James 1:7

New Living Translation

Such people should not expect to receive anything from the Lord.

Cross References

Proverbs 15:8

The Lord detests the sacrifice of the wicked, but he delights in the prayers of the upright.

Proverbs 21:27

The sacrifice of an evil person is detestable, especially when it is offered with wrong motives.

Isaiah 1:15

When you lift up your hands in prayer, I will not look. Though you offer many prayers, I will not listen, for your hands are covered with the blood of innocent victims.

James 1:6

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

Their loyalty is divided between God and the world, and they are unstable in everything they do.

James 4:3

And even when you ask, you don’t get it because your motives are all wrong—you want only what will give you pleasure.