James 3:17

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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

Gentle

Without

James 2:4

Malachi 2:9

1 Timothy 5:21

Hypocrisy

General references

Bible References

Gentle

He will feed his flock like a shepherd. He will gather the lambs in his arm, and carry them in his bosom. He will gently lead those who have their young.

Love is patient and is kind; love doesn't envy. Love doesn't brag, is not proud,

Now I Paul, myself, entreat you by the humility and gentleness of Christ; I who in your presence am lowly among you, but being absent am bold toward you.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith,

for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth,

But we were gentle among you, like a nursing mother cherishes her own children.

The Lord's servant must not quarrel, but be gentle towards all, able to teach, patient,

to speak evil of no one, not to be contentious, to be gentle, showing all humility toward all men.

Without

haven't you shown partiality among yourselves, and become judges with evil thoughts?

"Therefore I have also made you contemptible and base before all the people, according to the way you have not kept my ways, but have had respect for persons in the law.

I command you in the sight of God, and Christ Jesus, and the chosen angels, that you observe these things without prejudice, doing nothing by partiality.

Hypocrisy

For the fool will speak folly, and his heart will work iniquity, to practice profanity, and to utter error against Yahweh, To make empty the soul of the hungry, and to cause the drink of the thirsty to fail.

Even so you also outwardly appear righteous to men, but inwardly you are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.

Meanwhile, when a multitude of many thousands had gathered together, so much so that they trampled on each other, he began to tell his disciples first of all, "Beware of the yeast of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.

Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and said about him, "Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom is no deceit!"

Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor that which is evil. Cling to that which is good.

Seeing you have purified your souls in your obedience to the truth through the Spirit in sincere brotherly affection, love one another from the heart fervently:

Putting away therefore all wickedness, all deceit, hypocrisies, envies, and all evil speaking,

My little children, let's not love in word only, neither with the tongue only, but in deed and truth.

General references

neither shall you favor a poor man in his cause.

For my brothers' and companions' sakes, I will now say, "Peace be within you."

The words of the wise heard in quiet are better than the cry of him who rules among fools.

Therefore see whether the light that is in you isn't darkness.

But this multitude that doesn't know the law is accursed."

If it is possible, as much as it is up to you, be at peace with all men.

But if you bite and devour one another, be careful that you don't consume one another.

being eager to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

for the anger of man doesn't produce the righteousness of God.