James 4:14 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.”

James 4:14 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

James 4:14 in 6 Bible Translations

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James 4:14 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Yet you don’t know what your life will be like tomorrow. For what is your life? For you are a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away.”

James 4:14 — World English Bible

James 4:14 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. What is your life? For ye are a vapor that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.”

James 4:14 — American Standard Version

James 4:14 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“who do not know the thing of the morrow; for what is your life? for it is a vapour that is appearing for a little, and then is vanishing;”

James 4:14 — Young's Literal Translation

James 4:14 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“ye who do not know what will be on the morrow, ([for] what [is] your life? It is even a vapour, appearing for a little while, and then disappearing,)”

James 4:14 — Darby Translation

James 4:14 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“(And yet ye cannot tell what shalbe to morowe. For what is your life? It is euen a vapour that appeareth for a litle time, and afterward vanisheth away)”

James 4:14 — Geneva Bible

James 4:14 in Context — James 4

12 Uno es el dador de la ley, que puede salvar y perder: ¿quién eres tú que juzgas á otro?

13 Ea ahora, los que decís: Hoy y mañana iremos á tal ciudad, y estaremos allá un año, y compraremos mercadería, y ganaremos:

14 Y no sabéis lo que será mañana. Porque ¿qué es vuestra vida? Ciertamente es un vapor que se aparece por un poco de tiempo, y luego se desvanece.

15 En lugar de lo cual deberíais decir: Si el Señor quisiere, y si viviéremos, haremos esto ó aquello.

16 Mas ahora os jactáis en vuestras soberbias. Toda jactancia semejante es mala.

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What Does James 4:14 Mean?

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