James 3:13

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

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Let

James 2:18

2 Corinthians 8:24

1 Peter 2:9

A good

1 Peter 3:1

With meekness

General references

Luke 11:35

John 7:49

Bible References

Is a

My brethren, be not many teachers, knowing that we shall receive greater condemnation.

Therefore whosoever heareth these my sayings, and doth them, I will liken him to a wise man, who built his house on a rock: And the rain descended,

I speak to your shame. What, is there not so much as one wise man among you, that shall be able to judge between his brethren?

But let every man prove his own work, and then shall he have rejoicing in himself alone, and not in another.

Let

But one will say, Thou hast faith, and I have works. Shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works.

Shew therefore to them before the churches the proof of your love and of our boasting on your behalf.

But ye are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a purchased people, that ye may shew forth the virtues of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light: Who in time past were not a people, but now are the people of God;

A good

Only let your behaviour be worthy the gospel of Christ, that whether I come and see you, or be absent, I may hear concerning you, that ye stand fast, in one spirit, with one soul striving together for the faith of the gospel,

Let no one despise thy youth; but be a pattern to them that believe, in word, in behaviour, in love, in spirit, in faith, in purity.

Let your disposition be without covetousness: be content with the things that are present; for he hath said, No, I will not leave thee: verily I will not forsake thee.

which war against the soul, Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles, that whereas they speak against you as evil-doers, they may by your good works which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.

In like manner, ye wives, be subject to your own husbands, that if any obey not the word, they also may, without the word, be won by the conversation of the wives,

With meekness

But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits,

Therefore laying aside all the filthiness and superfluity of wickedness, receive with meekness the ingrafted word, which is able to save your souls.

Happy are the meek; for they shall inherit the earth.

Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart, and ye shall find rest to your souls.

saying, Tell ye the daughter of Sion, Behold thy king cometh to thee, meek and sitting on an ass, even a colt, the fole of an ass.

Now I Paul myself, who when present am base among you, but being absent am bold toward you, intreat you, by the meekness and gentleness of Christ,

Meekness, temperance; against such there is no law.

Brethren, if a man be overtaken in any fault, ye who are spiritual restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted.

With all lowliness and meekness, with long-suffering,

Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, long-suffering:

But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.

apt to teach, patient of evil, In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if haply God may give them repentance, to the acknowledging of the truth;

To speak evil of no man, not to be quarrelsome, to be gentle, shewing all meekness toward all men.

in the incorruptible ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which in the sight of God is of great price.

General references

Take heed therefore, left the light that is in thee be darkness.

But this populace, who know not the law, are accursed.