James 4:13
Go to now, ye who say, To-day or to-morrow will we go into such a city and spend a year there, and traffic and make gain,
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Genesis 11:3And they said one to another, Come on, let us make bricks, and burn [them] thoroughly. And they had brick for stone, and they had asphalt for mortar.
Proverbs 27:1Boast not thyself of to-morrow, for thou knowest not what a day will bring forth.
Isaiah 5:5And now, let me tell you what I am about to do to my vineyard: I will take away its hedge, and it shall be eaten up; I will break down its wall, and it shall be trodden under foot;
Isaiah 56:11and the dogs are greedy, they know not to be satisfied, and these are shepherds that know not how to discern: they all turn to their own way, every one for his gain, even to the last of them:
Luke 12:17And he reasoned within himself saying, What shall I do? for I have not [a place] where I shall lay up my fruits.
James 5:1Go to now, ye rich, weep, howling over your miseries that [are] coming upon [you].
Matthew Henry on James 4:12-17
Caution against Slander; Caution against Presumption. ( a. d. 61.) 11 Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of his brother, and judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge. 12 There is one lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy: who art thou that judgest another? 13 Go to now, ye that say, To day or to morrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get… Read the whole commentary →