James 1:20 Go deeper
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For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God. (KJV)
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Greek text follows the SBLGNT, Textus Receptus and Byzantine readings in STEPBible's Translators Amalgamated Greek NT.
ὀργὴorgē[the] anger
Lemma: ὀργή (orgē) · Strong's: G3709
Parsing: Noun · Nominative · Singular · Feminine (N-NSF)
Meaning: wrath — ὀργή, -ῆς, ἡ ; [in LXX chiefly for אַף, also for חָרוֹן, חֵמָה, קָצַף, etc. ; ] ; 1 1, impulse, propensity, disposition. ; 2. anger, wrath; (a) of men: Mrk.3:5, Eph.4:31, Col.3:8, 1Ti.2:8, Jas.1:19-20; (b) of God; α…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 36 times. Also: Matthew 3:7, Mark 3:5, Luke 3:7, Luke 21:23, John 3:36, Romans 1:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3709; TFLSJ G3709; TAGNT James 1:20 word 1
γὰρgarfor
Lemma: γάρ (gar) · Strong's: G1063
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: for — γάρ, ; co-ordinating particle, contr. of γε ἄρα, ; verily then, hence, in truth, indeed, yea, then, why, and when giving a reason or explanation, for, the usage in NT being in general accord with that of cl.; 1.…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 1080 times. Also: Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:21, Matthew 2:2, Matthew 2:5, Matthew 2:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1063; TFLSJ G1063; TAGNT James 1:20 word 2
ἀνδρὸςandrosof man
Lemma: ἀνήρ (anēr) · Strong's: G0435G
Parsing: Noun · Genitive · Singular · Masculine (N-GSM)
Meaning: man — ἀνήρ, ἀνδρός, ὁ, ; [in LXX chiefly for אִישׁ, frequently אֱנוֹשׁ, also אָדָם, etc. ; ] ; a man, Lat. vir. ; 1. As opposite to a woman, Act.8:12, 1Ti.2:12; as a husband, Mat.1:16, Jhn.4:16, Rom.7:2, Tit.1:6. ; 2. As…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 162 times. Also: Matthew 7:24, Matthew 7:26, Matthew 12:41, Matthew 14:21, Matthew 14:35, Matthew 15:38 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0435G; TFLSJ G0435G; TAGNT James 1:20 word 3
δικαιοσύνηνdikaiosunēn[the] righteousness
Lemma: δικαιοσύνη (dikaiosunē) · Strong's: G1343
Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Singular · Feminine (N-ASF)
Meaning: righteousness — δικαιοσύνη, -ης, ἡ; (δίκαιος), [in LXX chiefly for צֶדֶק, and cognates, Gen.15:6, al., rarely for חֶסֶד, Gen.19:19 ; ] ; the character of ὁ δίκαιος (which see) ; 1. in broad sense, righteousness, conformity to the…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 94 times. Also: Matthew 3:15, Matthew 5:6, Matthew 5:10, Matthew 5:20, Matthew 6:1, Matthew 6:33 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1343; TFLSJ G1343; TAGNT James 1:20 word 4
θεοῦtheouof God
Lemma: θεός (theos) · Strong's: G2316
Parsing: Noun · Genitive · Singular · Masculine · Title (N-GSM-T)
Meaning: God — θεός, -οῦ, ὁ, ἡ (Act.19:37 only; see M, Pr., 60, 244), late voc., θεέ (Mat.27:46; cf. Deu.3:24, al.), ; [in LXX chiefly for אֱלֹהִים, also for אֵל and other cognate forms, יהוה, etc. ; ] ; a god or deity, God. ; 1. In…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 1338 times. Also: Matthew 1:23, Matthew 3:9, Matthew 3:16, Matthew 4:3, Matthew 4:4, Matthew 4:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2316; TFLSJ G2316; TAGNT James 1:20 word 5
οὐκouknot
Lemma: οὐ (ou) · Strong's: G3756
Parsing: Negative Particle · Negative · Negative (PRT-N)
Meaning: no — οὐ, before a vowel with smooth breathing οὐκ, before one with rough breathing οὐχ (but improperly οὐχ ἰδού, Act.2:7, WH, mg.; cf. WH, Intr., §409; M, Pr., 44, 244), ; [in LXX for אֵין ,אַיִן ,לֹא ; ] ; neg. particle, ;…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 1689 times. Also: Matthew 1:25, Matthew 2:18, Matthew 3:11, Matthew 4:4, Matthew 4:7, Matthew 5:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3756; TFLSJ G3756; TAGNT James 1:20 word 6
ἐργάζεται.ergazetaiworks.
Lemma: ἐργάζομαι (ergazomai) · Strong's: G2038
Parsing: Verb · Present · Middle or Passive Deponent · Indicative · 3rd · Singular (V-PNI-3S)
Meaning: to work — ἐργάζομαι; (ἔργον), [in LXX for עָבַד, פָּעַל, עָשָׂה, etc. ; ] ; 1. intrans., ; (a) to work, labour: Mat.21:28, Luk.13:14, Jhn.5:17 9:4 b, Act.18:3, 1Co.9:6, 2Th.3:10-12; τ. χερσίν, 1Co.4:12, 1Th.4:11; νυκτὸς κ.…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT
Used 41 times. Also: Matthew 7:23, Matthew 21:28, Matthew 25:16, Matthew 26:10, Mark 14:6, Luke 13:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2038; TFLSJ G2038; TAGNT James 1:20 word 7
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| for | → | γάρ G1063 for |
| man’s | → | ἀνήρ G0435G man |
| anger | → | ὀργή G3709 wrath |
| {does} not | → | οὐ G3756 no |
| bring about | → | ἐργάζομαι G2038 to work |
| [the] righteousness | → | δικαιοσύνη G1343 righteousness |
| that God [desires] | → | θεός G2316 God |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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