James 1:8 (DRB)

Passage

A double minded man is inconstant in all his ways.

Nearby Context

James 1:6 But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea, which is moved and carried about by the wind.

James 1:7 Therefore let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord.

James 1:8 A double minded man is inconstant in all his ways.

James 1:9 But let the brother of low condition glory in his exaltation:

James 1:10 And the rich, in his being low: because as the flower of the grass shall he pass away.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "double", "minded", "inconstant", and "ways". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "double" and "minded", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 7's "Therefore let not that man think that..." into verse 9's "But let the brother of low condition...", so "double" and "minded" 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 "double" and "minded" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.