James 3:17

The Wisdom That Comes Down From Above

¹⁶ For wherever jealousy and rivalry exist, there will be confusion and all sorts of evil practices. ¹⁷ The wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of compassion and good deeds, free from doubts and insincerity. ¹⁸ The harvest of uprightness is grown from the seed of peace by those who are peacemakers.

Good Deeds

Good Works

Shows No Partiality

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Romans 12:9

Your love must be true. You must always turn in horror from what is wrong, but keep on holding to what is right.

James 2:4

do you not make improper distinctions among yourselves and prove to be critics with evil motives?

Luke 6:36

Continue to be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.

1 Corinthians 2:6-7

Yet, when among mature believers we do set forth a wisdom, but a wisdom that does not belong to this world or to the leaders of this world who are passing away;

Titus 3:2

to stop abusing anyone, to be peaceable, fair-minded, showing perfect gentleness to everybody.

James 1:17

Every good gift and every perfect boon is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, in whom there is no variation or changing shadow.

James 4:8

Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Get your hands clean, you sinners. Get your hearts purified, you double-minded.

Matthew 5:8

"Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.

Matthew 23:28

So you, too, on the outside seem to people to be upright, but inside you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.

Luke 12:1-2

Meanwhile as the people had gathered in tens of thousands, so that they were trampling upon one another, He began to say, first of all, to His disciples: "Beware of the yeast of the Pharisees, that is, hypocrisy.

Luke 21:15

for I will give you such wisdom of speech as all your opponents combined will not be able to resist and refute.

John 1:14

So the Word became human and lived a little while among us, and we actually saw His glory, the glory of One who is an only Son from His Father, and He was full of spiritual blessing and truth.

John 1:47

Jesus saw Nathaniel coming toward Him, and said of him, "Here is a genuine Israelite with no deceit in him!"

Acts 9:36

At Joppa there was a woman, a disciple, whose name was Tabitha, which in Greek means Dorcas, that is, Gazelle. She had filled her life with good deeds and works of charity, which she was always doing.

Acts 11:24

for he was a good man, and full of the Holy Spirit and faith. So a large number of people were united to the Lord.

Romans 12:18

If possible, so far as it depends on you, live in peace with everybody.

Romans 15:14

As far as I am concerned about you, my brothers, I am convinced that you especially are abounding in the highest goodness, richly supplied with perfect knowledge and competent to counsel one another.

1 Corinthians 12:8

To one, wise speech is given by the Spirit; to another, by the same Spirit, intelligent speech is given;

1 Corinthians 13:4-7

Love is so patient and so kind; love never boils with jealousy; it never boasts, is never puffed with pride;

2 Corinthians 9:10

He who always supplies the sower with seed and the eater with bread will supply you with seed and multiply it and enlarge the harvest which your deeds of charity yield.

2 Corinthians 10:1

Now I appeal to you in person, by the gentleness and fairness of Christ, I, Paul, who am so "condescending when face to face with you, but so courageous toward you when far away!"

Galatians 5:22-23

But the product of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

Ephesians 5:9

for the product of light consists in practicing everything that is good and right and true;

Philippians 1:11

men that are abounding in the fruits of right-doing with the help of Jesus Christ, to the honor and praise of God.

Philippians 4:8

Now, brothers, practice thinking on what is true, what is honorable, what is right, what is pure, what is lovable, what is high-toned, yes, on everything that is excellent or praiseworthy.

Colossians 1:10

so that you may lead lives worthy of the Lord to His full satisfaction, by perennially bearing fruit in every good enterprise and by a steady growth in fuller knowledge of God;

1 Thessalonians 2:7

Instead we were little children among you; we were like a mother nursing her children.

1 Timothy 5:21

I solemnly charge you before God and Christ Jesus and the chosen angels, to carry out these instructions without prejudice and with perfect impartiality.

2 Timothy 2:24

and a slave of the Lord must not quarrel but must be gentle to everybody; he must be a skillful teacher, and not resentful under injuries.

Titus 1:15

To the pure everything is pure, but to the impure and unbelieving nothing is pure, but their very minds and consciences are impure.

Hebrews 12:11

Now for the time being no discipline seems to be pleasant; it is painful; later on, however, to those who are trained by it, it yields the fruit of peace which grows from upright character.

Hebrews 12:14

Continue to live in peace with everybody and strive for that consecration without which no one can see the Lord.

James 1:5

But if any one of you is deficient in wisdom, let him ask God who generously gives to everyone and never reproaches one with its lack, and it will be given to him.

James 3:15

This is not the kind of wisdom that comes down from above; no, it is earthly, human, demoniacal.

1 Peter 1:22

Since you have purified your souls by obeying the truth, in sincere love for the brotherhood you must love one another heartily and fervently,

1 Peter 2:1

So once for all get rid of all malice, deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and all sorts of slander,

1 John 3:3

And everyone who has this hope in him tries to make himself as pure as He is.

1 John 3:18

Dear children, let us stop loving with words or lips alone, but let us love with actions and in truth.