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James 3:13-18 KJV
James · chapter 3 · verses 13–18 · King James Version
13Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom. 14But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth. 15This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish. 16For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work. 17But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy. 18And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace.James 3:13-18 · King James Version
James 3:13-18 in context
11Doth a fountain send forth at the same place sweet water and bitter?
12Can the fig tree, my brethren, bear olive berries? either a vine, figs? so can no fountain both yield salt water and fresh.
13Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom.
14But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.
15This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish.
16For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.
17But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.
18And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace.
Cross references
- Galatians 5:23
- James 3:17
- Matthew 5:5
- Colossians 3:12
- 1 Peter 2:12
- Titus 3:2
- Philippians 1:27
- 2 Timothy 2:25
- James 3:16
- 1 Corinthians 13:4
- Philippians 2:3
- 1 Corinthians 3:3
Key words (Strong's)
- righteousnessdikaiosynēin a broad sense state of him who is as he ought to be, righteousness, the condition…G1343 →
- conversationanastrophēmanner of life, conduct, behaviour, deportmentG391 →
- descendethesti"he/she/it is"G2076 →
- descendethkaterchomaito come down, go down, of one who goes from a higher to a lower locality, of those who…G2718 →
- knowledgeepistēmōnintelligent, experienced, one having the knowledge of an expertG1990 →
- confusionakatastasiainstability, a state of disorder, disturbance, confusionG181 →
- peaceableeirēnikosrelating to peace, peaceable, pacific, loving peace, bring peace with it, peaceful…G1516 →
- intreatedeupeithēseasily obeying, compliantG2138 →
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