James 5:4
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for James 5:4 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
James 5:4 is a verse from the book of James in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "Behold, the hire of the labourers who have reaped down your fields, which is of you kept back by fraud, crieth: and the ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
James 5:4 — KJV
“Behold, the hire of the labourers who have reaped down your fields, which is of you kept back by fraud, crieth: and the cries of them which have reaped are entered into the ears of the Lord of sabaoth. sabaoth: Heb. hosts”
— James 5:4 (KJV)
James 5:4 in Context — About the Book of James
James, the Lord's brother, writes the New Testament's wisdom book — blunt, practical, allergic to empty religion. Ask God for wisdom and He gives generously; faith without works is dead; the tongue is a fire; and the prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.
Cross-References for James 5:4
“And now, behold, the LORD hath kept me alive, as he said, these forty and five years, even since the LORD spake this word unto Moses, while the children of Israel wandered in the wilderness: and now, lo, I am this day fourscore and five years old. wandered: Heb. walked”
Shares key themes with James 5:4: behold, kept, ears
“Behold, I am against thee, O inhabitant of the valley, and rock of the plain, saith the LORD; which say, Who shall come down against us? or who shall enter into our habitations? inhabitant: Heb. inhabitress”
Shares key themes with James 5:4: behold, down, into
“Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Behold, I will save my people from the east country, and from the west country; the west...: Heb. the country of the going down of the sun”
Shares key themes with James 5:4: behold, down, lord
“But if the LORD make a new thing, and the earth open her mouth, and swallow them up, with all that appertain unto them, and they go down quick into the pit; then ye shall understand that these men have provoked the LORD. make...: Heb. create a creature”
Shares key themes with James 5:4: down, into, lord
“At his day thou shalt give him his hire, neither shall the sun go down upon it; for he is poor, and setteth his heart upon it: lest he cry against thee unto the LORD, and it be sin unto thee. setteth...: Heb. lifteth his soul unto it”
Shares key themes with James 5:4: hire, down, lord
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