James 4:13
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But who art thou that judgest thy neighbour? Behold, now you that say: To-day or to-morrow we will go into such a city, and there we will spend a year and will traffic and make our gain.

Go to.

James 5:1 Go to now, ye rich men: weep and howl in your miseries, which shall come upon you.

Genesis 11:3,4,7 And each one said to his neighbour: Come let us make brick, and bake them with fire. And they had brick instead of stones, and slime instead of mortar: . . .

Ecclesiastes 2:1 I said in my heart: I will go, and abound with delights, and enjoy good things. And I saw that this also was vanity.

Isaiah 5:5 And now I will shew you what I will do to my vineyard. I will take away the hedge thereof, and it shall be wasted: I will break down the wall thereof, and it shall be trodden down.

To day.

Proverbs 27:1 Boast not for to morrow, for thou knowest not what the day to come may bring forth.

Isaiah 56:12 Come, let us take wine, and be filled with drunkenness: and it shall be as to day, so also to morrow, and much more.

Luke 12:17-20 And he thought within himself, saying: What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits? . . .

and buy.

Isaiah 24:2 And it shall be as with the people, so with the priest: and as with the servant so with his master: as with the handmaid, so with her mistress: as with the buyer, so with the seller: as with the lender, so with the borrower: as with him that calleth for his money, so with him that oweth.

Isaiah 56:11 And most impudent dogs, they never had enough: the shepherds themselves knew no understanding: all have turned aside into their own way, every one after his own gain, from the first even to the last.

Ezekiel 7:12 The time is come, the day is at hand: let not the buyer rejoice: nor the seller mourn: for wrath is upon all the people thereof.

1 Corinthians 7:30 And they that weep, as though they wept not: and they that rejoice, as if they rejoiced not: and they that buy as if they possessed not:

Context
Do Not Boast of Tomorrow
12There is one lawgiver and judge, that is able to destroy and to deliver. 13But who art thou that judgest thy neighbour? Behold, now you that say: To-day or to-morrow we will go into such a city, and there we will spend a year and will traffic and make our gain. 14Whereas you know not what shall be on the morrow.…
Cross References
Proverbs 27:1
Boast not for to morrow, for thou knowest not what the day to come may bring forth.

Luke 12:18
And he said: This will I do: I will pull down my barns and will build greater: and into them will I gather all things that are grown to me and my goods.

James 5:1
Go to now, ye rich men: weep and howl in your miseries, which shall come upon you.

Lexicon
Come
Ἄγε (Age)
Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 71: A primary verb; properly, to lead; by implication, to bring, drive, go, pass, or induce.

now,
νῦν (nyn)
Adverb
Strong's Greek 3568: A primary particle of present time; 'now'; also as noun or adjective present or immediate.

you who
οἱ (hoi)
Article - Vocative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

say,
λέγοντες (legontes)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Vocative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3004: (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.

“Today
Σήμερον (Sēmeron)
Adverb
Strong's Greek 4594: Today, now. Neuter of a presumed compound of the article ho and hemera; on the day; generally, now.

or
(ē)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2228: Or, than. A primary particle of distinction between two connected terms; disjunctive, or; comparative, than.

tomorrow
αὔριον (aurion)
Adverb
Strong's Greek 839: Tomorrow. From a derivative of the same as aer; properly, fresh, i.e. to-morrow.

we will go
πορευσόμεθα (poreusometha)
Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 1st Person Plural
Strong's Greek 4198: To travel, journey, go, die.

to
εἰς (eis)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1519: A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.

this or that
τήνδε (tēnde)
Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 3592: This here, this, that, he, she, it.

city,
πόλιν (polin)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 4172: A city, the inhabitants of a city. Probably from the same as polemos, or perhaps from polus; a town.

spend
ποιήσομεν (poiēsomen)
Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural
Strong's Greek 4160: (a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do.

a year
ἐνιαυτὸν (eniauton)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 1763: A year, cycle of time. Prolongation from a primary enos; a year.

there,
ἐκεῖ (ekei)
Adverb
Strong's Greek 1563: (a) there, yonder, in that place, (b) thither, there. Of uncertain affinity; there; by extension, thither.

carry on business,
ἐμπορευσόμεθα (emporeusometha)
Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 1st Person Plural
Strong's Greek 1710: From en and poreuomai; to travel in, i.e. to trade.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

make a profit.”
κερδήσομεν (kerdēsomen)
Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural
Strong's Greek 2770: To gain, acquire, win (over), avoid loss. From kerdos; to gain.


Additional Translations
Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business, and make a profit.”

Come now, those saying, "Today or tomorrow we will go into this city, and will spend a year there, and will trade, and will make a profit,"

Go to now, you 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:

Come now, ye that say, To-day or to-morrow we will go into this city, and spend a year there, and trade, and get gain:

Go to now, ye who say, To-day or to-morrow will we go into such a city and spend a year there, and traffic and make gain,

Go to now, ye that say, Today or tomorrow we will go into this city, and spend a year there, and trade, and get gain:

Come 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:

Come, you who say, "To-day or to-morrow we will go to this or that city, and spend a year there and carry on a successful business,"

Come now, you who say, "Today or tomorrow let's go into this city, and spend a year there, trade, and make a profit."

Go, now, ye who are saying, 'To-day and to-morrow we will go on to such a city, and will pass there one year, and traffic, and make gain;'
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