James 1:8 (GNV)

Passage

A double minded man is vnstable in all his waies.

Nearby Context

James 1:6 But let him aske in faith, and wauer not: for hee that wauereth, is like a waue of the sea, tost of the winde, and caried away.

James 1:7 Neither let that man thinke that hee shall receiue any thing of the Lord.

James 1:8 A double minded man is vnstable in all his waies.

James 1:9 Let the brother of lowe degree reioyce in that he is exalted:

James 1:10 Againe hee that is rich, in that hee is made lowe: for as the flower of the grasse, shall he vanish away.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "double", "minded", "vnstable", and "waies". 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 "Neither let that man thinke that hee..." into verse 9's "Let the brother of lowe degree reioyce...", 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.