James 4:16 · KJV
“But now ye rejoice in your boastings: all such rejoicing is evil.”
— James 4:16
For that ye {ought} to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that.
Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth {it} not, to him it is sin.
James 4 — Context
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. {It...: or, For it is}
15For that ye {ought} to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that.
16But now ye rejoice in your boastings: all such rejoicing is evil.
17Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth {it} not, to him it is sin.
Cross References
Proverbs 27:1
Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth. {to...: Heb. to morrow day}
1 Corinthians 5:6
Your glorying {is} not good. Know ye not that a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump?
Psalms 52:7
Lo, {this is} the man {that} made not God his strength; but trusted in the abundance of his riches, {and} strengthened himself in his wickedness. {wickedness: or, substance}
Proverbs 25:14
Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift {is like} clouds and wind without rain. {of a...: Heb. in a gift of falsehood}
Psalms 52:1
[To the chief Musician, Maschil, {A Psalm} of David, when Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul, and said unto him, David is come to the house of Ahimelech.] Why boastest thou thyself in mischief, O mighty man? the goodness of God {endureth} continually. {Maschil: or, of instruction}
1 Corinthians 4:7-8
For who maketh thee to differ {from another}? and what hast thou that thou didst not receive? now if thou didst receive {it}, why dost thou glory, as if thou hadst not received {it}? {maketh...: Gr. distinguisheth thee}
Revelation 18:7
How much she hath glorified herself, and lived deliciously, so much torment and sorrow give her: for she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow.
James 3:14
But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.