James 1:8

Conservative English Version

(SEE 1:7)

Cross References

1 Kings 18:21

Elijah stood in front of them and said, "How much longer will you try to have things both ways? If the LORD is God, worship him! But if Baal is God, worship him!" The people did not say a word.

2 Kings 17:33

(SEE 17:32)

2 Kings 17:41

They did worship the LORD, but they also worshiped their own idols. Their descendants did the same thing.

Psalm 119:113

I hate anyone whose loyalty is divided, but I love your Law.

Isaiah 29:13

The Lord has said: "These people praise me with their words, but they never really think about me. They worship me by repeating rules made up by humans.

Hosea 10:2

You are deceitful and disloyal. So you will pay for your sins, because the LORD will destroy your altars and images.

Matthew 6:22

Your eyes are like a window for your body. When they are good, you have all the light you need.

Matthew 6:24

You cannot be the slave of two masters! You will like one more than the other or be more loyal to one than the other. You cannot serve both God and money.

James 1:7

If you are that kind of person, you can't make up your mind, and you surely can't be trusted. So don't expect the Lord to give you anything at all.

James 4:8

Come near to God, and he will come near to you. Clean up your lives, you sinners. Purify your hearts, you people who can't make up your mind.

2 Peter 2:14

All they think about is having sex with someone else's husband or wife. There is no end to their wicked deeds. They trick people who are easily fooled, and their minds are filled with greedy thoughts. But they are headed for trouble!

2 Peter 3:16

Paul talks about these same things in all his letters, but part of what he says is hard to understand. Some ignorant and unsteady people even destroy themselves by twisting what he said. They do the same thing with other Scriptures too.