James 4:13-17

Expanded Bible

Let God Plan Your Life

¹³ ·Some of you say [^LCome now, you who say], “Today or tomorrow we will go to some city. We will stay there a year, do business, and make money.” ¹⁴ But you do not know what will happen tomorrow! Your life is like a ·mist [vapor; puff of smoke]. ·You can see it [It appears] for a short time, but then it ·goes away [vanishes; Prov. 27:1]. ¹⁵ ·So [or Instead] you should say, “If the Lord ·wants [wills; wishes], we will live and do this or that [Matt. 6:10].” ¹⁶ But now you are ·proud [arrogant; ^Cprobably referring to their plans for the future] and you brag [boast]. All of this bragging [boasting] is wrong [^Levil; wicked; 3:14]. ¹⁷ [^LTherefore] Anyone who knows the right thing to do, but does not do it, ·is sinning [^Lfor him it is sin].