Berean Standard Bible
“Instead, you ought to say, “If the Lord is willing, we will live and do this or that.””
James has just pointed out that life is a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes. He now offers the alternative to the presumption of the previous verse.
Open Study notes above for the full note.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
Instead, you ought to say, “If the Lord is willing, we will live and do this or that.”
World English Bible (WEB)
For you ought to say, “If the Lord wills, we will both live, and do this or that.”
King James Version (KJV)
For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that.
American Standard Version (ASV)
For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall both live, and do this or that.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
But the right thing to say would be, If it is the Lord's pleasure and if we are still living, we will do this and that.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
instead of your saying, 'If the Lord may will, we shall live, and do this or that;'
Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
En lugar de lo cual deberíais decir: Si el Señor quisiere, y si viviéremos, haremos esto ó aquello.
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
Más bien, deberían decir: «Si el Señor quiere, viviremos y haremos esto o aquello».
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