King James Version KJV
New International Version NIV
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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If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you.
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.
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But when you ask, you must believe and not doubt, because the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind.
7 For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord.
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That person should not expect to receive anything from the Lord.
8 A double minded man is unstable in all his ways.
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Such a person is double-minded and unstable in all they do.
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