Jam 4:17 | RWP | e4.org | To him that knoweth ( ειδοτ ). Dative case of second perfect participle ειδως (from οιδα ), and with the infinitive to know how, "to one knowing how." To do good ( καλον ποιειν ). "To do a good deed." And doeth it not ( κα μη ποιουντ ). Dative again of the present active participle of ποιεω , "and to one not doing it." Cf. "not a doer" ( ) and . Sin ( αμαρτια ). Unused knowledge of one's duty is sin, the sin of omission. Cf. .

‏ James 4:17

To him that knoweth ( ειδοτ ). Dative case of second perfect participle ειδως (from οιδα ), and with the infinitive to know how, "to one knowing how."

To do good ( καλον ποιειν ). "To do a good deed."

And doeth it not ( κα μη ποιουντ ). Dative again of the present active participle of ποιεω, "and to one not doing it." Cf. "not a doer" (1:23) and Mt 7:26.

Sin ( αμαρτια ). Unused knowledge of one's duty is sin, the sin of omission. Cf. Mt 23:23.