James 3:15

The Wisdom That Comes Down From Above

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

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James 1:17

descending from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.

Jude 1:19

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

1 Corinthians 3:19

For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God; as it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness.

2 Corinthians 1:12

For this is our rejoicing, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with carnal wisdom, but by the grace of God, we have had our conversation in the world, and more especially toward you.

1 Timothy 4:1

But the spirit saith expresly, that in the later times some will depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits and doctrines of devils,

Luke 16:8

And the lord commended the unjust steward, because he had done wisely; for the children of this world are wiser in their generation than the children of light.

John 3:17

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

John 8:44

Ye are of your father the devil, and your will is, to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth; for there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own; for he is a liar, and the father of it.

Acts 13:10

and fixing his eyes upon him, said, O full of all guile and all mischief, thou son of the devil, thou enemy of all righteousness, wilt thou not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord?

Romans 1:22

Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,

1 Corinthians 1:19-20

For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and abolish the understanding of the prudent.

1 Corinthians 1:27

But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world, to shame the wise, and the weak things of the world, to shame the things that are mighty:

1 Corinthians 2:6-7

Yet we speak wisdom among them that are perfect: but not the wisdom of this world, nor of the rulers of this world, that come to nought: But we speak the hidden wisdom of God in a mystery,

1 Corinthians 2:14

But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit; for they are foolishness to him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.

1 Corinthians 3:3

For ye are still carnal: for while there is among you emulation, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk according to man?

2 Corinthians 11:3

But I fear lest as the serpent deceived Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from simplicity toward Christ.

2 Corinthians 11:13-15

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

Philippians 3:19

whose god is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame;

2 Thessalonians 2:9

Whose coming is after the mighty working of Satan, with all power and signs and lying wonders,

James 1:5

If any of you want wisdom, let him ask of God, who giveth to all men liberally and upbraideth not, and it shall be given him.

James 3:17

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

1 John 3:8-10

He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning: to this end the son of God was manifested, to destroy the works of the devil.

Revelation 2:24

But I say to you, the rest that are at Thyatira, as many as have not this doctrine, who have not known the depths of Satan, as they speak, I will lay upon you no other burden.

Revelation 9:11

And they have over them a king, the angel of the bottomless pit: his name in the Hebrew is Abaddon, but in the Greek he hath the name Apollyon.

Revelation 12:9

And the great dragon was cast out, the antient serpent, who is called the devil and satan, who deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out unto the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.