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James 1:8

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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.

7 That man should not expect to receive anything from the Lord.

He is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.

9 The brother in humble circumstances should exult in his high position.

10 But the one who is rich should exult in his low position, because he will pass away like a flower of the field.

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BSB
He is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.
KJV
A double minded man is unstable in all his ways.
WEB
He is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.
ASV
a doubleminded man, unstable in all his ways.
DARBY
[he is] a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.
BLB
[He is] a double-souled man, unstable in all his ways.
ÅB
slik en tvesinnet mann, ustø på alle sine veier.
OTB
De er tvesinnede og ustabile i alle sine veier.
B1930
slik en tvesinnet mann, ustø på alle sine veier.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • 1 Kings 18:21

    Then Elijah approached all the people and said, “How long will you waver between two opinions? If the LORD is God, follow Him. But if Baal is God, follow him.” But the people did not answer a word.

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  • Matthew 6:24

    No one can serve two masters: Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.

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  • James 4:8

    Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.

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  • Isaiah 29:13

    Therefore the Lord said: “These people draw near to Me with their mouths and honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me. Their worship of Me is but rules taught by men.

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  • 2 Peter 2:14

    Their eyes are full of adultery; their desire for sin is never satisfied; they seduce the unstable. They are accursed children with hearts trained in greed.

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  • 2 Kings 17:41

    So these nations worshiped the LORD but also served their idols, and to this day their children and grandchildren continue to do as their fathers did.

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  • 2 Peter 3:16

    He writes this way in all his letters, speaking in them about such matters. Some parts of his letters are hard to understand, which ignorant and unstable people distort, as they do the rest of the Scriptures, to their own destruction.

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  • 2 Kings 17:33

    They worshiped the LORD, but they also served their own gods according to the customs of the nations from which they had been carried away.

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