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 Um [só] é o Legislador, que pode salvar e destruir. Quem és tu, que julgas o outro?

13 Atenção! Vós que dizeis: “Hoje ou amanhã iremos a uma tal cidade, e lá passaremos um ano negociando e lucrando”;

14 mas não sabeis o amanhã. Pois o que [é] a vossa vida? É um vapor, que por pouco tempo aparece, e logo se desvanece.

15 Em vez disso, devíeis dizer: Se o Senhor quiser, e vivermos, faremos isso ou aquilo.

16 Mas agora vos orgulhais nas vossas presunções; todo orgulho como esse é maligno.

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What Does James 4:14 Mean?

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