James 1:17

Testing And Tempting

¹⁶ Be not led astray, my beloved brothers. ¹⁷ Every good gift and every perfect endowment is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation nor shadow of turning. ¹⁸ Having deliberated, he begot us by the word of truth for us to be a certain first fruit of his creatures.

Evil One

Father of Lights

From God

From the Father

Neither Shadow Of Turning

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Malachi 3:6

For I, LORD, do not change. Therefore ye, O sons of Jacob, are not consumed.

Numbers 23:19

God is not a man, that he should lie, neither the son of man, that he should repent. Has he said, and will he not do it? Or has he spoken, and will he not make it good?

Matthew 7:11

If ye therefore, being evil, know to give good gifts to your children, how much more your Father in the heavens will give good things to those who ask him?

John 3:27

John answered and said, A man can receive nothing unless it is given to him from heaven.

1 John 1:5

And this is the message that we have heard from him and declare to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.

John 8:12

Again therefore Jesus spoke to them, saying, I am the light of the world. He who follows me would, no, not walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.

1 Corinthians 4:7

For who makes thee different? And what have thou that thou did not receive? And also if thou received it, why do thou boast as not having received it?

Hebrews 13:8

Jesus Christ, the same yesterday and today, and into the ages.

James 3:17

But the wisdom from above is indeed first pure, then peaceful, meek, easily entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and non-hypocritical.

1 John 4:10

In this is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son, an atonement for our sins.

Genesis 1:2-5

And the earth was without form and void, and darkness was upon the face of the deep, and the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.

Genesis 1:14-15

And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of heaven to divide the day from the night, and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days and years.

Genesis 41:16

And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, It is not in me. God will give Pharaoh an answer of peace.

Genesis 41:38-39

And Pharaoh said to his servants, Can we find such a one as this, a man in whom is the spirit of God?

Exodus 4:11-12

And LORD said to him, Who has made man's mouth? Or who makes [a man] dumb, or deaf, or seeing, or blind? Is it not I, LORD?

Exodus 31:3-6

and I have filled him with the Spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship,

Exodus 36:1-2

And Bezalel and Oholiab shall work, and every wise-hearted man, in whom LORD has put wisdom and understanding to know how to work all the work for the service of the sanctuary, according to all that LORD has commanded.

Numbers 11:17

And I will come down and talk with thee there. And I will take from the Spirit which is upon thee, and will put it upon them, and they shall bear the burden of the people with thee, that thou not bear it thyself alone.

Numbers 11:25

And LORD came down in the cloud, and spoke to him, and took from the Spirit that was upon him, and put it upon the seventy elders. And it came to pass, that, when the Spirit rested upon them, they prophesied, but they did so no mor

Deuteronomy 4:19

And lest thou lift up thine eyes to heaven, and when thou see the sun and the moon and the stars, even all the host of heaven, thou be drawn away and worship them, and serve them, which LORD thy God has allotted to all the peoples

1 Samuel 15:29

And also the Strength of Israel will not lie nor repent, for he is not a man that he should repent.

1 Chronicles 22:12

Only LORD give thee discretion and understanding, and give thee charge concerning Israel, so that thou may keep the law of LORD thy God.

1 Chronicles 29:19

And give to Solomon my son a perfect heart, to keep thy commandments, thy testimonies, and thy statutes, and to do all these things, and to build the palace [for thee], for which I have made provision.

2 Chronicles 1:11-12

And God said to Solomon, Because this was in thy heart, and thou have not asked riches, wealth, or honor, nor the life of those who hate thee, neither yet have asked long life, but have asked wisdom and knowledge for thyself, that

Psalm 19:1-8

The heavens declare the glory of God, and the firmament shows his handiwork.

Psalm 84:11

For LORD God is a sun and a shield. LORD will give grace and glory. He will withhold no good thing from those who walk uprightly.

Psalm 122:6

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem. They shall prosper who love thee.

Proverbs 2:6

For LORD gives wisdom. Out of his mouth [is] knowledge and understanding.

Isaiah 28:26

For his God instructs him aright, [and] teaches him.

Isaiah 45:7

I form the light, and create darkness. I make peace, and create evil. I am LORD who does all these things.

Isaiah 46:10

declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times things that are not [yet] done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure,

Isaiah 60:19

The sun shall no more be thy light by day, nor for brightness shall the moon give light to thee, but LORD will be to thee an everlasting light, and thy God thy glory.

Daniel 2:21-22

And he changes the times and the seasons. He removes kings, and sets up kings. He gives wisdom to the wise, and knowledge to those who have understanding.

Daniel 2:27-30

Daniel answered before the king, and said, The secret which the king has demanded, neither wise men, enchanters, magicians, nor soothsayers, can show to the king,

Matthew 11:25-26

Jesus having responded at that time, said, I extol thee, O Father, Lord of the heaven and the earth, because thou hid these things from the wise and intelligent, and revealed them to the childlike.

Matthew 13:11-12

And having answered, he said to them, Because it has been given to you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of the heavens, but to those men it has not been given.

Luke 11:13

If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more the Father from heaven will give Holy Spirit to those who ask him?

John 1:9

He was the TRUE light coming into the world that enlightens every man.

Acts 5:31

God exalted this man with his right hand, a Pathfinder and a Savior to give repentance to Israel and remission of sins.

Acts 11:18

And when they heard these things, they relaxed and glorified God, saying, Then God has also granted to the Gentiles repentance to life.

Romans 6:23

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

Romans 11:29-30

For the gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable.

Romans 12:6-8

And having different gifts according to the grace that was given to us, whether prophecy, according to the proportion of faith;

1 Corinthians 12:4-12

Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit.

2 Corinthians 4:6

Because it is God who said, Out of darkness light is to shine, who shone in our hearts for an enlightenment of the knowledge of the glory of God in the presence of Jesus Christ.

Ephesians 1:18

having the eyes of your heart enlightened. For you to know what is the hope of his calling, and what is the wealth of the glory of his inheritance in the sanctified.

Ephesians 2:3-5

Among whom we also all once behaved in the lusts of our flesh, doing the intentions of the flesh and of the thoughts, and were by nature children of wrath as also the others.

Ephesians 2:8

For ye are saved by grace through faith, and this a gift of God, not from you,

Ephesians 4:8-11

Therefore he says, Having ascended on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts to men.

Philippians 1:29

Because to you it was granted on behalf of Christ, not only to believe in him, but also to suffer for him,

Titus 3:3-5

For we also were formerly foolish, disobedient, being led astray, serving various lusts and pleasures, living in evil and envy, hateful, hating each other.

Hebrews 1:11-12

They will perish, but thou are permanent. And they will all become old as a garment.

James 1:5

And if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask from God who gives to all generously and not reproaching, and it will be given to him.

James 3:15

This wisdom is not descending from above, but is earthly, world-soul, demonic.

1 John 5:11-12

And this is the testimony, that God gave eternal life to us, and this life is in his Son.

Revelation 21:23

And the city has no need of the sun, nor of the moon, so that they might shine in it, for the glory of God illuminated it, and the light of it is the Lamb.

Revelation 22:5

And there will be no night there, and they have no need of a lamp and the light of sun, because Lord God will illuminate them. And they will reign into the ages of the ages.