Surrounding verses from the same chapter
James 1:8–9 in Context
Selected passage: James 1:8–9
- 5But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him.
- 6But let him ask in faith, without any doubting, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, driven by the wind and tossed.
- 7For that man shouldn’t think that he will receive anything from the Lord.
- Selected passage. 8He is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.
- Selected passage. 9Let the brother in humble circumstances glory in his high position;
- 10and the rich, in that he is made humble, because like the flower in the grass, he will pass away.
- 11For the sun arises with the scorching wind and withers the grass; and the flower in it falls, and the beauty of its appearance perishes. So the rich man will also fade away in his pursuits.
- 12Blessed is a person who endures temptation, for when he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life which the Lord promised to those who love him.
Scripture source: eBible.org