James 4:14

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

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.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    Whereas you do not know what will happen tomorrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    whereas{G3748} ye know{G1987} not{G3756} what{G3588} shall be on the morrow.{G839} {G1063} What{G4169} is your{G5216} life?{G2222} For ye are{G2076} a{G1063} vapor,{G822} that appeareth{G5316} for{G4314} a little time,{G3641} and{G1161} then{G1899} vanisheth away.{G853}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    Whereas{G3748} ye know{G1987}{(G5736)} not{G3756} what{G3588} shall be on the morrow{G839}. For{G1063} what{G4169} is your{G5216} life{G2222}? It is{G2076}{(G5748)} even{G1063} a vapour{G822}, that{G4314} appeareth for{G5316}{(G5730)} a little time{G3641}, and{G1161} then{G1899} vanisheth away{G853}{(G5746)}.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    and yet can not tell what shall happen to morowe. For what thynge is youre lyfe? It is even a vapoure that apereth for a lytell tyme and the vanyssheth awaye:

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    & yet ca not tell what shal happe to morowe. For what thinge is youre life? It is euen a vapoure that apereth for a lytell tyme, and the vanysheth awaye:

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    (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)

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And yet can not ye tel what shall happen on the morowe. For what thyng is your lyfe? It is euen a vapour, that appeareth for a litle tyme, and then he vanisheth away.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Whereas 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.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    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;

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    When you are not certain what will take place tomorrow. What is your life? It is a mist, which is seen for a little time and then is gone.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Whereas 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.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    You do not know about tomorrow. What is your life like? For you are a puff of smoke that appears for a short time and then vanishes.

Referenced Verses

  • Ps 102:3 : 3 Do not hide your face from me in the day of my distress; incline your ear to me; on the day I call, answer me quickly.
  • 1 Pet 1:24 : 24 For, "All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flower of the grass. The grass withers, and the flower falls off,
  • Ps 39:5 : 5 LORD, let me know my end and the number of my days, so I may understand how fleeting my life is.
  • Job 7:6-7 : 6 My days pass more swiftly than a weaver's shuttle, and they come to an end without hope. 7 Remember that my life is but a breath; my eyes will never see good again.
  • Job 14:1-2 : 1 Man, born of a woman, is short-lived and full of trouble. 2 He springs up like a flower and withers away; he flees like a shadow and does not endure.
  • 1 John 2:17 : 17 The world is passing away, along with its desires, but whoever does the will of God remains forever.
  • Job 9:25-26 : 25 My days are swifter than a runner; they flee away and do not see any good. 26 They pass by like reed boats, like an eagle swooping down on its prey.
  • Jas 1:10 : 10 and the rich in his humiliation, because like a flower of the grass he will pass away.
  • 1 Pet 4:7 : 7 The end of all things is near. Therefore, be alert and of sober mind so that you may pray.
  • Ps 89:47 : 47 How long, LORD? Will you hide yourself forever? Will your wrath keep burning like fire?

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