5But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach; and it will be given to him.


In Context

2 Count it all joy, my brothers, when you fall into various temptations,

3 knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance.

4 Let endurance have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.

5 But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach; and it will be given to him.

6 But let him ask in faith, without any doubting, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, driven by the wind and tossed.

7 For let that man not think that he will receive anything from the Lord.

James 1:5 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:5If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all [men] liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

1:5If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:5But if any one of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all freely and reproaches not, and it shall be given to him:

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

1:5But if any of you want wisdom, let him ask of God, who giveth to all men abundantly, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

1:5But if any of you lacketh wisdom, let him ask of God, who giveth to all liberally and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

1:5But if any of you lacketh wisdom, let him ask of God, who giveth to all liberally and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:5If any of you lacketh wisdom, let him ask of God, who giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given to him.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

1:5and if any of you do lack wisdom, let him ask from God, who is giving to all liberally, and not reproaching, and it shall be given to him;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:5If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that gives to all men liberally, and upbraides not; and it shall be given him.