James 3:15

The Wisdom That Comes Down From Above

¹⁴ But if ye have bitter rivalry and strife in your hearts, do not glory and lie against the truth. ¹⁵ This wisdom is not that which descendeth from above, but earthly, sensual, devilish. ¹⁶ For where there is rivalry and strife, there is confusion and every evil work.

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James 1:17

Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the lights, with whom is no change, nor shadow from turning.

Jude 1:19

These are they that separate themselves, sensual, not having the Spirit.

1 Corinthians 3:19

For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God; for it is written: "He that taketh the wise in their craftiness;"

2 Corinthians 1:12

For our glorying is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and the sincerity which is of God, not in fleshly wisdom, but in the grace of God, we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially toward you.

1 Timothy 4:1

Now the Spirit saith expressly, that in the latter times some will depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits and teachings of demons,

Luke 16:8

And the lord commended the unjust steward for having done wisely; for the sons of this world are wiser toward their generation than the sons of light.

John 3:17

For God sent not the Son into the world to condemn the world, but that through him the world might be saved.

John 8:44

Ye are of your father the Devil, and what your father desireth ye are ready to do. He was a murderer from the beginning; and he abideth not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh from his own nature; for he is a liar, and the father of it.

Acts 13:10

and said, O full of all deceit, and of all mischief, son of the Devil, enemy of all righteousness, wilt thou not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord?

Romans 1:22

professing to be wise, they became fools,

1 Corinthians 1:19-20

For it is written: "I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nought the discernment of the discerning."

1 Corinthians 1:27

but the foolish things of the world did God choose, to put to shame the wise; and the weak things of the world did God choose, to put to shame the things which are strong;

1 Corinthians 2:6-7

But we do speak wisdom among the perfect; not, however, the wisdom of this world, nor of the rulers of this world, who are coming to nought;

1 Corinthians 2:14

But the unspiritual man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God; for they are foolishness to him, and he cannot know them; because they are spiritually discerned.

1 Corinthians 3:3

for ye are yet unspiritual. For while there is among you rivalry and strife, are ye not unspiritual, and walking after the manner of men?

2 Corinthians 11:3

but I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve by his subtlety, so your minds should be corrupted from singleheartedness toward Christ.

2 Corinthians 11:13-15

For such are false apostles, deceitful workmen, transforming themselves into apostles of Christ.

Philippians 3:19

whose end is destruction, whose God is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, whose mind is on earthly things.

2 Thessalonians 2:9

[he,] whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power, and signs, and wonders of falsehood,

James 1:5

But if any one of you is wanting in wisdom, let him ask of God, who giveth to all liberally, and upbraideth not; and it will be given him.

James 3:17

But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, without hypocrisy.

1 John 3:8-10

He that committeth sin is of the Devil; for the Devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the Devil.

Revelation 2:24

But to you I say, the rest who are in Thyatira, as many as have not this teaching, such as have not known "the depths" of Satan, as they speak; I put upon you no other burden;

Revelation 9:11

They have over them a king, the angel of the abyss, whose name in the Hebrew tongue is Abaddon, but in the Greek he hath for his name Apollyon.

Revelation 12:9

And the great dragon was cast down, the old serpent, called the Devil and Satan, who deceiveth the whole world; he was cast down to the earth, and his angels were cast down with him.