Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
Draw nigh to God—So "cleave unto Him," Deuteronomy 30:20, namely, by prayerfully (James 4:2-3) "resisting Satan," who would oppose our access to God.
he will draw nigh—propitious.
Cleanse . . . hands—the outward instruments of action. None but the clean-handed can ascend into the hill of the Lord (justified through Christ, who alone was perfectly so, and as such "ascended" thither).
purify . . . hearts—literally "make chaste" of your spiritual adultery (James 4:4, that is, worldliness) "your hearts": the inward source of all impurity.
double-minded—divided between God and the world. The "double-minded" is at fault in heart; the sinner in his hands likewise.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing James 4:8:
Psalms 73:27-28
Psalms 86:11
Proverbs 2:6
Lamentations 3:57
Hosea 10:2
Zechariah 1:3
1 Timothy 2:8
1 Timothy 4:12
James 1:8
James 3:17
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