James 1:5 in the World English Bible, with the verses around it.
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, writing to people who needed practical wisdom for hard circumstances.
James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are in the Dispersion: Greetings.
Count it all joy, my brothers, when you fall into various temptations,
knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance.
Let endurance have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.
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.
For that man shouldn’t think that he will receive anything from the Lord.
He is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.
Let the brother in humble circumstances glory in his high position;
How does listening closely differ from simply hearing when wisdom is the goal?
so as to turn your ear to wisdom, and apply your heart to understanding;
Who could possibly have advised the source of all wisdom and understanding?
Who did he take counsel with, and who instructed him, and taught him in the path of justice, and taught him knowledge, and showed him the way of understanding?
Scripture is quoted word for word from the World English Bible, which is in the public domain.
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