James 4:13-14
What is written? (ESV)
Come now, you who say, Today or tomorrow we will go into such and such a town and spend a year there and trade and make a profit— yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little time and then vanishes.
What does it say?
For those that say they will go here or there today or tomorrow and make plans accordingly, recognize that you don’t know what tomorrow will bring. Your life is nothing but a mist that appears for a brief time and then disappears.
What is its immediate context?
James’ letter throughout is about encouraging and warning Christians to live out the “word of truth” (1:18) in their lives and gives many practical examples of what that looks like.
How James 4:13-14 is applied across Bible answers
What is God’s time in relation to man’s?
From God's perspective, man's life (even a "long life") is like a mist that is here and then gone.
