For that man ought not to expect that he will receive anything from the Lord,

Every good thing given and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shifting shadow.

From the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brethren, this ought not to be so.

Does a spring pour forth from the same opening both fresh and bitter water?

This wisdom is not such as comes down from above, but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic.

But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, without uncertainty or hypocrisy.

Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you.

My brethren, if anyone among you wanders from the truth and someone brings him back,

let him know that whoever turns a sinner from the error of his way will save his soul from death and will cover a multitude of sins.