Parallel Verses
Daniel Mace New Testament
Whoever is a skilful moralist, let him show by his virtuous conduct, that he practises the humble precepts of wisdom.
New American Standard Bible
Who among you is wise and understanding?
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
Who is wise and has understanding among you? He should show his works by good conduct with wisdom’s gentleness.
International Standard Version
Who among you is wise and understanding? Let him show by his noble conduct that his actions are done humbly and wisely.
A Conservative Version
Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show from his good behavior his works in mildness of wisdom.
American Standard Version
Who is wise and understanding among you? let him show by his good life his works in meekness of wisdom.
Amplified
Who among you is wise and intelligent? Let him by his good conduct show his [good] deeds with the gentleness and humility of true wisdom.
An Understandable Version
Who [then] is the wise and understanding person among you? He should show by his good conduct [that he has] deeds of gentleness [stemming] from wisdom.
Anderson New Testament
Who is wise and discreet among you? Let him show, by a good behavior, his works, with the meekness of wisdom.
Bible in Basic English
Who has wisdom and good sense among you? let him make his works clear by a life of gentle wisdom.
Common New Testament
Who is wise and understanding among you? By his good life let him show his deeds in the humility of wisdom.
Darby Translation
Who is wise and understanding among you; let him shew out of a good conversation his works in meekness of wisdom;
Godbey New Testament
Who is wise and instructed among you? Let him show forth out of beautiful conduct his works in meekness of wisdom.
Goodspeed New Testament
What wise, intelligent man is there among you? Let him show by his good life that what he does is done in the humility of wisdom.
John Wesley New Testament
Who is a wise and knowing man among you? Let him shew by a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom.
Julia Smith Translation
Who wise and knowing among you? let him show out of a good mode of life his works in meekness of wisdom.
King James 2000
Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him show out of a good life his works with meekness of wisdom.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Who [is] wise and understanding among you? Let him show by his good behavior his works, with the humility of wisdom.
Modern King James verseion
Who is wise and knowing among you? Let him show his works by his good conduct with meekness of wisdom.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
If any man be wise and endued with learning among you, let him show the works of his good conversation in meekness that is coupled with wisdom.
Moffatt New Testament
Who among you is wise and learned? Let him show by his good conduct, with the modesty of wisdom, what his deeds are.
Montgomery New Testament
Who among you is wise and intelligent? Let him show his deeds by his good life, in the meekness of wisdom.
NET Bible
Who is wise and understanding among you? By his good conduct he should show his works done in the gentleness that wisdom brings.
New Heart English Bible
Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show by his good conduct that his deeds are done in gentleness of wisdom.
Noyes New Testament
Who is wise and endued with knowledge among you P let him show out of a good course of conduct his works in meekness of wisdom.
Sawyer New Testament
What wise and intelligent man is there among you? Let him show his works by good conduct, in the meekness of wisdom.
The Emphasized Bible
Who is wise and well-instructed-among you? Let him show, out of his comely behaviour, his works, in meekness of wisdom.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
Who is a wise man and intelligent among you, let him shew in a becoming conduct his works with the meekness of wisdom.
Twentieth Century New Testament
Who among you claims to be wise and intelligent? Let him show that his actions are the outcome of a good life lived in the humility of true wisdom.
Webster
Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him show by a good deportment his works with meekness of wisdom.
Weymouth New Testament
Which of you is a wise and well-instructed man? Let him prove it by a right life with conduct guided by a wisely teachable spirit.
Williams New Testament
Who among you is wise and intelligent? Let him show by his noble living that his good deeds are done in humility, which wisdom prompts.
World English Bible
Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show by his good conduct that his deeds are done in gentleness of wisdom.
Worrell New Testament
Who is wise and intelligent among you? Let him show, by his good conduct, his works in meekness of wisdom.
