James 4:15

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

You ought to say instead,“If the Lord is willing, then we will live and do this or that.”

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Referenced Verses

  • Acts 18:21 : 21 but said farewell to them and added,“I will come back to you again if God wills.” Then he set sail from Ephesus,
  • Prov 19:21 : 21 There are many plans in a person’s mind, but it is the counsel of the LORD which will stand.
  • Heb 6:3 : 3 And this is what we intend to do, if God permits.
  • Lam 3:37 : 37 מ(Mem) Whose command was ever fulfilled unless the Lord decreed it?
  • Rom 1:10 : 10 and I always ask in my prayers, if perhaps now at last I may succeed in visiting you according to the will of God.
  • Rom 15:32 : 32 so that by God’s will I may come to you with joy and be refreshed in your company.
  • 1 Cor 4:19 : 19 But I will come to you soon, if the Lord is willing, and I will find out not only the talk of these arrogant people, but also their power.
  • 1 Cor 16:7 : 7 For I do not want to see you now in passing, since I hope to spend some time with you, if the Lord allows.
  • 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 sight he will bring me back and enable me to see both it and his dwelling place again. 26 However, if he should say,‘I do not take pleasure in you,’ then he will deal with me in a way that he considers appropriate.”

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  • Jas 4:13-14
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    13Come now, you who say,“Today or tomorrow we will go into this or that town and spend a year there and do business and make a profit.”

    14You 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.

  • Jas 4:16
    74%

    16But as it is, you boast about your arrogant plans. All such boasting is evil.

  • Heb 6:3
    74%

    3And this is what we intend to do, if God permits.

  • Rom 14:7-8
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    7For none of us lives for himself and none dies for himself.

    8If we live, we live for the Lord; if we die, we die for the Lord. Therefore, whether we live or die, we are the Lord’s.

  • Prov 27:1
    71%

    1Do not boast about tomorrow; for you do not know what a day may bring forth.

  • Eph 5:17
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    17For this reason do not be foolish, but be wise by understanding what the Lord’s will is.

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

  • 2 Thess 3:4
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    4And we are confident about you in the Lord that you are both doing– and will do– what we are commanding.

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

  • 2 Cor 4:11-12
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    11For we who are alive are constantly being handed over to death for Jesus’ sake, so that the life of Jesus may also be made visible in our mortal body.

    12As a result, death is at work in us, but life is at work in you.

  • 1 Pet 4:2
    70%

    2in that he spends the rest of his time on earth concerned about the will of God and not human desires.

  • 1 Cor 16:7
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    7For I do not want to see you now in passing, since I hope to spend some time with you, if the Lord allows.

  • Jas 1:4-5
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    4And let endurance have its perfect effect, so that you will be perfect and complete, not deficient in anything.

    5But if anyone is deficient in wisdom, he should ask God, who gives to all generously and without reprimand, and it will be given to him.

  • Acts 21:14
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    14Because he could not be persuaded, we said no more except,“The Lord’s will be done.”

  • John 15:7
    68%

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

  • 1 Thess 4:12
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    12In this way you will live a decent life before outsiders and not be in need.

  • Rom 14:12
    68%

    12Therefore, each of us will give an account of himself to God.

  • Rom 8:13
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    13(for 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
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    4For if any of the Macedonians should come with me and find that you are not ready to give, we would be humiliated(not to mention you) by this confidence we had in you.

  • Heb 10:36
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    36For you need endurance in order to do God’s will and so receive what is promised.

  • Eccl 8:7
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    7Surely no one knows the future, and no one can tell another person what will happen.

  • 1 John 5:14-15
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    14And this is the confidence that we have before him: that whenever we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.

    15And if we know that he hears us in regard to whatever we ask, then we know that we have the requests that we have asked from him.

  • Jas 1:12
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    12Happy is the one who endures testing, because when he has proven to be genuine, he will receive the crown of life that God promised to those who love him.

  • 1 Thess 4:3
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    3For this is God’s will: that you become holy, that you keep away from sexual immorality,

  • Ps 90:12
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    12So teach us to consider our mortality, so that we might live wisely.

  • 1 John 2:17
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    17And the world is passing away with all its desires, but the person who does the will of God remains forever.

  • Phil 4:5
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    5Let everyone see your gentleness. The Lord is near!

  • Matt 6:31
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    31So then, don’t 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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    8Thus we are full of courage and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord.

    9So then whether we are alive or away, we make it our ambition to please him.

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    7For that person must not suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord,

  • Ps 144:4
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    4People are like a vapor, their days like a shadow that disappears.

  • 2 Cor 5:3
    67%

    3if indeed, after we have put on our heavenly house, we will not be found naked.

  • 1 Pet 2:15
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    15For God wants you to silence the ignorance of foolish people by doing good.

  • Gal 5:25
    67%

    25If we live by the Spirit, let us also behave in accordance with the Spirit.

  • Phil 3:15
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    15Therefore let those of us who are“perfect” embrace this point of view. If you think otherwise, God will reveal to you the error of your ways.

  • Phil 1:22
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    22Now if I am to go on living in the body, this will mean productive work for me, yet I don’t know which I prefer:

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    12And above all, my brothers and sisters, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or by any other oath. But let your“Yes” be yes and your“No” be no, so that you may not fall into judgment.

  • Isa 38:16
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    16O Lord, your decrees can give men life; may years of life be restored to me. Restore my health and preserve my life.’

  • Lam 3:37
    67%

    37מ(Mem) Whose command was ever fulfilled unless the Lord decreed it?

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    6So we can say with confidence,“The Lord is my helper, and I will not be afraid. What can people do to me?”

  • 2 Cor 4:15
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    15For all these things are for your sake, so that the grace that is including more and more people may cause thanksgiving to increase to the glory of God.

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

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    17For it is better to suffer for doing good, if God wills it, 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 the talk of these arrogant people, but also their power.