English Standard Version
James 3:18
18And a harvest of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.
James 3:18 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace.
- New International Version (NIV)Peacemakers who sow in peace reap a harvest of righteousness.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Now the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.
- New Living Translation (NLT)And those who are peacemakers will plant seeds of peace and reap a harvest of righteousness.
Context of James 3:18
16For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder and every vile practice. 17But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and sincere. And a harvest of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.
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καρπὸς δὲ δικαιοσύνης ἐν εἰρήνῃ σπείρεται τοῖς ποιοῦσιν εἰρήνην.¶Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for James 3:18
- James 1:20for the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God.
- Proverbs 11:18The wicked earns deceptive wages, but one who sows righteousness gets a sure reward.
- Isaiah 32:16Then justice will dwell in the wilderness, and righteousness abide in the fruitful field.
- Hosea 10:12Sow for yourselves righteousness; reap steadfast love; break up your fallow ground, for it is the time to seek the Lord, that he may come and rain righteousness upon you.
- Matthew 5:9"Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.
- John 4:36Already the one who reaps is receiving wages and gathering fruit for eternal life, so that sower and reaper may rejoice together.
- Philippians 1:11filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.
- Hebrews 12:11For the moment all discipline seems painful rather than pleasant, but later it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it.
Commentaries on James 3:18
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 18And the fruit of righteousness is sown - The whole is the principle of righteousness in the soul, and all the above virtues are the fruits of that righteousness. Is sown in peace - When the peace of God rules the heart, all these virtues and graces grow and flourish abundantly. Of them that make peace - The peace-makers are continually recommending this wisdom to others, and their own conduct is represented as a sowing of heavenly seed, which brings forth…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 18And the fruit of righteousness - That which the righteousness here referred to produces, or that which is the effect of true religion. The meaning is, that righteousness or true religion produces certain results on the life like the effects of seed sown in good ground. Righteousness or true religion as certainly produces such effects, as seed that is sown produces a harvest. Is sown in peace - Is scattered over the world in a peaceful manner. That is, it…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 13-18Verses 13-18 These verses show the difference between men's pretending to be wise, and their being really so. He who thinks well, or he who talks well, is not wise in the sense of the Scripture, if he does not live and act well. True wisdom may be know by the meekness of the spirit and temper. Those who live in malice, envy, and contention, live in confusion; and are liable to be provoked and hurried to any evil work. Such wisdom comes not down from…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 18James uses a farming image to highlight the benefits of living by wisdom from above. Those who sow in peace in relationships will reap a rich harvest of righteousness in those relationships (see Matthew 5:9).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1818. "The peaceable fruit of righteousness." He says "righteousness"; because it is itself the true wisdom. As in the case of the earthly wisdom, after the characteristic description came its results; so in this verse, in the case of the heavenly wisdom. There the results were present; here, future. fruit ... sown--Compare Psa 97:11; Is 61:3, "trees of righteousness." Anticipatory, that is, the seed whose "fruit," namely, "righteousness," shall be…Read the comment
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Commentaries on James 3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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