Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
For—resumed from "For" in James 1:6.
that man—such a wavering self-deceiver.
think—Real faith is something more than a mere thinking or surmise.
anything—namely, of the things that he prays for: he does receive many things from God, food, raiment, etc., but these are the general gifts of His providence: of the things specially granted in answer to prayer, the waverer shall not receive "anything," much less wisdom.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing James 1:7:
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