James 1:4 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

⁴ And let patience have its perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, lacking in nothing.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁴ But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁴ But let endurance and steadfastness and patience have full play and do a thorough work, so that you may be [people] perfectly and fully developed [with no defects], lacking in nothing.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁴ And let patience have its perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, lacking in nothing.

Common English Bible

⁴ Let this endurance complete its work so that you may be fully mature, complete, and lacking in nothing.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁴ and patience brings a work to perfection, so that you may be perfect and whole, deficient in nothing.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁴ And patience hath a perfect work; that you may be perfect and entire, failing in nothing.

James 1:4 Cross References

Job 17:9

Yet shall the righteous hold on his way, And he that hath clean hands shall wax stronger and stronger

Psalm 37:7

Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: Fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, Because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.

Psalm 40:1

I waited patiently for the LORD; And he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.

Proverbs 4:8

Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: She shall bring thee to honour, when thou dost embrace her.

Habakkuk 2:3

For the vision is yet for the appointed time, and it hasteth toward the end, and shall not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not delay.

Matthew 10:22

And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake: but he that endureth to the end, the same shall be saved.

Matthew 19:20

The young man saith unto him, All these things have I observed: what lack I yet?

Matthew 5:48

Ye therefore shall be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.

Mark 10:21

And Jesus looking upon him loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest: go, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.

Luke 18:22

And when Jesus heard it, he said unto him, One thing thou lackest yet: sell all that thou hast, and distribute unto the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.

Luke 21:19

In your patience ye shall win your souls.

Luke 8:15

And that in the good ground, these are such as in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, hold it fast, and bring forth fruit with patience.

John 17:23

I in them, and thou in me, that they may be perfected into one; that the world may know that thou didst send me, and lovedst them, even as thou lovedst me.

1 Corinthians 2:6

Howbeit we speak wisdom among the perfect: yet a wisdom not of this world, nor of the rulers of this world, which are coming to nought:

Galatians 6:9

And let us not be weary in well-doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.

Colossians 4:12

Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ Jesus, saluteth you, always striving for you in his prayers, that ye may stand perfect and fully assured in all the will of God.

1 Thessalonians 5:23

And the God of peace himself sanctify you wholly; and may your spirit and soul and body be preserved entire, without blame at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

2 Timothy 3:17

that the man of God may be complete, furnished completely unto every good work.

Hebrews 13:21

make you perfect in every good thing to do his will, working in us that which is well-pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be the glory for ever and ever. Amen.

James 1:5

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.

James 3:2

For in many things we all stumble. If any stumbleth not in word, the same is a perfect man, able to bridle the whole body also.

1 Peter 5:10

And the God of all grace, who called you unto his eternal glory in Christ, after that ye have suffered a little while, shall himself perfect, stablish, strengthen you.

2 Peter 1:9

For he that lacketh these things is blind, seeing only what is near, having forgotten the cleansing from his old sins.