James 5:12 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJames 5:12 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
Πρὸ
pró
G4253
before
πάντων
pâs
G3956
all
δέ
dé
G1161
but
ἀδελφοί
adelphós
G80
brother
μου
egṓ
G1473
I
μὴ
mḗ
G3361
not
ὀμνύετε
omnýō
G3660
to swear
μήτε
mḗte
G3383
nor
τὸν
ho
G3588
the
οὐρανὸν
ouranós
G3772
heaven
μήτε
mḗte
G3383
nor
τὴν
ho
G3588
the
γῆν
gē
G1093
earth
μήτε
mḗte
G3383
nor
ἄλλον
állos
G243
another
τινὰ
tìs
G5100
a certain
ὅρκον
hórkos
G3727
oath
ἤτω
eimí
G1510
to be
δὲ
dé
G1161
but
ὑμῶν
hymeîs
G5210
you
τὸ
ho
G3588
the
ναὶ
naí
G3483
yes
ναὶ
naí
G3483
yes
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
τὸ
ho
G3588
the
οὒ
ou
G3756
not
οὔ
ou
G3756
not
ἵνα
hína
G2443
that
μὴ
mḗ
G3361
not
ὑπὸ
hypó
G5259
under
κρίσιν
krísis
G2920
judgment
πέσητε
píptō
G4098
to fall
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World English Bible Public Domain
But above all things, my brothers, don't swear, neither by heaven, nor by the earth, nor by any other oath; but let your "yes" be "yes," and your "no," "no;" so that you don't fall into hypocrisy.
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King James Version Public Domain
But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath: but let your yea be yea; and your nay, nay; lest ye fall into condemnation.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
But before all, my brothers, do not swear, neither the heaven nor the earth, nor any other oath. But let your “Yes” be “Yes” and your “No,” “No,” so that you may not fall under judgment.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).