James 4:17

New Living Translation

Remember, it is sin to know what you ought to do and then not do it.

Cross References

John 13:17

Now that you know these things, God will bless you for doing them.

John 15:22

They would not be guilty if I had not come and spoken to them. But now they have no excuse for their sin.

John 9:41

“If you were blind, you wouldn’t be guilty,” Jesus replied. “But you remain guilty because you claim you can see.

Romans 1:32

They know God’s justice requires that those who do these things deserve to die, yet they do them anyway. Worse yet, they encourage others to do them, too.

Romans 7:13

But how can that be? Did the law, which is good, cause my death? Of course not! Sin used what was good to bring about my condemnation to death. So we can see how terrible sin really is. It uses God’s good commands for its own evil purposes.

2 Peter 2:21

It would be better if they had never known the way to righteousness than to know it and then reject the command they were given to live a holy life.