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James 1:5

James 1:5
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.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

If any of you lack wisdom,.... This shows that the perfection before spoken of is not to be understood as in this life, since the apostle immediately supposes lack of wisdom in them; for this is not…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

If any of you lack wisdom - Probably this refers particularly to the kind of wisdom which they would need in their trials, to enable them to bear them in a proper manner, for there is nothing in which…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

If any of you lack wisdom - Wisdom signifies in general knowledge of the best end, and the best means of attaining it; but in Scripture it signifies the same as true religion, the thorough practical…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

James 1:2-12

We now come to consider the matter of this epistle. In this paragraph we have the following things to be observed: -

I. The suffering state of Christians in this world is represented, and that in a…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

James 1:5-8

Wisdom, and the Prayer that gains it

5. If any of you lack wisdom As before, in Jas 1:1-2, the prominent word of the preceding clause suggests the opening of the next, the word for "lack" being the…