James 4:17

In 9 translations

BSB

Anyone, then, who knows the right thing to do, yet fails to do it, is guilty of sin.

KJV

Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.

WEB

To him therefore who knows to do good and doesn’t do it, to him it is sin.

ASV

To him therefore that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.

LSV

to him, then, knowing to do good, and not doing [it], it is sin to him.

YLT

to him, then, knowing to do good, and not doing, sin it is to him.

DBY

To him therefore who knows how to do good, and does it not, to him it is sin.

DRC

To him therefore who knoweth to do good, and doth it not, to him it is sin.

GNV

Therefore, to him that knoweth how to doe well, and doeth it not, to him it is sinne.

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Greek has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Original-language editions

SBLGNT

εἰδότι οὖν καλὸν ποιεῖν καὶ μὴ ποιοῦντι, ἁμαρτία αὐτῷ ἐστιν.

RP2018

Εἰδότι οὖν καλὸν ποιεῖν καὶ μὴ ποιοῦντι, ἁμαρτία αὐτῷ ἐστίν.

TR-Boyd

Εἰδότι οὖν καλὸν ποιεῖν καὶ μὴ ποιοῦντι, ἁμαρτία αὐτῷ ἐστίν.

SCR1894

ειδοτι ουν καλον ποιειν και μη ποιουντι αμαρτια αυτω εστιν

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

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Cross-references most cited first

• John 9:41“If you were blind,” Jesus replied, “you would not be guilty of sin. But since you claim you can see, your guilt remains.”
• John 13:17If you know these things, you will be blessed if you do them.
• John 15:22If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not be guilty of sin. Now, however, they have no excuse for their sin.
• 2 Peter 2:21It would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness than to have known it and then to turn away from the holy commandment passed on to them.
• Luke 12:47–48That servant who knows his master’s will but does not get ready or follow his instructions will be beaten with many blows. But the one who unknowingly does things worthy of punishment will be beaten with few blows.…
• Romans 1:32Although they know God’s righteous decree that those who do such things are worthy of death, they not only continue to do these things, but also approve of those who practice them.
• Romans 2:17–23Now you, if you call yourself a Jew; if you rely on the law and boast in God; if you know His will and approve of what is superior because you are instructed by the law; if you are convinced that you are a guide for…
• Romans 1:20–21For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood from His workmanship, so that men are without excuse. For although they knew…
• Romans 7:13Did that which is good, then, become death to me? Certainly not! But in order that sin might be exposed as sin, it produced death in me through what was good, so that through the commandment sin might become utterly…

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