James 1:17

¹⁵ Then after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death.

¹⁶ Do not be deceived, my beloved brothers.

Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, with whom there is no change or shifting shadow.

¹⁸ He chose to give us birth through the word of truth, that we would be a kind of firstfruits of His creation.

¹⁹ My beloved brothers, understand this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger,

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

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BSB: Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, with whom there is no change or shifting shadow.
KJV: Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.
WEB: Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom can be no variation nor turning shadow.
ASV: Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom can be no variation, neither shadow that is cast by turning.
DARBY: Every good gift and every perfect gift comes down from above, from the Father of lights, with whom is no variation nor shadow of turning.
BLB: Every good act of giving and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning.

ÅB: All god gave og all fullkommen gave kommer ovenfra, fra lysenes Far, hos hvem det ikke er forandring eller skiftende skygge.
OTB: Hver god og fullkommen gave er ovenfra, nedstigende fra himmellysenes Far, som forblir konstant og uforanderlig.
B1930: All god gave og all fullkommen gave kommer ovenfra, fra lysenes Fader, hos hvem det ikke er forandring eller skiftende skygge.

John 3:27
John replied, “A man can receive only what is given him from heaven.
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Matthew 7:11
So if you who are evil know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good things to those who ask Him!
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Hebrews 13:8
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.
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John 8:12
Once again, Jesus spoke to the people and said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me will never walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.”
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Numbers 23:19
God is not a man, that He should lie, or a son of man, that He should change His mind. Does He speak and not act? Does He promise and not fulfill?
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Psalms 84:11
For the LORD God is a sun and a shield; the LORD gives grace and glory; He withholds no good thing from those who walk with integrity.
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1 John 1:5
And this is the message we have heard from Him and announce to you: God is light, and in Him there is no darkness at all.
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Proverbs 2:6
For the LORD gives wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and understanding.
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