James 1:5
New Testament • 11 words with Strong's data
"If 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."
Word-by-Word Analysis
אִישׁ
ʼîysh
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
חָסֵר
châçêr
to lack; by implication, to fail, want, lessen
שָׁאַר
shâʼar
properly, to swell up, i.e. be (causatively, make) redundant
שָׁאַל
shâʼal
to inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demand
אֱלֹהִים
ʼĕlôhîym
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of...
נָתַן
nâthan
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
אֱנוֹשׁ
ʼĕnôwsh
a man in general (singly or collectively)
עָנַק
ʻânaq
to collar, i.e. adorn with anecklace; figuratively, to fit out with supplies
ὀνειδίζω
oneidízō
to defame, i.e. rail at, chide, taunt
נָתַן
nâthan
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
Key Terms in This Verse
עָנַק ʻânaq
to collar, i.e. adorn with anecklace; figuratively, to fit out with supplies
Study H6059 →שָׁאַל shâʼal
to inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demand
Study H7592 →נָתַן nâthan
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
Study H5414 →נָתַן nâthan
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
Study H5414 →אִישׁ ʼîysh
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
Study H376 →Cross References
If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.
Give me now wisdom and knowledge, that I may go out and come in before this people: for who can judge this thy people, that is so great?
But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.
And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
And I have filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship,
Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.
And I, behold, I have given with him Aholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan: and in the hearts of all that are wise hearted I have put wisdom, that they may make all that I have commanded ...
Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water.
Only the LORD give thee wisdom and understanding, and give thee charge concerning Israel, that thou mayest keep the law of the LORD thy God.
Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.
Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most of his mighty works were done, because they repented not:
Afterward he appeared unto the eleven as they sat at meat, and upbraided them with their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they believed not them which had seen him after he was risen.
To the one we are the savour of death unto death; and to the other the savour of life unto life. And who is sufficient for these things?
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