11 translations · Greek
James 1:5
But 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.
James 1:5 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- But 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.
- KJV King James Version
- If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- 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.
- ASV American Standard Version
- But if any of you lacketh wisdom, let him ask of God, who giveth to all liberally and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- And if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask from God, who is giving to all generously, and not reproaching, and it will be given to him;
- FBV Free Bible Version
- If any of you need wisdom, ask God, who gives generously to everyone without holding back.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- and if any of you do lack wisdom, let him ask from God, who is giving to all liberally, and not reproaching, and it shall be given to him;
- DBY Darby Translation
- But if any one of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all freely and reproaches not, and it shall be given to him:
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- If any of you lacketh wisdom, let him ask of God, who giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given to him.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- But 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.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- But if any of you want wisdom, let him ask of God, who giveth to all men abundantly, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.
The Greek words
Each word of the Greek text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| Εἰ | Ei | if | G1487 εἰ if |
| δέ | de | Now | G1161 δέ then |
| τις | tis | any | G5100 τις one |
| ὑμῶν | hymōn | of you | G4771 σύ you |
| λείπεται | leipetai | lacks | G3007 λείπω to lack |
| σοφίας | sophias | wisdom | G4678 σοφία wisdom |
| αἰτείτω | aiteitō | he should ask | G154 αἰτέω to ask |
| παρὰ | para | — | G3844 παρά from/with/beside |
| τοῦ | tou | who | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| διδόντος | didontos | gives | G1325 δίδωμι to give |
| Θεοῦ | Theou | God | G2316 θεός God |
| πᾶσιν | pasin | to all | G3956 πᾶς all |
| ἁπλῶς | haplōs | generously | G574 ἁπλῶς without reserve |
| καὶ | kai | — | G2532 καί and |
| μὴ | mē | without | G3361 μή not |
| ὀνειδίζοντος | oneidizontos | finding fault | G3679 ὀνειδίζω to revile |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 καί and |
| δοθήσεται | dothēsetai | it will be given | G1325 δίδωμι to give |
| αὐτῷ | autō | to him | G846 αὐτός it/s/he |
Related verses
- Proverbs 2:3–6
Yes, if you call out for discernment, and lift up your voice for understanding; If you seek her as silver, and search for her as for hidden treasures: then you will understand the fear of Yahweh, and find the knowledge of God. …
- John 15:7
If you remain in me, and my words remain in you, you will ask whatever you desire, and it will be done for you.
- Proverbs 3:5–7
Trust in Yahweh with all your heart, and don’t lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight. Don’t be wise in your own eyes. Fear Yahweh, and depart from evil.
- Jeremiah 29:12–13
You shall call on me, and you shall go and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You shall seek me, and find me, when you search for me with all your heart.
- 1 John 5:14–15
This is the boldness which we have toward him, that, if we ask anything according to his will, he listens to us. And if we know that he listens to us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the petitions which we have asked of him.
- 2 Chronicles 1:10
Now give me wisdom and knowledge, that I may go out and come in before this people; for who can judge this great people of yours?”
- Matthew 7:7–11
“Ask, and it will be given you. Seek, and you will find. Knock, and it will be opened for you. For everyone who asks receives. He who seeks finds. To him who knocks it will be opened. Or who is there among you, who, if his son asks him for bread, will give him a stone? …
- James 3:17
But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceful, gentle, reasonable, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.
- 1 Kings 3:7–12
Now, Yahweh my God, you have made your servant king instead of David my father. I am just a little child. I don’t know how to go out or come in. Your servant is among your people which you have chosen, a great people, that can’t be numbered or counted for multitude. Give your servant therefore an understanding heart to judge your people, that I may discern between good and evil; for who is able to judge this great people of yours?” …
- John 14:13
Whatever you will ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
3 knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance.
4 Let endurance have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.
5 But 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.
6 But 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.
7 For that man shouldn’t think that he will receive anything from the Lord.
Read all of James 1 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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