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

5If you need wisdom, ask our generous God, and he will give it to you. He will not rebuke you for asking. 6But when you ask him, be sure that your faith is in God alone. Do not waver, for a person with divided loyalty is as unsettled as a wave of the sea that is blown and tossed by the wind. Such people should not expect to receive anything from the Lord. 8Their loyalty is divided between God and the world, and they are unstable in everything they do. 9Believers who are poor have something to boast about, for God has honored them.

James 1:7 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Forγάρgar · forG1063
• let notμήmē · notG3361
• thatἐκεῖνοςekeinos · thatG1565
• manὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• manἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
• thinkοἴομαιoiomai oimai · to supposeG3633
• thatὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• he shall receiveλαμβάνωlambanō · to takeG2983
• any thingτιςtis · oneG5100
• ofπαράpara · from/with/besideG3844
• the Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962

Cross-references for James 1:7

• James 4:3And even when you ask, you don’t get it because your motives are all wrong—you want only what will give you pleasure.
• Proverbs 15:8The Lord detests the sacrifice of the wicked, but he delights in the prayers of the upright.
• Proverbs 21:27The sacrifice of an evil person is detestable, especially when it is offered with wrong motives.
• Isaiah 1:15When you lift up your hands in prayer, I will not look. Though you offer many prayers, I will not listen, for your hands are covered with the blood of innocent victims.
• Isaiah 58:3‘We have fasted before you!’ they say. ‘Why aren’t you impressed? We have been very hard on ourselves, and you don’t even notice it!’ “I will tell you why!” I respond. “It’s because you are fasting to please yourselves. Even while you fast, you keep oppressing 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