James 1:6,8
James 1:6 King James Version (KJV)
But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.
James 1:6 English Standard Version Revision 2016 (ESV)
But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind.
James 1:8 English Standard Version Revision 2016 (ESV)
he is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.
James 1:5-8 The Message (MSG)
If you don’t know what you’re doing, pray to the Father. He loves to help. You’ll get his help, and won’t be condescended to when you ask for it. Ask boldly, believingly, without a second thought. People who “worry their prayers” are like wind-whipped waves. Don’t think you’re going to get anything from the Master that way, adrift at sea, keeping all your options open.
James 1:5-8 The Message (MSG)
If you don’t know what you’re doing, pray to the Father. He loves to help. You’ll get his help, and won’t be condescended to when you ask for it. Ask boldly, believingly, without a second thought. People who “worry their prayers” are like wind-whipped waves. Don’t think you’re going to get anything from the Master that way, adrift at sea, keeping all your options open.
James 1:6 King James Version (KJV)
But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.
James 1:6 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
But he must ask in faith without any doubting, for the one who doubts is like the surf of the sea, driven and tossed by the wind.
James 1:8 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
being a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.
James 1:6 New Century Version (NCV)
But when you ask God, you must believe and not doubt. Anyone who doubts is like a wave in the sea, blown up and down by the wind.
James 1:7-8 New Century Version (NCV)
Such doubters are thinking two different things at the same time, and they cannot decide about anything they do. They should not think they will receive anything from the Lord.
James 1:6 American Standard Version (ASV)
But let him ask in faith, nothing doubting: for he that doubteth is like the surge of the sea driven by the wind and tossed.
James 1:8 American Standard Version (ASV)
a doubleminded man, unstable in all his ways.
James 1:6 New International Version (NIV)
But when you ask, you must believe and not doubt, because the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind.
James 1:8 New International Version (NIV)
Such a person is double-minded and unstable in all they do.
James 1:6 New King James Version (NKJV)
But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea driven and tossed by the wind.
James 1:8 New King James Version (NKJV)
he is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.
James 1:6 Amplified Bible (AMP)
But he must ask [for wisdom] in faith, without doubting [God’s willingness to help], for the one who doubts is like a billowing surge of the sea that is blown about and tossed by the wind.
James 1:8 Amplified Bible (AMP)
being a double-minded man, unstable and restless in all his ways [in everything he thinks, feels, or decides].
James 1:6 New Living Translation (NLT)
But when you ask him, be sure that your faith is in God alone. Do not waver, for a person with divided loyalty is as unsettled as a wave of the sea that is blown and tossed by the wind.
James 1:8 New Living Translation (NLT)
Their loyalty is divided between God and the world, and they are unstable in everything they do.
James 1:6 The Passion Translation (TPT)
Just make sure you ask empowered by confident faith without doubting that you will receive. For the ambivalent person believes one minute and doubts the next. Being undecided makes you become like the rough seas driven and tossed by the wind. You’re up one minute and tossed down the next.
James (Jacob) 1:7-8 The Passion Translation (TPT)
When you are half-hearted and wavering it leaves you unstable. Can you really expect to receive anything from the Lord when you’re in that condition?
James 1:6 English Standard Version Revision 2016 (ESV)
But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind.
