Yǎgèshū 4:16

16 Xiànjīn nǐmen jìng yǐ zhāngkuáng kuà kǒu . fán zhèyàng kuà kǒu dōu shì è de .

Yǎgèshū 4:16 Meaning and Commentary

James 4:16

But now ye rejoice in your boastings
Of tomorrow, and of the continuance of life, and of going to such a place, and abiding there for such a time, and of trading and trafficking with great success, to the obtaining of much gain and riches; see ( Proverbs 27:1 )

all such rejoicing is evil;
wicked and atheistical, as expressing a neglect of and independence on Providence; arrogating and ascribing too much to themselves, their power and will, as if they had their lives and fortunes in their own hands, and at their own dispose, when all depend upon the will of God. The Syriac version renders it, "all such rejoicing is from evil"; from an evil heart, and from the evil one, Satan.

Yǎgèshū 4:16 In-Context

14 Qíshí míngtiān rúhé , nǐmen hái bù zhīdào . nǐmen de shēngmìng shì shénme ne . nǐmen yuánlái shì yī piàn yúnwù , chūxiàn shǎoshí jiù bú jiàn le .

15 Nǐmen zhǐ dāng shuō , zhǔ ruò yuànyì , wǒmen jiù kĕyǐ huó zhe , yĕ kĕyǐ zuò zhè shì , huò zuò nà shì .

16 Xiànjīn nǐmen jìng yǐ zhāngkuáng kuà kǒu . fán zhèyàng kuà kǒu dōu shì è de .

17 Rén ruò zhīdào xíng shàn , què bú qù xíng , zhè jiù shì tāde zuì le .