James 1:5 — Compare Translations

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If any of you is deficient in wisdom, let him ask of the giving God [Who gives] to everyone liberally and ungrudgingly, without reproaching or faultfinding, and it will be given him.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

If any of you is deficient in wisdom, let him ask of the giving God [Who gives] to everyone liberally and ungrudgingly, without reproaching or faultfinding, and it will be given him.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

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

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God — who gives to all generously and ungrudgingly — and it will be given to him.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

But 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:

English EASY 2024

But maybe you need to know how to be wise. Then ask God to help you. He is ready to give everyone what they need. And he never says that it is wrong to ask. So God will help you to be wise.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

Do any of you need wisdom? Ask God for it. He is generous and enjoys giving to everyone. So he will give you wisdom.

If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

But if any of you lack wisdom, you should pray to God, who will give it to you; because God gives generously and graciously to all.

English God's Word - GW 1995

If any of you needs wisdom to know what you should do, you should ask God, and he will give it to you. God is generous to everyone and doesn't find fault with them.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives to all generously and without criticizing, and it will be given to him.

English KJV 1611

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.

English LSB

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

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all men liberally and without criticism, and it will be given to him.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

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

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

But if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God who gives to all generously and ungrudgingly, and he will be given it.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

But if anyone is deficient in wisdom, he should ask God, who gives to all generously and without reprimand, and it will be given to him.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

If any of you need wisdom, ask God for it. He will give it to you. God gives freely to everyone. He doesn't find fault.

English NIV

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

English NKJ 1982

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.

English NLT

If you need wisdom--if you want to know what God wants you to do--ask him, and he will gladly tell you. He will not resent your asking.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

If any of you is lacking in wisdom, ask God, who gives to all generously and ungrudgingly, and it will be given you.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

And if anyone longs to be wise, ask God for wisdom and he will give it! He won’t see your lack of wisdom as an opportunity to scold you over your failures but he will overwhelm your failures with his generous grace.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives to all men generously and without reproaching, and it will be given him.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

If you want to know what God wants you to do, ask him, and he will gladly tell you, for he is always ready to give a bountiful supply of wisdom to all who ask him; he will not resent it.

English Tyndale 1537

If any that is among(of) you lack wisdom, let him ask of God (which giveth to all men without doubleness,(indifferently) and casteth no man in the teeth:) and it shall be given him: