15For what is your life? It is a vapour which appeareth for a little while, and afterwards shall vanish away. For that you should say: If the Lord will, and if we shall live, we will do this or that.


In Context

12 There is one lawgiver, and judge, that is able to destroy and to deliver.

13 But who art thou that judgest thy neighbour? Behold, now you that say: To day or to morrow we will go into such a city, and there we will spend a year, and will traffic, and make our gain.

14 Whereas you know not what shall be on the morrow.

15 For what is your life? It is a vapour which appeareth for a little while, and afterwards shall vanish away. For that you should say: If the Lord will, and if we shall live, we will do this or that.

16 But now you rejoice in your arrogancies. All such rejoicing is wicked.

17 To him therefore who knoweth to do good, and doth it not, to him it is sin.

James 4:15 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:15For that ye [ought] to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

4:15Instead, you ought to say, "If it is the Lord's will, we will live and do this or that."

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:15For that you ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

4:15For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall both live, and do this or that.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:15instead of your saying, If the Lord should so will and we should live, we will also do this or that.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

4:15For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall both live, and do this or that.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:15Instead of that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:15For you ought to say, |If the Lord wills, we will both live, and do this or that.|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

4:15instead of your saying, 'If the Lord may will, we shall live, and do this or that;'