Laws in the Letter of James

Count it all joy when you fall into various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience.–James 1:2-3

Let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.–James 1:4

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.–James 1:5

Ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed. For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord. A double minded man is unstable in all his ways.–James 1:6-8

Let the brother of low degree rejoice in that he is exalted.–James 1:9

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.–James 1:12

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.–James 1:13

Every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed.–James 1:14

When lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.–James 1:15

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.–James 1:17

Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.–James 1:18

Be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath: For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.–James 1:19-20

Lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.–James 1:21

Be a doer of the word, and not a hearer only, deceiving yourself.–James 1:22

If any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass: For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was. But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.–James 1:23-25

If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man's religion is vain.–James 1:26

Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.–James 1:27

Have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with respect of persons. For if there come unto your assembly a man with a gold ring, in goodly apparel, and there come in also a poor man in vile raiment; And ye have respect to him that weareth the gay clothing, and say unto him, Sit thou here in a good place; and say to the poor, Stand thou there, or sit here under my footstool: Are ye not then partial in yourselves, and are become judges of evil thoughts?–James 2:1-4

God [has] chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him.–James 2:5

If ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well: But if ye have respect to persons, ye commit sin, and are convinced of the law as transgressors.–James 2:8-9

Whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all.–James 2:10

So speak ye, and so do, as they that shall be judged by the law of liberty.–James 2:12

He shall have judgment without mercy, that hath shewed no mercy; and mercy rejoiceth against judgment.–James 2:13

Faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone.–James 2:17

By works a man is justified, and not by faith only.–James 2:24

As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.–James 2:26

In many things we offend all. If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to bridle the whole body.–James 3:2

The tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth! And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell.–James 3:5-6

The tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison. Therewith bless we God, even the Father; and therewith curse we men, which are made after the similitude of God.–James 3:8-9

Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.–James 3:10

Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom.–James 3:13

If ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth. This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish. For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.–James 3:14-16

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.–James 3:17

The fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace.–James 3:18

From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members? Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not. Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.–James 4:1-3

friendship of the world is enmity with God; whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.–James 4:4

Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.–James 4:7

Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.–James 4:8

Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.–James 4:10

Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of his brother, and judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge.–James 4:11

There is one lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy: who art thou that judgest another?–James 4:12

To him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.–James 4:17

Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts [in God, not in the world of appearances]: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh.–James 5:8

Grudge not one against another, brethren, lest ye be condemned.–James 5:9

Take the prophets, who have spoken in the name of the Lord, for an example of suffering affliction, and of patience.–James 5:10

We count them happy which endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy.–James 5:11

Above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath: but let your yea be yea; and your nay, nay; lest ye fall into condemnation.–James 5:12

Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord: And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him.–James 5:14-15

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.–James 5:16

He which converteth the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins.–James 5:20

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