James 3:18
16 For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder and every evil practice.
17 But the wisdom from above is first of all pure, then peace-loving, gentle, accommodating, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial, and sincere.
Peacemakers who sow in peace reap the fruit of righteousness.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- Peacemakers who sow in peace reap the fruit of righteousness.
- KJV
- And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace.
- WEB
- Now the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.
- ASV
- And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace for them that make peace.
- DARBY
- But [the] fruit of righteousness in peace is sown for them that make peace.
- BLB
- And the fruit of righteousness in peace is sown by those making peace.
- ÅB
- Men rettferdighets frukt såes i fred for dem som holder fred.
- OTB
- De som fremmer fred, sår fredens frø og høster en rettferdighetens høst.
- B1930
- Men rettferdighets frukt såes i fred for dem som holder fred.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Matthew 5:9
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God.
Read in contextHosea 10:12
Sow for yourselves righteousness and reap the fruit of loving devotion; break up your unplowed ground. For it is time to seek the LORD until He comes and sends righteousness upon you like rain.
Read in contextPhilippians 1:11
filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.
Read in contextIsaiah 32:16–17
Then justice will inhabit the wilderness, and righteousness will dwell in the fertile field.
Read in contextGalatians 6:8
The one who sows to please his flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; but the one who sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life.
Read in contextProverbs 11:30
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and he who wins souls is wise.
Read in contextProverbs 11:18
The wicked man earns an empty wage, but he who sows righteousness reaps a true reward.
Read in contextJohn 4:36
Already the reaper draws his wages and gathers a crop for eternal life, so that the sower and the reaper may rejoice together.
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