¹⁶^mDo not err, my beloved brethren. ¹⁷ⁿEvery good ^ogift and every ^pperfect gift is ^qfrom above, and cometh down from ^rthe Father of lights, ^swith whom is no variableness, neither shadow of ^tturning. ¹⁸^uOf his own will ^vbegat he us ^vwith the word of truth, ^xthat we should be a kind of ^yfirstfruits of his creatures.

¹⁹Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be ^zswift to hear, ^aslow to speak, ^bslow to wrath: ²⁰For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God. ²¹Wherefore ^clay apart all filthiness and superfluity of ^c^dnaughtiness, and receive ^ewith meekness the ^fengrafted word, ^gwhich is able to save your souls.

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James 1:17: Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change.

Footnotes

mSee 1 Cor. 6:9.
nSo Ps. 85:12. Tobit 4:19. John 3:27. 1 Cor. 4:7.
oSee Phil. 4:15.
pSo Eccles. 3:14.
qch. 3:15, 17. See John 3:3 marg.
rSo Job 25:3. See 1 John 1:5.
sSee Num. 23:19.
tSee Wisd. 7:18.
uSee John 3:3. Comp. Phil. 2:13.
vSo 1 Pet. 1:23.
vSo 1 Pet. 1:23.
xComp. Eph. 1:12.
y Jer. 2:3. Rev. 14:4. So Rom. 8:23. Comp. Rom. 8:19–22.
z Ecclus. 5:11. So Ecclus. 5:1.
a Prov. 10:19. & 17:27. Eccles. 5:2. Ecclus. 4:29. So Ecclus. 1:29 & 5:13. ch. 3:2.
bSee Prov. 14:29.
c Col. 3:8. 1 Pet. 2:1 in the Gk. See Eph. 4:22. Comp. Acts 15:9.
c Col. 3:8. 1 Pet. 2:1 in the Gk. See Eph. 4:22. Comp. Acts 15:9.
dGk. as Tit. 3:3, &c.
e Ps. 25:9. ch. 3:13.
f Wisd. 12:10 (Gk.).
gSo Acts 13:26. Rom. 1:16. 1 Cor. 15:2. Eph. 1:13. Heb. 2:3.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

Do not be deceived, my beloved brothers. Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change. Of his own will he brought us forth by the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.

Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger; for the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God. Therefore put away all filthiness and rampant wickedness and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Don’t be deceived, my dear brothers and sisters. Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows. He chose to give us birth through the word of truth, that we might be a kind of firstfruits of all he created.

My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, because human anger does not produce the righteousness that God desires. Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and the evil that is so prevalent and humbly accept the word planted in you, which can save you.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Don’t be deceived, my dear brothers and sisters. Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, who does not change like shifting shadows. By his own choice, he gave us birth by the word of truth so that we would be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.

My dear brothers and sisters, understand this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger, for human anger does not accomplish God’s righteousness. Therefore, ridding yourselves of all moral filth and the evil that is so prevalent, humbly receive the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.

NLTNew Living Translation

So don’t be misled, my dear brothers and sisters. Whatever is good and perfect is a gift coming down to us from God our Father, who created all the lights in the heavens. He never changes or casts a shifting shadow. He chose to give birth to us by giving us his true word. And we, out of all creation, became his prized possession.

Understand this, my dear brothers and sisters: You must all be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to get angry. Human anger does not produce the righteousness God desires. So get rid of all the filth and evil in your lives, and humbly accept the word God has planted in your hearts, for it has the power to save your souls.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Do not be deceived, my dear brothers. Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of change. By his will he gave birth to us through the message of truth, so that we should be a kind of first fruits of his creatures.

Understand this, my dear brothers: every person must be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger, for human anger does not accomplish the righteousness of God. Therefore, putting aside all moral uncleanness and wicked excess, welcome with humility the implanted message which is able to save your souls.