James 5:20

18 Again he prayed, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth yielded its crops.

19 My brothers, if one of you should wander from the truth and someone should bring him back,

consider this: Whoever turns a sinner from the error of his way will save his soul from death and cover over a multitude of sins.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
consider this: Whoever turns a sinner from the error of his way will save his soul from death and cover over a multitude of sins.
KJV
Let him know, that he which converteth the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins.
WEB
let him know that he who turns a sinner from the error of his way will save a soul from death and will cover a multitude of sins.
ASV
let him know, that he who converteth a sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall cover a multitude of sins.
DARBY
let him know that he that brings back a sinner from [the] error of his way shall save a soul from death and shall cover a multitude of sins.
BLB
let him know that the one having turned back a sinner from the wandering of his way will save his soul from death and will cover a multitude of sins.
ÅB
han skal vite at den som omvender en synder fra hans villfarende vei, han frelser en sjel fra døden og skjuler en mangfoldighet av synder.
OTB
husk dette: den som vender en synder fra hans villfarelses vei, vil redde hans sjel fra døden og dekke over en mengde synder.
B1930
han skal vite at den som omvender en synder fra hans villfarende vei, han frelser en sjel fra døden og skjuler en mangfoldighet av synder.

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