The most popular Bible verses from James - Page 8

Found 108 Verses (from 71)

James 1:23

Bible Rank: 3,268

Those who listen to the word but do not do what it says are like people who look at their faces in a mirror NIV

For if anyone only listens to the Word without obeying it and being a doer of it, he is like a man who looks carefully at his [own] natural face in a mirror AMP

For 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: KJV

James 1:4

Bible Rank: 3,423

Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. NIV

But let endurance and steadfastness and patience have full play and do a thorough work, so that you may be [people] perfectly and fully developed [with no defects], lacking in nothing. AMP

But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing. KJV

James 2:6

Bible Rank: 3,627

But you have dishonored the poor. Is it not the rich who are exploiting you? Are they not the ones who are dragging you into court? NIV

But you [in contrast] have insulted (humiliated, dishonored, and shown your contempt for) the poor. Is it not the rich who domineer over you? Is it not they who drag you into the law courts? AMP

But ye have despised the poor. Do not rich men oppress you, and draw you before the judgment seats? KJV

James 4:15

Bible Rank: 3,850

Instead, you ought to say, "If it is the Lord's will, we will live and do this or that." NIV

You ought instead to say, If the Lord is willing, we shall live and we shall do this or that [thing]. AMP

For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that. KJV

James 4:16

Bible Rank: 4,217

As it is, you boast in your arrogant schemes. All such boasting is evil. NIV

But as it is, you boast [falsely] in your presumption and your self-conceit. All such boasting is wrong. AMP

But now ye rejoice in your boastings: all such rejoicing is evil. KJV

James 2:7

Bible Rank: 4,222

Are they not the ones who are blaspheming the noble name of him to whom you belong? NIV

Is it not they who slander and blaspheme that precious name by which you are distinguished and called [the name of Christ invoked in baptism]? AMP

Do not they blaspheme that worthy name by the which ye are called? KJV

James 3:7

Bible Rank: 4,317

All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles and sea creatures are being tamed and have been tamed by human beings NIV

For every kind of beast and bird, of reptile and sea animal, can be tamed and has been tamed by human genius (nature). AMP

For every kind of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and of things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed of mankind: KJV

James 2:9

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But if you show favoritism, you sin and are convicted by the law as lawbreakers. NIV

But if you show servile regard (prejudice, favoritism) for people, you commit sin and are rebuked and convicted by the Law as violators and offenders. AMP

But if ye have respect to persons, ye commit sin, and are convinced of the law as transgressors. KJV

James 3:12

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My brothers and sisters, can a fig tree bear olives, or a grapevine bear figs? Neither can a salt spring produce fresh water. NIV

Can a fig tree, my brethren, bear olives, or a grapevine figs? Neither can a salt spring furnish fresh water. AMP

Can the fig tree, my brethren, bear olive berries? either a vine, figs? so can no fountain both yield salt water and fresh. KJV

James 3:10

Bible Rank: 4,917

Out of the same mouth come praise and cursing. My brothers and sisters, this should not be. NIV

Out of the same mouth come forth blessing and cursing. These things, my brethren, ought not to be so. AMP

Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be. KJV