James 4:13

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

Some of you say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to some city. We will stay there a year, do business, and make money.” Listen, think about this:

Cross References

Proverbs 27:1

Never brag about what you will do in the future; you have no idea what tomorrow will bring.

Ecclesiastes 2:1

I said to myself, “I should have fun—I should enjoy everything as much as I can.” But I learned that this is also useless.

Ezekiel 7:12

“The time of punishment has come. The day is here. Those who buy things will not be happy, and those who sell things will not feel bad about selling them because that terrible punishment will happen to everyone.

Isaiah 24:2

At that time whatever happens to the common people will also happen to the priests. Slaves and masters will be the same. Women slaves and their women masters will be the same. Buyers and sellers will be the same. Those who borrow and those who lend will be the same. Bankers and those who owe the bank will be the same.

James 5:1

You rich people, listen! Cry and be very sad because much trouble will come to you.

1 Corinthians 7:30

It should not be important whether you are sad or whether you are happy. If you buy something, it should not matter to you that you own it.

Isaiah 5:5

“Now I will tell you what I will do to my vineyard: I will pull up the thornbushes that protect it, and I will burn them. I will break down the stone wall and use the stones for a walkway.

Genesis 11:7

Let’s go down and confuse their language. Then they will not understand each other.”