Worsley New Testament
Is there any wise and understanding man among you? let him shew his works by a good conversation in the meekness of wisdom:
Youngs Literal Translation
Who is wise and intelligent among you? let him shew out of the good behaviour his works in meekness of wisdom,
Themes
Christian conduct » Advice concerning
Confusion » Where confusion is
Envy » The place where envy exists
Life » Christ » Consistent life
Meekness » General references to » Essential in hearing
Meekness » Saints should » Exhibit, in conduct, &c
Strife » The place where strife exists
Interlinear
References
Hastings
Word Count of 37 Translations in James 3:13
Images James 3:13
Prayers for James 3:13
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Wisdom That Comes Down From Above
12 can a fig-tree, my brethren, produce olives, or a vine figs? no more can the sea yield water that is fresh. 13 Whoever is a skilful moralist, let him show by his virtuous conduct, that he practises the humble precepts of wisdom. 14 but if envy and contention imbitter your minds, don't think your false pretences can stand against the truth:
Cross References
James 2:18
it will be said, "you have a speculative faith, but mine is practical. where is your faith, if no effects appear? as for me, my actions will vouch for my faith.
James 1:21
throw off then your vices as dregs and scum: and receive with docility that genuine doctrine, which is effectual to your salvation.
1 Peter 2:12
souls. Let your behaviour among the Gentiles be virtuous, that instead of inveighing against you as vicious, they may observe your honest behaviour,
Matthew 5:5
Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.
Matthew 7:24
therefore, whoever heareth these instructions of mine, and puts them in practice, I will compare him to the prudent man, who built his house upon a rock:
Matthew 11:29
take my yoke upon you, and learn to be meek like me, and of an humble temper: and ye shall enjoy tranquillity of mind.
Matthew 21:5
saying, " tell ye the daughter of Sion, behold, thy king cometh unto thee, meek, and sitting on an ass, even a colt, the fole of an ass."
1 Corinthians 6:5
what, is there not a man of experience amongst you, capable of being arbitrator between his brethren?
2 Corinthians 8:24
wherefore show how much you love them, and how well you deserve the character I gave you, before all the churches.
2 Corinthians 10:1
I who am a person of a mean presence, when among you, but exert myself upon your account, when absent; I Paul intreat you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ, not to let me exert that authority,
Galatians 5:23
against such there is no law.
Galatians 6:1
Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, do you, who are spiritual, restore him with all gentleness, taking heed lest you yourselves be overcome by temptation.
Galatians 6:4
but let every one bring his own work to the test, and then he will have matter of glorying in himself alone, and not in another.
Ephesians 4:2
with all humility, meekness, and patience, bearing with one another in love;
Philippians 1:27
only conduct yourselves in a manner becoming the gospel of Christ, that whether I come to see you, or else am absent, I may have this account of you, that you are stedfastly of the same resolution, and unanimously contend for the faith of the gospel,
Colossians 3:12
be you therefore adorn'd with a compassionate temper, with benevolence, humility, meekness, patience as becometh saints and chosen favourites of God:
1 Timothy 4:12
don't give occasion to any to despise your youth: but be a pattern to believers in your discourse, in your behaviour, by your charity, faith and chastity.
1 Timothy 6:11
As for you the minister of God, avoid those things: adhere to justice, piety, faith, charity, patience, and benignity of temper.
2 Timothy 2:25
with great temper and meekness informing those, who differ in opinion; because he does not know, but God may change their minds, by convincing them of the truth.
Titus 3:2
to speak evil of no man. to avoid contention, to be moderate and entirely inoffensive to all men.
Hebrews 13:5
let your morals be free from avarice, being contented with what you have: for he hath said, "I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee."
James 3:1
My brethren, don't affect many of you to be doctors, considering, that those of us who are such, shall be tried with the greater severity.
James 3:17
but wisdom deriv'd from heaven is first dispassionate, then pacific, equitable, and obsequious: full of beneficence, and all social virtue, free from partiality, and hypocrisy.
1 Peter 2:9
and this they were destin'd to. but you are the chosen race, you are kings and priests, the holy nation, the peculiar people, that you might display his glory, who called you out
1 Peter 3:1-2
Let the married women be subservient to their husbands, that if they happen to disbelieve the gospel, they may be gain'd by the instructive conduct of their wives,
1 Peter 3:4
but in the internal qualities of the mind, in that purity, in that mild and dispassionate temper, which is so acceptable to the divine being.
1 Peter 3:15-16
adore the Lord God in your hearts, and be ready to show with modesty and respect to every one that asks it, what ground there is for the expectations you have: