James 3:17

The Wisdom That Comes Down From Above

¹⁶ for wherever jealousy and rivalry exist, there disorder reigns and every evil. ¹⁷ The wisdom from above is first of all pure, then peaceable, forbearing, conciliatory, full of mercy and wholesome fruit, unambiguous, straightforward; ¹⁸ and the peacemakers who sow in peace reap righteousness.

Good Deeds

Good Works

Shows No Partiality

Non

Romans 12:9

Let your love be a real thing, with a loathing for evil and a bent for what is good.

James 2:4

are you not drawing distinctions in your own minds and proving that you judge people with partiality?

Luke 6:36

Be merciful, as your Father is merciful.

1 Corinthians 2:6-7

We do discuss 'wisdom' with those who are mature; only it is not the wisdom of this world or of the dethroned Powers who rule this world,

Titus 3:2

they must abuse no one, they must not quarrel, but be conciliatory and display perfect gentleness to all men.

James 1:17

all we are given is good, and all our endowments are faultless, descending from above, from the Father of the heavenly lights, who knows no change of rising and setting, who casts no shadow on the earth.

James 4:8

draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.

Matthew 5:8

Blessed are the pure in heart! they will see God.

Matthew 23:28

So to men you seem just, but inside you are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.

Luke 12:1-2

Meanwhile as the crowd was gathering in its thousands till they trod on one another, he proceeded to say to his disciples first of all, "Be on your guard against the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy,

Luke 21:15

for I will give you words and wisdom that not one of your opponents will be able to meet or refute.

John 1:14

So the Logos became flesh and tarried among us; we have seen his glory ??glory such as an only son enjoys from his father ??seen it to be full of grace and reality.

John 1:47

Jesus saw Nathanael approaching and said of him, "Here is a genuine Israelite! There is no guile in him."

Acts 9:36

At Joppa there was a disciple called Tabitha (which may be translated Dorcas, or 'Gazelle'), a woman whose life was full of good actions and of charitable practices.

Acts 11:24

(for he was a good man, full of the holy Spirit and faith). Considerable numbers of people were brought in for the Lord.

Romans 12:18

be at peace with all men, if possible, so far as that depends on you.

Romans 15:14

Personally I am quite certain, my brothers, that even as it is you have ample goodness of heart, you are filled with knowledge of every kind, and you are well able to give advice to one another.

1 Corinthians 12:8

One man is granted words of wisdom by the Spirit, another words of knowledge by the same Spirit;

1 Corinthians 13:4-7

Love is very patient, very kind. Love knows no jealousy; love makes no parade, gives itself no airs,

2 Corinthians 9:10

He who furnishes the sower with seed and with bread to eat will supply seed for you and multiply it; he will increase the crop of your charities ??11 you will be enriched on all hands, so that you can be generous on all occasions, and your generosity, of which I am the agent, will make men give thanks to God;

2 Corinthians 10:1

I appeal to you myself by the gentleness and consideration of Christ ??the Paul who is 'humble enough to your face when he is with you, but outspoken enough when he gets away from you.'

Galatians 5:22-23

But the harvest of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, good temper, kindliness, generosity, fidelity,

Ephesians 5:9

(for the fruit of light consists in all that is good and right and true),

Philippians 1:11

your life covered with that harvest of righteousness which Jesus Christ produces to the glory and the praise of God.

Philippians 4:8

Finally, brothers, keep in mind whatever is true, whatever is worthy, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is attractive, whatever is high-toned, all excellence, all merit.

Colossians 1:10

so that you may lead a life that is worthy of the Lord and give him entire satisfaction. May you be fruitful and increase in the doing of all good, as you thus know God!

1 Thessalonians 2:7

no, we behaved gently when we were among you, like a nursing mother cherishing her own children,

1 Timothy 5:21

In the presence of God and the Lord Jesus Christ and the elect angels, I adjure you to be unprejudiced in carrying out these orders; be absolutely impartial.

2 Timothy 2:24

And the Lord's servant must not be a man of strife; he must be kind to everybody, a skilled teacher, a man who will not resent injuries;

Titus 1:15

For the pure all things are pure, but nothing is pure for the polluted and unbelieving; their very mind and conscience are polluted.

Hebrews 12:11

Discipline always seems for the time to be a thing of pain, not of joy; but those who are trained by it reap the fruit of it afterwards in the peace of an upright life.

Hebrews 12:14

Aim at peace with all ??and at that consecration without which no one will ever see the Lord;

James 1:5

Whoever of you is defective in wisdom, let him ask God who gives to all men without question or reproach, and the gift will be his.

James 3:15

That is not the wisdom which comes down from above, it is an earthly wisdom, sensuous, devilish;

1 Peter 1:22

Now that your obedience to the Truth has purified your souls for a brotherly love that is sincere, love one another heartily and steadily.

1 Peter 2:1

So off with all malice, all guile and insincerity and envy and slander of every kind!

1 John 3:3

And everyone who rests this hope on him, purifies himself as he is pure.

1 John 3:18

My dear children, let us put our love not into words or into talk but into deeds, and make it real.