Parallel Verses
Godbey New Testament
Who is wise and instructed among you? Let him show forth out of beautiful conduct his works in meekness 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.
Daniel Mace New Testament
Whoever is a skilful moralist, let him show by his virtuous conduct, that he practises the humble precepts 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;
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
Prayers for James 3:13
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Wisdom That Comes Down From Above
12 My brethren, whether is the fig-tree able to produce olives, or the vine figs? Neither is the bitter fountain able to produce sweet water. 13 Who is wise and instructed among you? Let him show forth out of beautiful conduct his works in meekness of wisdom. 14 But if you have bitter envy and strife in your heart, do not boast, and lie against the truth.
Cross References
James 2:18
But one will say, You have faith, and I have works: Show me your faith apart from works, and I will show you my faith by my works.
James 1:21
Therefore having laid aside all filthiness and excess of evil, receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.
1 Peter 2:12
having your deportment beautiful among the Gentiles: in order that in whatsoever they calumniate you as evil doers, seeing from your beautiful works, they may glorify God in the day of his visitation.
Matthew 5:5
Blessed are they that mourn: because they shall be comforted.
Matthew 7:24
Then every one who hears these words of mine, and does them, I will liken him unto a wise man, who built his house upon the rock.
Matthew 11:29
Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; because I am meek and lowly in heart: and you shall find rest unto your souls.
Matthew 21:5
Say to the daughter of Zion, Behold, thy King cometh, meek, and seated upon a donkey, even a colt, the progeny of the work-beast.
1 Corinthians 6:5
I speak this to your shame. Is there not one wise man among you who shall be able to judge between his brother?
2 Corinthians 8:24
Moreover manifesting the exhibition of your love, and our boasting to them in your behalf, in the face of the churches.
2 Corinthians 10:1
But I Paul exhort you through the meekness and gentleness of Christ, who before your face am indeed humble among you, but being absent am bold towards you:
Galatians 5:23
meekness, holiness; against such things there is no law.
Galatians 6:1
Brethren, if indeed a man may be overtaken in some transgression, you who are spiritual, perfect such an one in the spirit of meekness; watching yourself, lest you may also be tempted.
Galatians 6:4
But let each one prove his own work, and then he shall have rejoicing to himself alone, and not to another;
Ephesians 4:2
with all humility and meekness, with long suffering, forbearing one another in divine love;
Philippians 1:27
Only live worthily of the gospel of Christ: in order that, whether coming and seeing you or being absent, I hear those things concerning you, that you are standing in one spirit, with one soul contending for the faith of the gospel;
Colossians 3:12
Therefore, as elect of God, holy and beloved, put on affections of mercy, kindness, humility, meekness, longsuffering;
1 Timothy 4:12
Let no one look with contempt upon your youth; but be you an example of the faithful, in word, in deportment, in divine love, in faith, in purity.
1 Timothy 6:11
But you, O man of God, fly from these things; and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, divine love, patience, meekness.
2 Timothy 2:25
in meekness correcting the adversaries; if peradventure God may grant unto them repentance into the perfect knowledge of the truth,
Titus 3:2
to speak evil of no one, that they should be peaceable, gentle, showing all meekness to all men.
Hebrews 13:5
Let your deportment be free from covetousness; being content with present things: for he said, I will not, I will not, leave you, neither do I ever forsake you;
James 3:1
Be ye not many teachers, my brethren, knowing that we shall receive the greater judgment.
James 3:17
But the wisdom which is from above is indeed first pure, then peaceable, gentle, easily persuaded, full of mercy and of good works, free from partiality and hypocrisy.
1 Peter 2:9
But you are an elect race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people unto conquest; in order that you may proclaim the virtues of the one having called you out of darkness unto his own marvelous light:
1 Peter 3:1-2
Likewise, ye wives, be submissive to your own husbands; in order that, if any do not believe the word, they shall be gained through the deportment of their wives, without the word;
1 Peter 3:4
but let their beauty be the hidden man of the heart, in the purity of the meek and quiet spirit, which in the sight of God is perfection complete.
1 Peter 3:15-16
but sanctify the Lord Christ in your hearts: being always ready for an answer to every one asking you a reason for the hope which is in you, but with meekness and fear: