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James 4:15-16
New King James Version
James 4:15-16
New King James Version
15 Instead you ought to say, (A)“If the Lord wills, we shall live and do this or that.” 16 But now you boast in your arrogance. (B)All such boasting is evil.
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James 4:15-16
New American Standard Bible
James 4:15-16
New American Standard Bible
15 [a]Instead, you ought to say, “(A)If the Lord wills, we will live and also do this or that.” 16 But as it is, you boast in your [b]arrogance; (B)all such boasting is evil.
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- James 4:15 Lit Instead of your saying
- James 4:16 Or pretensions
James 4:15-16
Amplified Bible
James 4:15-16
Amplified Bible
15 Instead [a]you ought to say, “If the Lord wills, we will live and we will do this or that.” 16 But as it is, you boast [vainly] in your pretension and arrogance. All such boasting is evil.
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- James 4:15 Lit of your saying.
James 4:15-16
New International Version
James 4:15-16
New International Version
15 Instead, you ought to say, “If it is the Lord’s will,(A) we will live and do this or that.” 16 As it is, you boast in your arrogant schemes. All such boasting is evil.(B)
James 4:15-16
King James Version
James 4:15-16
King James Version
15 For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that.
16 But now ye rejoice in your boastings: all such rejoicing is evil.
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