James 1:7 (ASV)

Passage

For let not that man think that he shall receive anything of the Lord;

Nearby Context

James 1:5 But if any of you lacketh wisdom, let him ask of God, who giveth to all liberally and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.

James 1:6 But let him ask in faith, nothing doubting: for he that doubteth is like the surge of the sea driven by the wind and tossed.

James 1:7 For let not that man think that he shall receive anything of the Lord;

James 1:8 a doubleminded man, unstable in all his ways.

James 1:9 But let the brother of low degree glory in his high estate:

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "think", "shall", "receive", "anything", and "lord". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "think" and "shall", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 6's "But let him ask in faith nothing..." into verse 8's "a doubleminded man unstable in all his...", so "think" and "shall" belong inside that flow. In James context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "think" and "shall" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.