James 1:17

New English Translation

All generous giving and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or the slightest hint of change.

Cross References

Genesis 41:16

Joseph replied to Pharaoh, “It is not within my power, but God will speak concerning the welfare of Pharaoh.”

1 Chronicles 22:12

Only may the Lord give you insight and understanding when he places you in charge of Israel, so you may obey the law of the Lord your God.

1 Chronicles 29:19

Make my son Solomon willing to obey your commands, rules, and regulations, and to complete building the palace for which I have made preparations.”

Psalm 102:27

But you remain; your years do not come to an end.

Psalm 122:6

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem! May those who love her prosper!

Psalm 136:7

to the one who made the great lights, for his loyal love endures,

Psalm 84:11

For the Lord God is our sovereign protector. The Lord bestows favor and honor; he withholds no good thing from those who have integrity.

Psalm 85:12

Yes, the Lord will bestow his good blessings, and our land will yield its crops.

Proverbs 2:6

For the Lord gives wisdom, and from his mouth comes knowledge and understanding.

Isaiah 28:26

His God instructs him; he teaches him the principles of agriculture.

Isaiah 45:7

I am the one who forms light and creates darkness; the one who brings about peace and creates calamity. I am the Lord, who accomplishes all these things.

Isaiah 46:10

who announces the end from the beginning and reveals beforehand what has not yet occurred, who says, ‘My plan will be realized, I will accomplish what I desire,’

Isaiah 60:19

The sun will no longer supply light for you by day, nor will the moon’s brightness shine on you; the Lord will be your permanent source of light – the splendor of your God will shine upon you.

Malachi 3:6

“Since, I, the Lord, do not go back on my promises, you, sons of Jacob, have not perished.

Numbers 11:17

Then I will come down and speak with you there, and I will take part of the spirit that is on you, and will put it on them, and they will bear some of the burden of the people with you, so that you do not bear it all by yourself.

Numbers 11:25

And the Lord came down in the cloud and spoke to them, and he took some of the Spirit that was on Moses and put it on the seventy elders. When the Spirit rested on them, they prophesied, but did not do so again.

Numbers 23:19

God is not a man, that he should lie, nor a human being, that he should change his mind. Has he said, and will he not do it? Or has he spoken, and will he not make it happen?

Matthew 7:11

If you then, although you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him!

Luke 11:13

If you then, although you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!”

John 1:9

The true light, who gives light to everyone, was coming into the world.

John 3:27

John replied, “No one can receive anything unless it has been given to him from heaven.

John 3:3

Jesus replied, “I tell you the solemn truth, unless a person is born from above, he cannot see the kingdom of God.”

John 8:12

Then Jesus spoke out again, “I am the light of the world. The one who follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”

Acts 11:18

When they heard this, they ceased their objections and praised God, saying, “So then, God has granted the repentance that leads to life even to the Gentiles.”

Acts 5:31

God exalted him to his right hand as Leader and Savior, to give repentance to Israel and forgiveness of sins.

Romans 6:23

For the payoff of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

1 Corinthians 4:7

For who concedes you any superiority? What do you have that you did not receive? And if you received it, why do you boast as though you did not?

2 Corinthians 4:6

For God, who said “Let light shine out of darkness,” is the one who shined in our hearts to give us the light of the glorious knowledge of God in the face of Christ.

Ephesians 1:18

– since the eyes of your heart have been enlightened – so that you may know what is the hope of his calling, what is the wealth of his glorious inheritance in the saints,

Ephesians 2:8

For by grace you are saved through faith, and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God;

Deuteronomy 4:19

When you look up to the sky and see the sun, moon, and stars – the whole heavenly creation – you must not be seduced to worship and serve them, for the Lord your God has assigned them to all the people of the world.

Philippians 1:29

For it has been granted to you not only to believe in Christ but also to suffer for him,

1 Timothy 6:16

He alone possesses immortality and lives in unapproachable light, whom no human has ever seen or is able to see. To him be honor and eternal power! Amen.

Hebrews 13:8

Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever!

James 1:5

But if anyone is deficient in wisdom, he should ask God, who gives to all generously and without reprimand, and it will be given to him.

James 3:15

Such wisdom does not come from above but is earthly, natural, demonic.

James 3:17

But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, accommodating, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial, and not hypocritical.

1 John 1:5

Now this is the gospel message we have heard from him and announce to you: God is light, and in him there is no darkness at all.

1 John 4:10

In this is love: not that we have loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the atoning sacrifice for our sins.

Revelation 21:23

The city does not need the sun or the moon to shine on it, because the glory of God lights it up, and its lamp is the Lamb.

Revelation 22:5

Night will be no more, and they will not need the light of a lamp or the light of the sun, because the Lord God will shine on them, and they will reign forever and ever.

1 Samuel 15:29

The Preeminent One of Israel does not go back on his word or change his mind, for he is not a human being who changes his mind.”