the morning fog — it’s here a little while, then it’s gone.
Original Language Text
greek
οἵτινες οὐκ ἐπίστασθε ⸀τὸ τῆς αὔριον ⸀ποία ἡ ζωὴ ὑμῶν· ἀτμὶς γάρ ⸀ἐστε ⸀ἡ πρὸς ὀλίγον φαινομένη, ⸀ἔπειτα καὶ ἀφανιζομένη·
English Translation
You do not know what your life will be tomorrow; for you are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.
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Chapter 4 Context
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You want what you don’t have, so you scheme and kill to get it. You are jealous of what others have,...
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And even when you ask, you don’t get it because your motives are all wrong — you want only what will...
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Do you think the Scriptures have no meaning? They say that God (Elohim) is passionate that the spiri...
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And he gives grace generously. As the Scriptures say, “God (Elohim) opposes the proud<br>but gives g...
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So humble yourselves before God (Elohim). Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
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Come close to God (Elohim), and God (Elohim) will come close to you. Wash your hands, you sinners; p...
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9
Let there be tears for what you have done. Let there be sorrow and deep grief. Let there be sadness...
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10
Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up in honor.
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11
Don’t speak evil against each other, dear brothers and sisters. If you criticize and judge each othe...
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12
God (Elohim) alone, who gave the law, is the Judge. He alone has the power to save or to destroy. So...
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13
Look here, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we are going to a certain town and will stay there a year...
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14
How do you know what your life will be like tomorrow? Your life is like the morning fog — it’s here...
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What you ought to say is, “If the Lord wants us to, we will live and do this or that.”
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16
Otherwise you are boasting about your own pretentious plans, and all such boasting is evil.
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17
Remember, it is sin to know what you ought to do and then not do it.
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