But if any man among you is without wisdom, let him make his request to God, who gives freely to all without an unkind word, and it will be given to him.

Let him make his request in faith, doubting nothing; for he who has doubt in his heart is like the waves of the sea, which are troubled by the driving of the wind.

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].

Make no mistake about this, my beloved brothers:

Every good thing given us, and every perfect gift, is from above, and comes down to us from the Maker of the Lights in the heavens, who is himself never subject to change or to eclipse.

so clear away all the foul rank growth of malice, and make a soil of modesty for the Word which roots itself inwardly with power to save your souls.

But the man who looks at the flawless law that makes men free, and keeps on looking, proving himself to be, not a forgetful hearer but an actual doer of what it requires, will be blessed in what he does.

My brethren, you must not make distinctions between one man and another while you are striving to maintain faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, who is our glory.

Do ye not make distinctions among yourselves, and become judges with evil thoughts?

And if ye make distinction of faces, ye work sin, being convicted under the law as transgressors.

For anyone who keeps all the law, but makes a slip in one point, is judged to have gone against it all.

Let your words and your acts be those of men who are to be judged by the law which makes free.

But a man may say, You have faith and I have works; let me see your faith without your works, and I will make my faith clear to you by my works.

You believe that God is one; you do well [to believe that]. The demons also believe [that], and shudder and bristle [in awe-filled terror—they have seen His wrath]!

For we all make many a slip. If anyone never slips in speech, he is a man of maturity; he can control his whole body too.

If we put bridles into horses' mouths to make them obey us, we can guide their whole bodies, too.

So also the tongue is a small member and makes great boasts. Behold, how great a forest is set on fire by a little spark!

A fig tree, my brothers, cannot make olives, or a grapevine figs. In the same way, no one spring makes water salty and sweet.

Who has wisdom and good sense among you? let him make his works clear by a life of gentle wisdom.

And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace for them that make peace.

Ye desire and do not have, so ye murder. And ye envy and cannot obtain, so ye fight and make war. Ye do not have, because ye do not ask.

You make your request but you do not get it, because your request has been wrongly made, desiring the thing only so that you may make use of it for your pleasure.

You adulteresses, do you not know that the friendship of the world is enmity to God? Whoever, then, desires to be a friend of the world, makes himself and enemy of God.

But he gives more grace. So that the Writings say, God is against the men of pride, but he gives grace to those who make themselves low before him.

For this cause be ruled by God; but make war on the Evil One and he will be put to flight before you.

Come near to God and he will come near to you. Make your hands clean, you evil-doers; put away deceit from your hearts, you false in mind.

Make yourselves low in the eyes of the Lord and you will be lifted up by him.

Do not say evil against one another, my brothers. He who says evil against his brother or makes himself his brother's judge, says evil against the law and is judging the law: and in judging the law you become, not a doer of the law but a judge.

Come now, you who say, "Today or tomorrow we are going to such and such a city and stay a year, go into business and make money,"

You have condemned and murdered the upright. Will he make no resistance?

Be longsuffering, ye also; make your hearts firm: for the arrival of the Lord has drawn near.

Do not make complaints against each other, brothers, lest you yourselves be condemned. Behold the Judge is standing before the very door!

Is anyone among you in trouble? let him say prayers. Is anyone glad? let him make a song of praise.

So then, make a statement of your sins to one another, and say prayers for one another so that you may be made well. The prayer of a good man is full of power in its working.