New American Standard Bible 1995

James 3:13-18

13Who among you is wise and understanding? 1Let him show by his 2good behavior his deeds in the gentleness of wisdom.

14But if you have bitter 3jealousy and 4selfish ambition in your heart, do not be arrogant and so lie against 5the truth.

15This wisdom is not that which comes down 6from above, but is 7earthly, 8 9natural, 10demonic.

16For where 11jealousy and 12selfish ambition exist, 13there is disorder and every evil thing.

17But the wisdom 14from above is first 15pure, then 16peaceable, 17gentle, 18reasonable, 19full of mercy and good fruits, 20unwavering, without 21hypocrisy.

18And the 22 23seed whose fruit is righteousness is sown in peace 24by those who make peace.

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Notes

1. James 3:13 James 2:18 ↩
2. James 3:13 1 Pet 2:12 ↩
3. James 3:14 Rom 2:8; 2 Cor 12:20; James 3:16 ↩
4. James 3:14 Or strife ↩
5. James 3:14 1 Tim 2:4; James 1:18; 5:19 ↩
6. James 3:15 James 1:17 ↩
7. James 3:15 1 Cor 2:6; 3:19 ↩
8. James 3:15 Or unspiritual ↩
9. James 3:15 2 Cor 1:12; Jude 19 ↩
10. James 3:15 2 Thess 2:9f; 1 Tim 4:1; Rev 2:24 ↩
11. James 3:16 Rom 2:8; 2 Cor 12:20; James 3:14 ↩
12. James 3:16 V 14, note 1 ↩
13. James 3:16 I.e. in that place ↩
14. James 3:17 James 1:17 ↩
15. James 3:17 2 Cor 7:11; James 4:8 ↩
16. James 3:17 Matt 5:9; Heb 12:11 ↩
17. James 3:17 Titus 3:2 ↩
18. James 3:17 Or willing to yield ↩
19. James 3:17 Luke 6:36; James 2:13 ↩
20. James 3:17 James 2:4 ↩
21. James 3:17 Rom 12:9; 2 Cor 6:6 ↩
22. James 3:18 Lit fruit of righteousness ↩
23. James 3:18 Prov 11:18; Is 32:17; Hos 10:12; Amos 6:12; Gal 6:8; Phil 1:11 ↩
24. James 3:18 Or for ↩

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