Parallel Verses

NET Bible

since he is a double-minded individual, unstable in all his ways.

New American Standard Bible

being a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.

King James Version

A double minded man is unstable in all his ways.

Holman Bible

An indecisive man is unstable in all his ways.

International Standard Version

He is a double-minded man, unstable in all he undertakes.

A Conservative Version

a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.

American Standard Version

a doubleminded man, unstable in all his ways.

Amplified

being a double-minded man, unstable and restless in all his ways [in everything he thinks, feels, or decides].

An Understandable Version

because he is double-minded and undecided in all that he does [i.e., he cannot make up his mind and follow through about anything].

Anderson New Testament

A double-minded man is unstable in all his ways.

Bible in Basic English

For there is a division in his mind, and he is uncertain in all his ways.

Common New Testament

being a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.

Daniel Mace New Testament

a diffident man is inconstant in all his actions.

Darby Translation

he is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.

Godbey New Testament

the double-minded man, the most unstable in all his ways.

John Wesley New Testament

A double-minded man is unstable in all his ways.

Julia Smith Translation

A man divided in opinion unsteady in all his ways.

King James 2000

A double-minded man is unstable in all his ways.

Lexham Expanded Bible

[he is] a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.

Modern King James verseion

he is a double-minded man, not dependable in all his ways.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

A wavering minded man is unstable in all his ways.

Moffatt New Testament

double-minded creature that he is, wavering at every turn.

Montgomery New Testament

double-minded as he is, unstable at every turn.

New Heart English Bible

He is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.

Noyes New Testament

a doubleminded man as he is, unstable in all his ways.

Sawyer New Testament

a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.

The Emphasized Bible

A two-souled man, unstable in all his ways.

Thomas Haweis New Testament

A double-minded man is unsteady in all his ways.

Twentieth Century New Testament

Vacillating as he is, irresolute at every turn.

Webster

A man unsettled in his opinions is unstable in all his ways.

Weymouth New Testament

such a one is a man of two minds, undecided in every step he takes.

Williams New Testament

(1:7) unreliable in every step he takes, must not expect to get anything from the Lord.

World English Bible

He is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.

Worrell New Testament

a double-souled man, unstable in all his ways.

Worsley New Testament

A double-minded man is inconstant in all his ways.

Youngs Literal Translation

a two-souled man is unstable in all his ways.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
δίψυχος 
Dipsuchos 
Usage: 2

man
ἀνήρ 
Aner 
man, husband, sir, fellow, not tr
Usage: 198

ἀκατάστατος 
Akatastatos 
Usage: 1

in
ἐν 
En 
in, by, with, among, at, on, through,
Usage: 2128

all
πᾶς 
Pas 
Usage: 704

his

Usage: 0

Devotionals

Devotionals about James 1:8

References

Hastings

Images James 1:8

Prayers for James 1:8

Context Readings

Trials, Testing, And Faith

7 For that person must not suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord, 8 since he is a double-minded individual, unstable in all his ways. 9 Now the believer of humble means should take pride in his high position.


Cross References

James 4:8

Draw near to God and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and make your hearts pure, you double-minded.

2 Peter 2:14

Their eyes, full of adultery, never stop sinning; they entice unstable people. They have trained their hearts for greed, these cursed children!

2 Peter 3:16

speaking of these things in all his letters. Some things in these letters are hard to understand, things the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they also do to the rest of the scriptures.

1 Kings 18:21

Elijah approached all the people and said, "How long are you going to be paralyzed by indecision? If the Lord is the true God, then follow him, but if Baal is, follow him!" But the people did not say a word.

2 Kings 17:33

They were worshiping the Lord and at the same time serving their own gods in accordance with the practices of the nations from which they had been deported.

2 Kings 17:41

These nations are worshiping the Lord and at the same time serving their idols; their sons and grandsons do just as their fathers have done, to this very day.

Isaiah 29:13

The sovereign master says, "These people say they are loyal to me; they say wonderful things about me, but they are not really loyal to me. Their worship consists of nothing but man-made ritual.

Hosea 7:8-11

Ephraim has mixed itself like flour among the nations; Ephraim is like a ruined cake of bread that is scorched on one side.

Hosea 10:2

Their heart is slipping; soon they will be punished for their guilt. The Lord will break their altars; he will completely destroy their fertility pillars.

Matthew 6:22

"The eye is the lamp of the body. If then your eye is healthy, your whole body will be full of light.

Matthew 6:24

"No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money.

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