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Chapter 5 Part 5
Chapter 5 Part 5
7 Be patient, therefore, brothers, until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient about it, until it receives the early and the late rains.
8 You also, be patient. Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is at hand.
9 Do not grumble against one another, brothers, so that you may not be judged; behold, the Judge is standing at the door.
10 As an example of suffering and patience, brothers, take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord.
11 Behold, we consider those blessed who remained steadfast. You have heard of the steadfastness of Job, and you have seen the purpose of the Lord, how the Lord is compassionate and merciful.
12 But above all, my brothers, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or by any other oath, but let your “yes” be yes and your “no” be no, so that you may not fall under condemnation.
9 Do not grumble against one another, brothers, so that you may not be judged; behold, the Judge is standing at the door.
(Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown Commentary) "Murmur not"; "grumble not." The Greek is literally, "groan": a half-suppressed murmur of impatience and harsh judgment, not uttered aloud or freely. Having exhorted them to patience in bearing wrongs from the wicked,
10 As an example of suffering and patience, brothers, take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord.
11 Behold, we consider those blessed who remained steadfast. You have heard of the steadfastness of Job, and you have seen the purpose of the Lord, how the Lord is compassionate and merciful.
Paul, Daniel, Job, Jesus any of the prophets……
12 But above all, my brothers, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or by any other oath, but let your “yes” be yes and your “no” be no, so that you may not fall under condemnation.
33 “Again you have heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not swear falsely, but shall perform to the Lord what you have sworn.’
34 But I say to you, Do not take an oath at all, either by heaven, for it is the throne of God,
35 or by the earth, for it is his footstool, or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King.
36 And do not take an oath by your head, for you cannot make one hair white or black.
37 Let what you say be simply ‘Yes’ or ‘No’; anything more than this comes from evil.
1 Guard your steps when you go to the house of God. To draw near to listen is better than to offer the sacrifice of fools, for they do not know that they are doing evil.
2 Be not rash with your mouth, nor let your heart be hasty to utter a word before God, for God is in heaven and you are on earth. Therefore let your words be few.
25 It is a snare to say rashly, “It is holy,” and to reflect only after making vows.
Remember this :
19 When words are many, transgression is not lacking, but whoever restrains his lips is prudent.
27 Whoever restrains his words has knowledge, and he who has a cool spirit is a man of understanding.
17 When the righteous cry for help, the Lord hears and delivers them out of all their troubles.
18 The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit.
19 Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord delivers him out of them all.
Be honest: "Let your 'yes' be yes and your 'no' be no".
Don't swear: "Do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or by any other oath".
Be trustworthy: A person's word should be enough to stand on its own, and they shouldn't need to add qualifiers like "I swear to God".
Avoid deception: James is addressing a practice that was common in his time, where people would use oaths to deceive or manipulate others.
Avoid judgment: James says that if a person's "yes" doesn't mean "yes" and their "no" doesn't mean "no," then they will fall under judgment.
Matt 5:37
37 Let what you say be simply ‘Yes’ or ‘No’; anything more than this comes from evil.
