James 4:15

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Instead, you ought to say, 'If the Lord wills, we will live and do this or that.'

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  • Acts 18:21 : 21 But as he left, he said, 'I will return to you, God willing.' Then he set sail from Ephesus.
  • Prov 19:21 : 21 Many are the plans in a person's heart, but it is the LORD's purpose that will prevail.
  • Heb 6:3 : 3 And we will do this, if God permits.
  • Lam 3:37 : 37 Who can speak and have it come to pass, unless the Lord has decreed it?
  • Rom 1:10 : 10 always in my prayers, asking that if it is somehow in God's will, I may now at last succeed in coming to you.
  • Rom 15:32 : 32 So that, by God’s will, I may come to you with joy and be refreshed together with you.
  • 1 Cor 4:19 : 19 But I will come to you soon, if the Lord is willing, and I will find out not only what those who are arrogant are saying, but what power they have.
  • 1 Cor 16:7 : 7 For I do not want to see you now just in passing; I hope to spend some time with you, if the Lord permits.
  • 2 Sam 15:25-26 : 25 Then the king said to Zadok, 'Take the Ark of God back to the city. If I find favor in the LORD’s eyes, He will bring me back and let me see it and its dwelling place again.' 26 'But if He says, “I have no delight in you,” here I am—let Him do to me whatever seems good to Him.'

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Jas 4:13-14
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    13Now 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.'

    14Why, 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.

  • Jas 4:16
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    16But now you boast in your arrogance. All such boasting is evil.

  • Heb 6:3
    74%

    3And we will do this, if God permits.

  • Rom 14:7-8
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    73%

    7For none of us lives for ourselves alone, and none of us dies for ourselves alone.

    8If we live, we live for the Lord; and if we die, we die for the Lord. So, whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord.

  • Prov 27:1
    71%

    1Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day will bring.

  • Eph 5:17
    70%

    17Because of this, do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.

  • 1 Thess 4:15
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    15For this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord, will not precede those who have fallen asleep.

  • 2 Thess 3:4
    70%

    4We have confidence in the Lord concerning you, that you are doing and will continue to do what we command.

  • 1 Thess 3:8
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    8For now we live, if you stand firm in the Lord.

  • 2 Cor 4:11-12
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    70%

    11For we who live are always being given over to death for Jesus' sake, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our mortal bodies.

    12So then, death is at work in us, but life is at work in you.

  • 1 Pet 4:2
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    2As a result, you should no longer live the rest of your earthly life for human desires but instead for the will of God.

  • 1 Cor 16:7
    69%

    7For I do not want to see you now just in passing; I hope to spend some time with you, if the Lord permits.

  • Jas 1:4-5
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    69%

    4Let perseverance complete its work, so that you may be mature and complete, lacking nothing.

    5If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without rebuke, and it will be given to him.

  • Acts 21:14
    68%

    14When he would not be persuaded, we gave up and said, 'The Lord's will be done.'

  • John 15:7
    68%

    7If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.

  • 1 Thess 4:12
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    12so that you may conduct yourselves properly toward outsiders and not be dependent on anyone.

  • Rom 14:12
    68%

    12So then, each of us will give an account of ourselves to God.

  • Rom 8:13
    68%

    13For if you live according to the flesh, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live.

  • 2 Cor 9:4
    68%

    4Otherwise, if any Macedonians come with me and find you unprepared, we would be ashamed—not to mention you—in this confidence of boasting.

  • Heb 10:36
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    36You need endurance so that after you have done the will of God, you may receive what was promised.

  • Eccl 8:7
    68%

    7Since no one knows what will happen, who can tell anyone what is to come?

  • 1 John 5:14-15
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    14This is the confidence we have before Him: If we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.

    15And if we know that He hears us—whatever we ask—we know that we already have what we have asked of Him.

  • Jas 1:12
    67%

    12Blessed is the one who endures trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that the Lord has promised to those who love Him.

  • 1 Thess 4:3
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    3For this is God’s will: your sanctification—that you abstain from sexual immorality.

  • Ps 90:12
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    12Teach us to number our days carefully, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.

  • 1 John 2:17
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    17The world is passing away, along with its desires, but whoever does the will of God remains forever.

  • Phil 4:5
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    5Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near.

  • Matt 6:31
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    31So do not worry, saying, 'What will we eat?' or 'What will we drink?' or 'What will we wear?'

  • 2 Cor 5:8-9
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    8We are confident, I say, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord.

    9So we make it our goal to please him, whether we are at home in the body or away from it.

  • Jas 1:7
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    7Let that person not expect to receive anything from the Lord.

  • Ps 144:4
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    4Man is like a breath; his days are like a passing shadow.

  • 2 Cor 5:3
    67%

    3because when we are clothed, we will not be found naked.

  • 1 Pet 2:15
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    15For it is God’s will that by doing good you should silence the ignorance of foolish people.

  • Gal 5:25
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    25If we live by the Spirit, let us also keep in step with the Spirit.

  • Phil 3:15
    67%

    15Let all of us who are mature think this way. And if in anything you think differently, that too God will reveal to you.

  • Phil 1:22
    67%

    22Now if I live on in the flesh, this means fruitful labor for me. Yet I do not know what I shall choose.

  • Jas 5:12
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    12Above all, my brothers and sisters, do not swear—not by heaven or earth or any other oath. Let your ‘Yes’ mean ‘Yes,’ and your ‘No’ mean ‘No,’ so that you may not fall under judgment.

  • Isa 38:16
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    16Lord, by such things people live, and in all of them is the life of my spirit. You restored me to health and let me live.

  • Lam 3:37
    67%

    37Who can speak and have it come to pass, unless the Lord has decreed it?

  • Heb 13:6
    67%

    6So we can confidently say: 'The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?'

  • 2 Cor 4:15
    66%

    15All this is for your benefit, so that grace, having increased through the many, may cause thanksgiving to overflow to the glory of God.

  • 1 Cor 15:37
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    37And what you sow, you do not sow the body that will be, but a bare seed—perhaps of wheat or something else.

  • 1 Pet 3:17
    66%

    17For it is better to suffer for doing good, if that should be God’s will, than for doing evil.

  • 1 Cor 4:19
    66%

    19But I will come to you soon, if the Lord is willing, and I will find out not only what those who are arrogant are saying, but what power they have.