James 1:11

1:11 For the sun rises with its heat and dries up the meadow; the petal of the flower falls off and its beauty is lost forever. ¹  So also the rich person in the midst of his pursuits will wither away.

James 4:4

4:4 Adulterers, do you not know that friendship with the world means hostility toward God? ²  So whoever decides to be the world’s friend makes himself God’s enemy.

James 5:7

Patience in Suffering

5:7 So be patient, brothers and sisters, ³  until the Lord’s return. ⁴  Think of how the farmer waits ⁵  for the precious fruit of the ground and is patient ⁶  for it until it receives the early and late rains.

James 5:12

5:12 And above all, my brothers and sisters, ⁷  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.

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¹ tn Or “perishes,” “is destroyed.”

² tn Grk “is hostility toward God.”

³ tn Grk “brothers”; this phrase occurs again three times in the paragraph. See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:2.

⁴ tn Or “advent”; or “coming” (also in v. 8).

⁵ tn Grk “Behold! The farmer waits.”

⁶ tn Grk “being patient.”

⁷ tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:2.