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James 4:13-16

13 Boasting About Tomorrow
Now listen, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business and make money.”

14 Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.

15 Instead, you ought to say, “If it is the Lord’s will, we will live and do this or that.”

16 As it is, you boast and brag. All such boasting is evil.

Cross References for James 4:13-16

Genesis 11:7 - Come, let us go down and confuse their language so they will not understand each other.” Click to read the verse Genesis 11:7 Click to read the verse Genesis 11:7

Genesis 11:3 - They said to each other, “Come, let’s make bricks and bake them thoroughly.” They used brick in... Click to read the verse Genesis 11:3 Click to read the verse Genesis 11:3

Ecclesiastes 2:1 - Pleasures Are Meaningless I thought in my heart, “Come now, I will test you with pleasure to fi... Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 2:1 Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 2:1

Isaiah 5:5 - Now I will tell you what I am going to do to my vineyard: I will take away its hedge, and it wi... Click to read the verse Isaiah 5:5 Click to read the verse Isaiah 5:5

James 5:1 - Warning to Rich Oppressors Now listen, you rich people, weep and wail because of the misery tha... Click to read the verse James 5:1 Click to read the verse James 5:1

Psalms 4:6 - Many are asking, “Who can show us any good?” Let the light of your face shine upon us, O Lord. Click to read the verse Psalms 4:6 Click to read the verse Psalms 4:6

Proverbs 27:1 - Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring forth. Click to read the verse Proverbs 27:1 Click to read the verse Proverbs 27:1

2 Kings 5:5 - “By all means, go,” the king of Aram replied. “I will send a letter to the king of Israel.” So ... Click to read the verse 2 Kings 5:5 Click to read the verse 2 Kings 5:5

Psalms 10:3 - He boasts of the cravings of his heart; he blesses the greedy and reviles the Lord. Click to read the verse Psalms 10:3 Click to read the verse Psalms 10:3

Isaiah 56:11-12 - They are dogs with mighty appetites; they never have enough. They are shepherds who lack unders... Click to read the verse Isaiah 56:11-12 Click to read the verse Isaiah 56:11-12

Jeremiah 18:11 - “Now therefore say to the people of Judah and those living in Jerusalem, ‘This is what the Lord... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 18:11 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 18:11

Ezekiel 7:12 - The time has come, the day has arrived. Let not the buyer rejoice nor the seller grieve, for wr... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 7:12 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 7:12

Luke 12:17-20 - He thought to himself, ‘What shall I do? I have no place to store my crops.’ Click to read the verse Luke 12:17-20 Click to read the verse Luke 12:17-20

Isaiah 24:2 - it will be the same for priest as for people, for master as for servant, for mistress as for ma... Click to read the verse Isaiah 24:2 Click to read the verse Isaiah 24:2

Genesis 11:3-4 - They said to each other, “Come, let’s make bricks and bake them thoroughly.” They used brick in... Click to read the verse Genesis 11:3-4 Click to read the verse Genesis 11:3-4

1 Corinthians 7:30 - those who mourn, as if they did not; those who are happy, as if they were not; those who buy so... Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 7:30 Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 7:30