James 1:4

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

Cross References (25)

  • 1 Peter 5:10 (35)

    And after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to His eternal glory in Christ,

  • Luke 21:19 (35)

    By your patient endurance you will gain your souls.

  • Matthew 5:48 (27)

    Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.

  • 2 Timothy 3:17 (24)

    so that the man of God may be complete, fully equipped for every good work.

  • Galatians 6:9 (16)

    Let us not grow weary in well-doing, for in due time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.

  • Hebrews 13:21 (15)

    equip you with every good thing to do His will. And may He accomplish in us what is pleasing in His sight through Jesus

  • James 5:7–11 (13)

    Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer awaits the precious fruit of the soil—how patien

  • Habakkuk 2:3 (12)

    For the vision awaits an appointed time; it testifies of the end and does not lie. Though it lingers, wait for it, since

  • Psalms 40:1 (10)

    For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. I waited patiently for the LORD; He inclined to me and heard my cry.

  • James 3:2 (9)

    We all stumble in many ways. If anyone is never at fault in what he says, he is a perfect man, able to control his whole

  • Matthew 10:22 (8)

    You will be hated by everyone because of My name, but the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.

  • Psalms 37:7 (8)

    Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for Him; do not fret when men prosper in their ways, when they carry out wic

  • Philippians 3:12–15 (6)

    Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already been made perfect, but I press on to take hold of that for wh

  • James 1:5 (5)

    Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be giv

  • Colossians 4:12 (4)

    Epaphras, who is one of you and a servant of Christ Jesus, sends you greetings. He is always wrestling in prayer for you

  • Luke 8:15 (4)

    But the seeds on good soil are those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, cling to it, and by persevering pro

  • 1 Corinthians 2:6 (4)

    Among the mature, however, we speak a message of wisdom—but not the wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who

  • Job 17:9 (3)

    Yet a righteous one holds to his way, and the one with clean hands grows stronger.

  • 1 John 4:17–18 (2)

    In this way, love has been perfected among us, so that we may have confidence on the day of judgment; for in this world

  • John 17:23 (2)

    I in them and You in Me—that they may be perfectly united, so that the world may know that You sent Me and have loved th

  • 2 Peter 1:9 (1)

    But whoever lacks these traits is nearsighted to the point of blindness, having forgotten that he has been cleansed from

  • Proverbs 4:8 (0)

    Prize her, and she will exalt you; if you embrace her, she will honor you.

  • Matthew 19:20 (-1)

    “All these I have kept,” said the young man. “What do I still lack?”

  • Mark 10:21 (-1)

    Jesus looked at him, loved him, and said to him, “There is one thing you lack: Go, sell everything you own and give to t

  • Luke 18:22 (-1)

    On hearing this, Jesus told him, “You still lack one thing: Sell everything you own and give to the poor, and you will h