James 1:20

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James 1:20 King James Version (KJV)

for the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.

James 1:20 Amplified Bible (AMP)

for the [resentful, deep-seated] anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God [that standard of behavior which He requires from us].

James 1:19-21 The Message (MSG)

Post this at all the intersections, dear friends: Lead with your ears, follow up with your tongue, and let anger straggle along in the rear. God’s righteousness doesn’t grow from human anger. So throw all spoiled virtue and cancerous evil in the garbage. In simple humility, let our gardener, God, landscape you with the Word, making a salvation-garden of your life.

James 1:20 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)

for the anger of man does not achieve the righteousness of God.

James 1:20 New Century Version (NCV)

because anger will not help you live the right kind of life God wants.

James 1:20 American Standard Version (ASV)

for the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.

James 1:20 New International Version (NIV)

because human anger does not produce the righteousness that God desires.

James 1:20 New King James Version (NKJV)

for the wrath of man does not produce the righteousness of God.

James 1:20 New Living Translation (NLT)

Human anger does not produce the righteousness God desires.

James 1:20 The Passion Translation (TPT)

for human anger is never a legitimate tool to promote God’s righteous purpose.

James 1:20 English Standard Version 2016 (ESV)

for the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God.