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James 1:7

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5 If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.

6 But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.

For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord.

8 A double minded man is unstable in all his ways.

9 Let the brother of low degree rejoice in that he is exalted:

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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,

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Cross references

  • James 4:3

    Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.

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  • Proverbs 15:8

    The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD: but the prayer of the upright is his delight.

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  • Isaiah 1:15

    And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you: yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood.

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  • Isaiah 58:3–4

    Wherefore have we fasted, say they, and thou seest not? wherefore have we afflicted our soul, and thou takest no knowledge? Behold, in the day of your fast ye find pleasure, and exact all your labours.

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  • Proverbs 21:27

    The sacrifice of the wicked is abomination: how much more, when he bringeth it with a wicked mind?

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