James 1:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“A double minded man is unstable in all his ways.”

James 1:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

James 1:8 in 6 Bible Translations

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James 1:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“He is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.”

James 1:8 — World English Bible

James 1:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“a doubleminded man, unstable in all his ways. ”

James 1:8 — American Standard Version

James 1:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“a two-souled man <FI>is<Fi> unstable in all his ways.”

James 1:8 — Young's Literal Translation

James 1:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“[he is] a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways. ”

James 1:8 — Darby Translation

James 1:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“A double minded man is vnstable in all his waies.”

James 1:8 — Geneva Bible

James 1:8 in Context — James 1

6 But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.

7 For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord.

8 A double minded man is unstable in all his ways.

9 Let the brother of low degree rejoice in that he is exalted:

10 But the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away.

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What Does James 1:8 Mean?

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