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Wisdom Wisdom fromfrom aboveabove

James 3:13-18James 3:13-18

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13 13 Who is wise and understanding among you? Let them Who is wise and understanding among you? Let them show it by their good life, by deeds done in the show it by their good life, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom. humility that comes from wisdom. 14 14 But if you harbor But if you harbor bitter envy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not bitter envy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast about it or deny the truth. boast about it or deny the truth. 15 15 Such “wisdom” Such “wisdom” does not come down from heaven but is earthly, does not come down from heaven but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic. unspiritual, demonic. 16 16 For where you have envy and For where you have envy and selfish ambition, there you find disorder and every evil selfish ambition, there you find disorder and every evil practice.practice.

17 17 But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere. of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere. 18 18 Peacemakers who sow in peace reap a harvest of Peacemakers who sow in peace reap a harvest of righteousness.righteousness.

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Who is wise Who is wise and understanding and understanding among you? among you? 

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By his good conduct By his good conduct let him show his works let him show his works in the meekness of wisdom.in the meekness of wisdom.

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But if you have bitter jealousy But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast do not boast and be false to the truth.and be false to the truth.

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This is not the wisdom This is not the wisdom that comes down from above, that comes down from above,

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but is earthly, but is earthly, unspiritual, unspiritual, demonic.demonic.

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For where jealousy For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder there will be disorder and every vile practice.and every vile practice.

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But the wisdom from above But the wisdom from above

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is first pure, is first pure,

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then peaceable, then peaceable,

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gentle, gentle,

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open to reason, open to reason, 

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full of mercy and good fruits, full of mercy and good fruits, 

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Aramaic RCHM Aramaic RCHM MercyMercyLoveLoveFriendshipFriendship

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impartial impartial

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Aramaic PLG Aramaic PLG Double-minded (1:8; 4:8)Double-minded (1:8; 4:8)Doubting (1:6)Doubting (1:6)Corrupt thinking (2:4)Corrupt thinking (2:4)

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and sincere.and sincere.

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And a harvest of righteousness And a harvest of righteousness is sown in peace is sown in peace by those who make peace.by those who make peace.

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