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James 4:17
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If anyone, then, knows the good they ought to do and doesn’t do it, it is sin for them.
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James 4:17 in Other Translations
KJV
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Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.
ESV
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So whoever knows the right thing to do and fails to do it, for him it is sin.
NLT
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Remember, it is sin to know what you ought to do and then not do it.
MSG
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In fact, if you know the right thing to do and don't do it, that, for you, is evil.
CSB
17
So, for the person who knows to do good and doesn't do it, it is a sin.
James 4:17 In-Context
15
Instead, you ought to say, “If it is the Lord’s will, we will live and do this or that.”
16
As it is, you boast in your arrogant schemes. All such boasting is evil.
17
If anyone, then, knows the good they ought to do and doesn’t do it, it is sin for them.
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Luke 12:47
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John 9:41
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