James 3:15
13 Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom.
14 But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.
This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish.
16 For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.
17 But 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.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Such wisdom does not come from above, but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic.
- KJV
- This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish.
- WEB
- This wisdom is not that which comes down from above, but is earthly, sensual, and demonic.
- ASV
- This wisdom is not [a wisdom] that cometh down from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish.
- DARBY
- This is not the wisdom which comes down from above, but earthly, natural, devilish.
- BLB
- This is not the wisdom coming down from above, but [is] earthly, unspiritual, demonic.
- ÅB
- Denne visdom kommer ikke ovenfra, men er jordisk, sanselig, djevelsk;
- OTB
- Slik visdom kommer ikke ovenfra, men er jordisk, uåndelig og demonisk.
- B1930
- Denne visdom kommer ikke ovenfra, men er jordisk, sanselig, djevelsk;
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
James 3:17
But 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.
Read in contextJames 1:17
Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.
Read in context1 Corinthians 3:19
For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness.
Read in contextPhilippians 3:19
Whose end is destruction, whose God is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things.)
Read in context1 Corinthians 2:14
But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.
Read in contextJohn 3:17
For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
Read in context1 Timothy 4:1
Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;
Read in context2 Corinthians 11:13–15
For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ.
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