Blaspheme (βλασφημουσιν). Present active indicative of common verb βλασφημεω (from βλασφημος, speaking evil, βλαξ or βλαπτω and φη…

Do they not blaspheme that worthy name. This is another argument to show that the rich had no special claim to the honour they were inclin…

Do not they blaspheme . . .—To “blaspheme” is to hurt with the tongue, and includes all manner of evil speech; but a more exclusiv…

In sharp contrast to God’s choice of the poor (v.5) is the way James’s readers had treated them. God had chosen them, but they had “insulted” them!…

Worthy, or good name. I doubt not but that he refers here to the name of God and of Christ. And he says, by, or, on…

Ver. 7