James 1:5

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

Cross References (29)

  • Proverbs 2:3–6 (122)

    if you truly call out to insight and lift your voice to understanding,

  • John 15:7 (76)

    If you remain in Me and My words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.

  • Jeremiah 29:12–13 (71)

    Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you.

  • Proverbs 3:5–7 (68)

    Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding;

  • 1 John 5:14–15 (49)

    And this is the confidence that we have before Him: If we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.

  • 2 Chronicles 1:10 (44)

    Now grant me wisdom and knowledge, so that I may lead this people. For who is able to govern this great people of Yours?

  • Matthew 7:7–11 (44)

    Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.

  • James 3:17 (40)

    But the wisdom from above is first of all pure, then peace-loving, gentle, accommodating, full of mercy and good fruit,

  • 1 Kings 3:7–12 (37)

    And now, O LORD my God, You have made Your servant king in my father David’s place. But I am only a little child, not kn

  • John 14:13 (36)

    And I will do whatever you ask in My name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son.

  • John 16:23–24 (30)

    In that day you will no longer ask Me anything. Truly, truly, I tell you, whatever you ask the Father in My name, He wil

  • Isaiah 55:6–7 (27)

    Seek the LORD while He may be found; call on Him while He is near.

  • 1 John 3:22 (25)

    and we will receive from Him whatever we ask, because we keep His commandments and do what is pleasing in His sight.

  • Luke 11:9–13 (24)

    So I tell you: Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.

  • Exodus 31:3 (22)

    And I have filled him with the Spirit of God, with skill, ability, and knowledge in all kinds of craftsmanship,

  • John 4:10 (21)

    Jesus answered, “If you knew the gift of God and who is asking you for a drink, you would have asked Him, and He would h

  • James 5:16 (19)

    Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous m

  • 1 Chronicles 22:12 (18)

    Above all, may the LORD give you insight and understanding when He puts you in command over Israel, so that you may keep

  • Exodus 31:6 (18)

    Moreover, I have selected Oholiab son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, as his assistant. I have also given skill to al

  • Proverbs 9:4–6 (17)

    “Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!” she says to him who lacks judgment.

  • Job 28:12–28 (17)

    But where can wisdom be found, and where does understanding dwell?

  • James 1:17 (17)

    Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, with whom there is no cha

  • Daniel 2:18–22 (16)

    urging them to plead for mercy from the God of heaven concerning this mystery, so that Daniel and his friends would not

  • Exodus 36:1–4 (14)

    “So Bezalel, Oholiab, and every skilled person are to carry out everything commanded by the LORD, who has given them ski

  • Matthew 11:20 (12)

    Then Jesus began to denounce the cities in which most of His miracles had been performed, because they did not repent.

  • Jeremiah 1:6–7 (10)

    “Ah, Lord GOD,” I said, “I surely do not know how to speak, for I am only a child!”

  • Mark 16:14 (10)

    Later, as they were eating, Jesus appeared to the Eleven and rebuked them for their unbelief and hardness of heart, beca

  • 2 Corinthians 2:16 (9)

    To the one we are an odor that brings death, to the other a fragrance that brings life. And who is qualified for such a

  • Luke 15:20–22 (7)

    So he got up and went to his father. But while he was still in the distance, his father saw him and was filled with comp