# James 1.9-11

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**Book:** [James](/codex/james/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 7. For let not that man think that he shall receive anything of the Lord; 8. a doubleminded man, unstable in all his ways.
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> **9. But let the brother of low degree glory in his high estate: 10. and the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away. 11. For the sun ariseth with the scorching wind, and withereth the grass: and the flower thereof falleth, and the grace of the fashion of it perisheth: so also shall the rich man fade away in his goings.**
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> 12. Blessed is the man that endureth temptation; for when he hath been approved, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord promised to them that love him. 13. Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God; for God cannot be tempted with evil, and he himself tempteth no man: (James 1:7-13, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 7. For let that man not think that he will receive anything from the Lord. 8. He is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.
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> **9. But let the brother in humble circumstances glory in his high position; 10. and the rich, in that he is made humble, because like the flower in the grass, he will pass away. 11. For the sun arises with the scorching wind, and withers the grass, and the flower in it falls, and the beauty of its appearance perishes. So also will the rich man fade away in his pursuits.**
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> 12. Blessed is the man who endures temptation, for when he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life, which the Lord promised to those who love him. 13. Let no man say when he is tempted, “I am tempted by God,” for God can’t be tempted by evil, and he himself tempts no one. (James 1:7-13, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 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.
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> **9. Let the brother of low degree rejoice in that he is exalted: <sup>rejoice: or, glory</sup> <sup>rejoice: or, glory</sup> 10. But the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away. 11. For the sun is no sooner risen with a burning heat, but it withereth the grass, and the flower thereof falleth, and the grace of the fashion of it perisheth: so also shall the rich man fade away in his ways.**
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> 12. Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him. 13. Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man: <sup>evil: or, evils</sup> (James 1:7-13, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 7. for let not that man suppose that he shall receive anything from the Lord 8. a two-souled man [is] unstable in all his ways.
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> **9. And let the brother who is low rejoice in his exaltation, 10. and the rich in his becoming low, because as a flower of grass he shall pass away; 11. for the sun did rise with the burning heat, and did wither the grass, and the flower of it fell, and the grace of its appearance did perish, so also the rich in his way shall fade away!**
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> 12. Happy the man who doth endure temptation, because, becoming approved, he shall receive the crown of the life, which the Lord did promise to those loving Him. 13. Let no one say, being tempted, 'From God I am tempted,' for God is not tempted of evil, and Himself doth tempt no one, (James 1:7-13, YLT)

## Setting

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## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word._

- [G0622 - apollymi](/codex/g0622-apollymi/), *apollymi*, Strong's G0622

## Notes

_Your annotations._

## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.