James 3:15

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Summary

James 3:15

This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish.

Wisdom

Philippians 3:19

Devilish

General references

Galatians 5:15

Bible References

Wisdom

But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peace-loving, gentle, compliant, full of mercy and good fruits, without favoritism and hypocrisy.

Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives to all generously and without criticizing, and it will be given to him.

For God did not send His Son into the world that He might condemn the world, but that the world might be saved through Him.

because you are still fleshly. For since there is envy and strife

among you, are you not fleshly and living like unbelievers?

Their end is destruction; their god is their stomach; their glory is in their shame. They are focused on earthly things,

Devilish

Now the serpent was the most cunning of all the wild animals that the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God really say, ‘You can’t eat from any tree in the garden’?”

You are of your father the Devil, and you want to carry out your father’s desires. He was a murderer from the beginning and has not stood in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he tells a lie, he speaks from his own nature, because he is a liar and the father of liars.

and said, “You son of the Devil, full of all deceit and all fraud, enemy of all righteousness! Won’t you ever stop perverting the straight paths of the Lord?

But I fear that, as the serpent deceived Eve by his cunning, your minds may be seduced from a complete and pure devotion to Christ.

The one who commits sin is of the Devil, for the Devil has sinned from the beginning. The Son of God was revealed for this purpose: to destroy the Devil’s works.

These people create divisions and are unbelievers,

not having the Spirit.

They had as their king the angel of the abyss; his name in Hebrew is Abaddon, and in Greek he has the name Apollyon.

So the great dragon was thrown out—the ancient serpent, who is called the Devil and Satan,

the one who deceives the whole world. He was thrown to earth, and his angels with him.

General references

Because of my brothers and friends,
I will say, “Peace be with you.”

Take care then, that the light in you is not darkness.

I will do this,’ he said. ‘I’ll tear down my barns and build bigger ones and store all my grain and my goods there.

I know what I’ll do so that when I’m removed from management, people will welcome me into their homes.’

But this crowd, which doesn’t know the law, is accursed!”

because he was the reason many of the Jews were deserting them and believing in Jesus.

But if you bite and devour one another, watch out, or you will be consumed by one another.