James 1:7
5 Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.
6 But he must ask in faith, without doubting, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind.
That man should not expect to receive anything from the Lord.
8 He is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.
9 The brother in humble circumstances should exult in his high position.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- That man should not expect to receive anything from the Lord.
- KJV
- For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord.
- WEB
- For that man shouldn’t think that he will receive anything from the Lord.
- ASV
- For let not that man think that he shall receive anything of the Lord;
- DARBY
- for let not that man think that he shall receive anything from the Lord;
- BLB
- For let that man not suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord.
- ÅB
- For ikke må det menneske tro at han skal få noe av Herren,
- OTB
- Slike individer bør ikke forvente å motta noe fra Herren.
- B1930
- For ikke må det menneske tro at han skal få noget av Herren,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
James 4:3
And when you do ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may squander it on your pleasures.
Read in contextProverbs 15:8
The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable to the LORD, but the prayer of the upright is His delight.
Read in contextIsaiah 1:15
When you spread out your hands in prayer, I will hide My eyes from you; even though you multiply your prayers, I will not listen. Your hands are covered with blood.
Read in contextIsaiah 58:3–4
“Why have we fasted, and You have not seen? Why have we humbled ourselves, and You have not noticed?” “Behold, on the day of your fast, you do as you please, and you oppress all your workers.
Read in contextProverbs 21:27
The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable— how much more so when brought with ill intent!
Read in context