James 1:7

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

For let not that man think that he shall receive anything of the Lord;

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Formal EquivalenceSource: American Standard VersionBest for: Word studies and original-language research

🎯 Translation Approach

A highly literal, word-for-word translation (ASV, 1901) augmented with Strong's numbering to connect English words to underlying Hebrew and Greek terms for study.

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💎 Distinctive Features

Integrated Strong's numbering: Links English terms to underlying Hebrew and Greek words for deeper lexical study.
Formal equivalence: Prioritizes close alignment with source-language forms and structures.
Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
Study-focused formatting: Optimized for reference and research rather than casual reading.

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High fidelity to original languages
Includes Strong's numbers for precise word study
Consistent lexical choices aid exegesis
Stable, longstanding scholarly text

⚠️ Considerations

Archaic language reduces readability
Older textual basis compared to some modern translations
Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

Jas 4:3 : 3 Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may spend [it] in your pleasures.
Prov 15:8 : 8 The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to Jehovah; But the prayer of the upright is his delight.
Prov 21:27 : 27 The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination: How much more, when he bringeth it with a wicked mind!
Isa 1:15 : 15 And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you; yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood.
Isa 58:3-4 : 3 Wherefore have we fasted, [say they], and thou seest not? [wherefore] have we afflicted our soul, and thou takest no knowledge? Behold, in the day of your fast ye find [your own] pleasure, and exact all your labors. 4 Behold, ye fast for strife and contention, and to smite with the fist of wickedness: ye fast not this day so as to make your voice to be heard on high.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Jas 1:4-6
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4And let patience have [its] perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, lacking in nothing.
5But 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.
6But let him ask in faith, nothing doubting: for he that doubteth is like the surge of the sea driven by the wind and tossed.
Jas 1:8
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8a doubleminded man, unstable in all his ways.
Jas 1:12-13
2 verses
72%
12Blessed is the man that endureth temptation; for when he hath been approved, he shall receive the crown of life, which [the Lord] promised to them that love him.
13Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God; for God cannot be tempted {G2076} with evil, and he himself tempteth no man:
Gal 6:3
71%
3For if a man thinketh himself to be something when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself.
Jas 4:2-3
2 verses
71%
2Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and covet, and cannot {G3756} obtain: ye fight and war; {G1161} ye have not, because ye ask not.
3Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may spend [it] in your pleasures.
Jas 1:20
71%
20for the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.
John 3:27
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27John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it have been given him from heaven.
Jas 1:16-17
2 verses
70%
16Be not deceived, my beloved brethren.
17Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom can be no variation, neither shadow that is cast by turning.
Matt 7:1
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1Judge not, that ye be not judged.
Jer 17:5-6
2 verses
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5Thus saith Jehovah: Cursed is the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from Jehovah.
6For he shall be like the heath in the desert, and shall not see when good cometh, but shall inhabit the parched places in the wilderness, a salt land and not inhabited.
1 Cor 10:12
69%
12Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall.
Jas 1:22-24
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69%
22But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deluding your own selves.
23For if any one is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a mirror:
24for he beholdeth himself, and goeth away, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was.
Gal 6:7
69%
7Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.
Matt 7:7-8
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69%
7Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
8for every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.
Mark 11:24
69%
24Therefore I say unto you, All things whatsoever {G302} ye pray and ask for, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.
Matt 21:22
69%
22And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.
Mark 4:25
69%
25For he that hath, to him shall be given: and he that hath not, from him shall be taken away even that which he hath.
1 Cor 4:7
68%
7For who maketh thee to differ? and what hast thou that thou didst not receive? but if {G2532} thou didst receive it, why dost thou glory as if thou hadst not received it?
Eph 5:6
68%
6Let no man deceive you with empty words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the sons of disobedience.
2 Cor 8:12
68%
12For if the readiness is there, [it is] acceptable according as [a man] hath, not according as [he] hath not.
Jas 4:6-8
3 verses
68%
6But he giveth more grace. Wherefore [the scripture] saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace to the humble.
7Be subject therefore unto God; but resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
8Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye doubleminded.
Jas 2:20
68%
20But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith apart from works is barren?
Matt 6:7-8
2 verses
68%
7And in praying use not vain repetitions, as the Gentiles do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.
8Be not therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.
Jas 5:7
68%
7Be patient therefore, brethren, until the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient over it, until {G302} it receive the early and latter rain.
Lam 3:36
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36To subvert a man in his cause, the Lord approveth not.
Jas 5:9
67%
9Murmur not, brethren, one against another, that ye be not judged: behold, the judge standeth before the doors.
Job 15:31
67%
31Let him not trust in vanity, deceiving himself; For vanity shall be his recompense.
Jas 5:12
67%
12But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by the heaven, nor by the earth, nor by any other oath: but let your yea be yea, and your nay, nay; that ye fall not under judgment.
Matt 7:10
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10or if he shall ask for a fish, will give him a serpent?
1 Cor 1:7
67%
7so that ye come behind in no {G3367} gift; waiting for the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ;
Matt 6:1
67%
1Take heed that ye do not your righteousness before men, to be seen of them: else ye have no reward with your Father who is in heaven.
Luke 12:29
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29And seek not ye what ye shall eat, and what ye shall drink, neither be ye of doubtful mind.
Jas 3:10
67%
10out of the same mouth cometh forth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.
2 John 1:8
67%
8Look to yourselves, that ye lose not the things which we have wrought, but that ye receive a full reward.
Heb 4:11
67%
11Let us therefore give diligence to enter into that rest, that no man fall after the same example of disobedience.
Jas 1:26
67%
26If any man {G1722} {G5213} thinketh himself to be religious, while he bridleth not his tongue but deceiveth his heart, this man's religion is vain.
Heb 11:6
67%
6And without faith it is impossible to be well-pleasing [unto him]; for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and [that] he is a rewarder of them that seek after him.
Eccl 7:20
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20Surely there is not a righteous man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.