James 3:17

The Wisdom That Comes Down From Above

¹⁶ For where envy and intrigue, there confusion and every bad deed. ¹⁷ And the wisdom from above is truly first pure, then peaceful, decorous, docile, full of mercy and good fruits, not separated, and unfeigned. ¹⁸ And the fruit of justice is sown in peace by those making peace.

Good Deeds

Good Works

Shows No Partiality

Non

Romans 12:9

Love unfeigned. Hating evil; fastened to good.

James 2:4

Were ye not separated among yourselves, and become judges of evil reflections?

Luke 6:36

Be ye therefore compassionate, as also your Father is compassionate.

1 Corinthians 2:6-7

But we speak wisdom among the perfected: and the wisdom not of this life, nor of the rulers of this life, they being left unemployed:

Titus 3:2

To slander none, to be without fighting, equitable, showing all meekness to all men.

James 1:17

Every good donation and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom not one change, or shadow of turning.

James 4:8

Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse the hands, ye sinful; and purify the hearts, ye double souled.

Genesis 41:38-39

And Pharaoh will say to his servants, Shall we find such as this man which has the spirit of God in him?

Exodus 36:2

And Moses will call to Bezaleel and to Aholiab, and to every man wise of heart, to whom Jehovah gave wisdom in his heart, every one who lifted up his heart to draw near to the work to do it:

1 Kings 3:9

And give to thy servant a heart to hear to judge thy people to discern between good to evil: for who shall be able to judge this thy weighty people?

1 Kings 3:12

Behold, I did according to thy word, I gave to thee a wise and understanding heart; that there was not as thou before thee, and after thee there shall not arise like thee.

1 Kings 3:28

And all Israel will hear the judgment which the king judged, and they will be afraid of the face of the king, for they saw that the wisdom of Jehovah was in the midst of him to do judgment

1 Chronicles 22:9

Behold, a son being born to thee, he shall be a man of rest; and I caused rest to him from all his enemies from round about: for Solomon shall be his name, and I will give peace and quiet upon Israel in his days.

1 Chronicles 22:12

Surely Jehovah will give to thee wisdom and understanding, and he will command thee concerning Israeli and to watch the law of Jehovah thy God.

Job 28:12

And from whence shall wisdom be found? and where this place of understanding?

Job 28:23

God understood its way, and he knew its place.

Job 28:28

And he will say to man, Behold, the fear of Jehovah, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.

Proverbs 2:6

For Jehovah will give wisdom: from his mouth knowledge and understanding.

Isaiah 2:4

And he judged between the nations, and he will decide for many peoples: and they shall beat down their swords to plough-shares and their spears to pruning-hooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, and they shall no more learn war.

Isaiah 9:6-7

For a child was born to us, a son was given to us, and the dominion shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called, Wonderful, Counsellor, Mighty God, everlasting Father, Captain of Peace.

Isaiah 11:2-9

And the spirit of Jehovah resting upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and strength, the spirit of knowledge and the fear of Jehovah:

Isaiah 32:6

For the foolish will speak folly, and his heart will do vanity to do profaneness and to speak error to Jehovah, to empty the soul of the hungry; and he will cause the drink of the thirsty to fail.

Isaiah 32:15-17

Until the spirit shall be poured upon us from on high, and the desert be for Carmel, and Carmel be reckoned for a forest.

Isaiah 40:11

As a shepherd he will feed his flock: with his arm he will gather the lambs, and will lift up into his bosom, he will lead those coming up.

Daniel 1:17

And these four children, God gave to them knowledge and understanding in all writing and wisdom: and Daniel understood in every vision and dreams.

Malachi 2:9

And also I set you despised and low to all the people, according as ye watch not my way, and lift up the face against the law.

Malachi 3:3

And he sat melting and cleansing silver: and he cleansed the sons of Levi, and he purified them as gold and as silver, and they were to Jehovah bringing near the sacrifice in justice.

Matthew 5:8

Happy the pure in heart: tor they shall see God.

Matthew 23:28

So also ye without truly appear just to men, but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.

Luke 12:1-2

Upon which, myriads of the crowd having been gathered together, so as to tread upon one another, he began to speak to his disciples first, Keep yourselves from the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.

Luke 21:15

For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all they opposed to you shall not be able to contradict nor withstand.

John 1:14

And the Word was flesh, and dwelt with us, (and we beheld his glory, as the glory of the only born of the Father,) full of grace and truth.

John 1:47

Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and he says of him, Behold truly an Israelite, in whom is no deceit!

Acts 9:36

And in Joppa was a certain disciple by name Tabitha, which interpreted is called Dorcas: she was full of good works and alms which she did.

Acts 11:24

For he was a good man, and full of the Holy Spirit and of faith: and a crowd sufficient were added to the Lord.

Romans 12:18

If possible of you, living peaceably with all men.

Romans 15:14

And I am persuaded my brethren, and I myself for you, that ye yourselves also are full of goodness, tilled with all knowledge, being able also to remind one another.

1 Corinthians 12:8

For truly to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; and to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit;

1 Corinthians 13:4-7

Love is slow to anger, possesses kindness; love envies not; love vaunts not itself, is not puffed up,

2 Corinthians 9:10

And now he furnishing seed to him sowing, and bread for food, furnish and multiply your sowing-season, and increase the fruits of your justice;)

2 Corinthians 10:1

And I Paul myself beseech you by the meekness and equity of Christ, who, in face truly low with you, but at a distance bold towards you:

Galatians 5:22-23

And the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faith,

Ephesians 5:9

(For the fruit of the Spirit in all goodness and justice and truth.;)

Philippians 1:11

Filled with the fruits of justice, by Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.

Philippians 4:8

As to the rest, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever venerable, whatever just, whatever pure, whatever lovely, whatever prosperous; if any ability, and if any praise, reckon up these things.

Colossians 1:10

For you to walk worthy of the Lord in all pleasing behavior, bearing fruit in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;

1 Thessalonians 2:7

But we were gentle in the midst of you, as a nurse should cherish her children:

1 Timothy 5:21

I call to witness before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, and the chosen angels, that thou watch these things without preference, doing nothing by bending.

2 Timothy 2:24

And the servant of the Lord must not contend; but be gentle to all, giving instruction, enduring evil,

Titus 1:15

All things truly pure to the pure: and to the defiled and unbelieving nothing pure; but also their mind and consciousness are defiled.

Hebrews 12:11

And truly every correction for the present seems not to be for joy, but grief: and later it returns the peaceful fruit of justice to them being exercised by it.

Hebrews 12:14

Follow peace with all, and consecration, without which none shall see the Lord:

James 1:5

If any of you is forsaken of wisdom, let him ask of God, giving to all plainly, blaming not; and it shall be given him.

James 3:15

This is wisdom coming not down from above, but earthly, natural, resembling an evil spirit.

1 Peter 1:22

Having purified your souls in the hearing of the truth by the Spirit to unfeigned brotherly love, out of pure hearts love ye one another cordially:

1 Peter 2:1

Therefore setting aside all wickedness, and all artifice, and dissimulation; and envies, and all calumnies,

1 John 3:3

And every one having this hope in him purifies himself, as he himself is pure.

1 John 3:18

My little children, we should not love in word, neither in tongue; but in work and truth.