James 3:15

The Wisdom That Comes Down From Above

¹⁴ But, if ye have bitter jealousy and contention in your heart, do not boast and lie against the truth. ¹⁵ This wisdom is not the wisdom that comes down from above; but is earthly, soulish, demoniacal! ¹⁶ For where there are jealousy and contention, there is confusion and every vile deed.

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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 there is no variableness or shadow cast by turning.

Jude 1:19

These are those who make separations; sensual, having not the Spirit.

1 Corinthians 3:19

For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God; for it has been written, "He Who taketh the wise in their craftiness."

2 Corinthians 1:12

For our glorying is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in holiness and sincerity of God, not in fleshly wisdom, but in the grace of God, we behaved ourselves in the world, and more abundantly toward you.

1 Timothy 4:1

But the Spirit expressly saith, that in later times, some will fall away from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and to teachings of demons,

Luke 16:8

And the lord praised the steward of unrighteousness, because he acted prudently; because the sons of this age are more prudent toward their own generation, than the sons of light.

John 3:17

for God sent not His Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world may be saved through Him.

John 8:44

Ye are of your father the Devil; and the desires of your father ye wish to do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and has not stood in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks of his own; because he is a liar, and the father of it.

Acts 13:10

said, "O full of all guile, and all villainy, son of the Devil, enemy of all righteousness, will you not cease perverting the right ways of the Lord?

Romans 1:22

Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,

1 Corinthians 1:19-20

For it has been written, "I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and the discernment of the discerning will I set aside."

1 Corinthians 1:27

but God chose the foolish things of the world, that He might put to shame the wise; and God chose the weak things of the world, that He might put to shame the things that are strong;

1 Corinthians 2:6-7

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

1 Corinthians 2:14

But a natural man receives not the things of the Spirit of God; for they are foolishness to him; and he cannot know them, because they are spiritually judged.

1 Corinthians 3:3

for ye are yet carnal; for whereas there is among you jealousy and strife, are ye not carnal, and do ye not walk as men?

2 Corinthians 11:3

but I fear lest, by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve in his craftiness, your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity and purity which is toward Christ.

2 Corinthians 11:13-15

For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers, 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, who are thinking of earthly things.

2 Thessalonians 2:9

him whose coming is according to the working of Satan in all power and signs and lying wonders,

James 1:5

But, if any of you is lacking in wisdom, let him ask from 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, mild, compliant, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, without hypocrisy.

1 John 3:8-10

He that commits sin is of the Devil; because the Devil sins from the beginning. To this end was the Son of God manifested, that He might destroy the works of the Devil.

Revelation 2:24

But to you I say, to the rest who are in Thyatira, as many as have not this teaching, who knew not the deep things of Satan, as they say, I cast on you no other burden;

Revelation 9:11

They have over them as king the angel of the abyss: his name in Hebrew is Abaddon; and, in the Greek, he has a name Apollyon.

Revelation 12:9

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