What Does James 1:5 Mean?

if, whether, that, etc

but, and, etc

some or any person or object

“of you”

of (from or concerning) you

“lack”

to leave, i.e., (intransitively or passively) to fail or be absent

“wisdom”

wisdom (higher or lower, worldly or spiritual)

“let him ask”

to ask (in genitive case)

“of”

properly, near; i.e., (with genitive case) from beside (literally or figuratively), (with dative case) at (or in) the vicinity of (objectively or subj

the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)

“it shall be given”

to give (used in a very wide application, properly, or by implication, literally or figuratively; greatly modified by the connection)

“God”

a deity, especially (with g3588) the supreme divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; exceedingly (by hebraism)

“to all”

all, any, every, the whole

“men liberally”

bountifully

“and”

and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words

“not”

(adverb) not, (conjunction) lest; also (as an interrogative implying a negative answer (whereas g3756 expects an affirmative one)) whether

“upbraideth”

to defame, i.e., rail at, chide, taunt

“and”

and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words

“it shall be given”

to give (used in a very wide application, properly, or by implication, literally or figuratively; greatly modified by the connection)

“him”

the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons