James Chapter 1 verse 8 Holy Bible
a doubleminded man, unstable in all his ways.
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For there is a division in his mind, and he is uncertain in all his ways.
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[he is] a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.
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A double minded man is unstable in all his ways.
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He is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.
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a two-souled man `is' unstable in all his ways.
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Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(8) The eighth verse had better be joined with the seventh, and punctuated thus:--Let not that man think he shall receive anything of the Lord:--double minded, unstable in all his ways. The reason why he can obtain nothing is because he is a man of two minds, and by consequence uncertain in his ways. The words, apparently are those of a proverb. It is useless to have, as it were, two hearts, one lifted up to God, the other turned away. "Come not unto Him with a double heart" (Ecclesiasticus 1:28; and comp. Matthew 6:24).Parallel Commentaries ...Greek[He is] a double-mindedδίψυχος (dipsychos)Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingularStrong's 1374: (lit: of two souls, of two selves), double-minded, wavering. From dis and psuche; two-spirited, i.e. Vacillating.man,ἀνὴρ (anēr)Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularStrong's 435: A male human being; a man, husband. A primary word; a man.unstableἀκατάστατος (akatastatos)Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingularStrong's 182: Unsettled, unstable (though these are hardly strong enough equivalents), almost anarchic. Inconstant.inἐν (en)PrepositionStrong's 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.allπάσαις (pasais)Adjective - Dative Feminine PluralStrong's 3956: All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.hisαὐτοῦ (autou)Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person SingularStrong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.ways.ὁδοῖς (hodois)Noun - Dative Feminine PluralStrong's 3598: A way, road, journey, path. Apparently a primary word; a road; by implication, a progress; figuratively, a mode or means.Jump to PreviousDivision Double Doubleminded Double-Minded Mind Minded Minds Opinions Receive Step Two-Souled Uncertain Unsettled Unstable Ways
