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James 1:7
James 1:7 is verse 7 of James chapter 1, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
That man should not expect to receive anything from the Lord.
King James Version
For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord.
World English Bible
For that man shouldn’t think that he will receive anything from the Lord.
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James 1:5–9 · Berean Standard Bible
5 Now 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.
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.
8 He is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.
9 The brother in humble circumstances should exult in his high position.
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
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.
Isaiah 58:4You fast with contention and strife to strike viciously with your fist. You cannot fast as you do today and have your voice be heard on high.