James 1:7

James 1:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord.
• New International Version (NIV)That person should not expect to receive anything from the Lord.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For that person must not suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord;
• New King James Version (NKJV)For let not that man suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord;

Context of James 1:7

5Now 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. 6But 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. 8He is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways. 9The brother in humble circumstances should exult in his high position.

James 1:7 word by word

μὴ γὰρ οἰέσθω ὁ ἄνθρωπος ἐκεῖνος ὅτι λήμψεταί τι παρὰ τοῦ κυρίου·Read the interlinear

• ·γάρgar · forG1063
• Thatἐκεῖνοςekeinos · thatG1565
• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• manἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
• should notμήmē · notG3361
• expectοἴομαιoiomai oimai · to supposeG3633
• ·ὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• to receiveλαμβάνωlambanō · to takeG2983
• anythingτιςtis · oneG5100
• fromπαράpara · from/with/besideG3844
• Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962

Cross-references for James 1:7

• James 4:3And when you do ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may squander it on your pleasures.
• Proverbs 15:8The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable to the LORD, but the prayer of the upright is His delight.
• Proverbs 21:27The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable— how much more so when brought with ill intent!
• Isaiah 1:15When 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.
• Isaiah 58:3“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.

Commentaries on James 1:7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7Let not that man think - The man whose mind is divided, who is not properly persuaded either of his own wants or God's sufficiency. Such persons may pray, but having no faith, they can get no answer.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7For let not that man think that he shall receive anything of the Lord - Compare Hebrews 11:6. A man can hope for favor from God only as he puts confidence in him. He sees the heart; and if he sees that there is no belief in his existence, or his perfections - no real trust in him - no reliance on his promises, his wisdom, his grace - it cannot be proper that he should grant an answer to our petitions. That will account sufficiently for the fact that there…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-8James introduces wisdom as a common theme (compare 3:13–18).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. For--resumed from "For" in Jas 1:6. that man--such a wavering self-deceiver. think--Real faith is something more than a mere thinking or surmise. anything--namely, of the things that he prays for: he does receive many things from God, food, raiment, &c., but these are the general gifts of His providence: of the things specially granted in answer to prayer, the waverer shall not receive "anything," much less wisdom.Read the comment

Topics related to James 1:7

• Character
• Instability
• Prayer
• Unbelief
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

• Entice
• Fade
• Lack
• Lay
• Liberally
• Lust
• Pure
• Receive
• Religion
• Swift

Commentaries on James 1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings