James 4:14

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James 4:12–16 · Berean Standard Bible

12 There is only one Lawgiver and Judge, the One who is able to save and destroy. But who are you to judge your neighbor?

13 Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business, and make a profit.”

14 You do not even know what will happen tomorrow! What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.

15 Instead, you ought to say, “If the Lord is willing, we will live and do this or that.”

16 As it is, you boast in your proud intentions. All such boasting is evil.

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