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James 1:17

Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, with whom there is no change or shifting shadow.

James 1:17 BSB
  1. a Or no change or shadow of turning.

James 1:17 has 57 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 56 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to John 3:27 (157 votes) and Matthew 7:11 (111 votes). 100 other verses point back to it. It links with 38 other books, from Genesis 1 to Revelation 22.

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Which verses does James 1:17 point to?

The 20 strongest of 57, ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. John 3:27157 votes

    John replied, “A man can receive only what is given him from heaven.

  2. Matthew 7:11111 votes

    So if you who are evil know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good things to those who ask Him!

  3. Hebrews 13:882 votes

    Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.

  4. John 8:1274 votes

    Once again, Jesus spoke to the people and said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me will never walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.”

  5. Numbers 23:1967 votes

    God is not a man, that He should lie, or a son of man, that He should change His mind. Does He speak and not act? Does He promise and not fulfill?

  6. Psalm 84:1167 votes

    For the LORD God is a sun and a shield; the LORD gives grace and glory; He withholds no good thing from those who walk with integrity.

  7. 1 John 1:558 votes

    And this is the message we have heard from Him and announce to you: God is light, and in Him there is no darkness at all.

  8. Proverbs 2:653 votes

    For the LORD gives wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and understanding.

  9. James 3:1748 votes

    But the wisdom from above is first of all pure, then peace-loving, gentle, accommodating, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial, and sincere.

  10. Ephesians 2:842 votes

    For it is by grace you have been saved through faith, and this not from yourselves; it is the gift of God,

  11. Luke 11:1341 votes
  12. Malachi 3:638 votes
  13. Genesis 1:2–527 votes
  14. 1 Corinthians 4:725 votes
  15. Titus 3:3–524 votes
  16. Daniel 2:21–2223 votes
  17. John 1:922 votes
  18. Genesis 1:14–1520 votes
  19. Ephesians 1:1818 votes
  20. 1 Chronicles 22:1216 votes

Which verses point to James 1:17?

The 10 strongest of 100.