Let it not seem to such a man that he will get anything from the Lord;

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

For when the sun comes up with its burning heat, the grass gets dry and the grace of its form is gone with the falling flower; so the man of wealth comes to nothing in his ways.

You must understand this, my dearly loved brothers. Everyone must be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to get angry;

So get rid of all uncleanness and all that remains of wickedness, and with a humble spirit receive the word [of God] which is implanted [actually rooted in your heart], which is able to save your souls.

if any of you says to them, "Depart in peace! Get warm, get food," without supplying their bodily needs, what use is that?

And if we put bits into the mouths of horses to get them to obey us, then we guide their entire bodies.

Is a fig-tree able to give us olives, my brothers, or do we get figs from a vine, or sweet water from the salt sea?

But if you have bitter envy in your heart and the desire to get the better of others, have no pride in this, talking falsely against what is true.

For where envy is, and the desire to get the better of others, there is no order, but every sort of evil-doing.

You are burning with desire, and have not your desire, so you put men to death; you are full of envy, and you are not able to get your desire, so you are fighting and making war; you have not your desire, because you do not make request for it.

You ask and fail to get them, because you ask with evil, selfish motives, to spend them on your pleasures.

Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Get your hands clean, you sinners. Get your hearts purified, you double-minded.

Come now, ye that say, To-day or to-morrow we will go into this city, and spend a year there, and trade, and get gain:

So be patient, brothers, until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer keeps on waiting and waiting for the precious crop from his land; how he keeps up his patience over it until he gets the early and late rains,