James 5:12 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath: but let your yea be yea; and your nay, nay; lest ye fall into condemnation.”
James 5:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
James 5:12 in 6 Bible Translations
Read James 5:12 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
James 5:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“But above all things, my brothers, don’t swear—not by heaven, or by the earth, or by any other oath; but let your “yes” be “yes”, and your “no”, “no”, so that you don’t fall into hypocrisy.”
James 5:12 — World English Bible
James 5:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by the heaven, nor by the earth, nor by any other oath: but let your yea be yea, and your nay, nay; that ye fall not under judgment.”
James 5:12 — American Standard Version
James 5:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And before all things, my brethren, do not swear, neither by the heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath, and let your Yes be Yes, and the No, No; that under judgment ye may not fall.”
James 5:12 — Young's Literal Translation
James 5:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“But before all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by heaven, nor by the earth, nor by any other oath; but let your yea be yea, and your nay, nay, that ye do not fall under judgment.”
James 5:12 — Darby Translation
James 5:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“But before all thinges, my brethren, sweare not, neither by heauen, nor by earth, nor by any other othe: but let your yea, be yea, and your nay, nay, lest ye fall into condemnation.”
James 5:12 — Geneva Bible
James 5:12 in Context — James 5
10 Hermanos míos, tomad por ejemplo de aflicción y de paciencia, á los profetas que hablaron en nombre del Señor.
11 He aquí, tenemos por bienaventurados á los que sufren. Habéis oído la paciencia de Job, y habéis visto el fin del Señor, que el Señor es muy misericordioso y piadoso.
12 Mas sobre todo, hermanos míos, no juréis, ni por el cielo, ni por la tierra, ni por otro cualquier juramento; sino vuestro sí sea sí, y vuestro no sea no; porque no caigáis en condenación.
13 ¿Está alguno entre vosotros afligido? haga oración. ¿Está alguno alegre? cante salmos.
14 ¿Está alguno enfermo entre vosotros? llame á los ancianos de la iglesia, y oren por él, ungiéndole con aceite en el nombre del Señor.
What Does James 5:12 Mean?
James 5:12 is a verse from the Book of James, part of the New Testament. It appears in James chapter 5. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.
Also explore: Bible verses by topic | Read the full Bible free