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James 4:12 — Meaning and Application

King James Version

“There is one lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy: who art thou that judgest another?”

James 4:12

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Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:

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Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.

11

Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of {his} brother, and judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge.

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There is one lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy: who art thou that judgest another?

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Go to now, ye that say, To day or to morrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain:

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Whereas ye know not what {shall be} on the morrow. For what {is} your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away. {It...: or, For it is}

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