Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
being a
King James Version
A double minded man is unstable in all his ways.
Holman Bible
An indecisive
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.
NET Bible
since he is a double-minded individual, unstable in all his ways.
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.
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Verse Info
Context Readings
Trials, Testing, And Faith
7
Do not let that man think that he will receive anything from God.
8 being a
Cross References
James 4:8
Draw close to God, and he will draw close to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded (uncertain) (doubter) (skeptic).
2 Peter 2:14
They have eyes full of adultery that cannot cease from sin! They entice unsteady persons. Their hearts are full of covetousness. They are children of cursing.
2 Peter 3:16
He spoke about these things in his letters. Some things are hard to understand. The untaught and unstable distort them as they do the other Scriptures, to their own destruction.
1 Kings 18:21
Elijah came near to all the people and said: How long will you balance (bounce back and forth) between two opinions? If Jehovah is God, then give worship to him. If Baal is, give worship to him. The people did not answer him.
2 Kings 17:33
They worshipped Jehovah, but they gave honor to their gods like the nations did from whom they had been taken as prisoners.
2 Kings 17:41
So these nations worshiped Jehovah and they still served the images (idols) they had made. Their children and their children's children did the same. They do just as their fathers did to this very day.
Isaiah 29:13
These people praise me with their words, said Jehovah, but they never draw near to me in their hearts (deepest thoughts). Their reverence for me comes from the repetitious tradition of men.
Hosea 7:8-11
Ephraim mixes with other nations. Ephraim, you are like a half-baked loaf of bread.
Hosea 10:2
The peoples hearts are deceitful. They must suffer for their sins. Jehovah will break down their altars and destroy their sacred pillars.
Matthew 6:22
The eyes are like a lamp for the body. If your eye is clear (simple) (focused) (single minded), your whole body will be full of [spiritual] light.
Matthew 6:24
You cannot serve two masters. You will hate one and love the other. You will be loyal to one master and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money (wealth) (material possessions).