James 3:13-18
13Who is a wise manand endued with knowledge among you? Let him show out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom.
14But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.
15This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish.
16For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work. 17But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.
18And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace.
James 3:13
Who is a wise man AND endued with knowledge among you?
James 3:13b
Let him show out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom.
James 3:13 Amp
13Who is there among you who is wise and intelligent? Then let him by his noble living show forth his [good] works with the [unobtrusive] humility [which is the proper attribute] of true wisdom.
The OTHER-WISE
James 3:14-16
14But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth. 15This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish. 16For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.
A. The SYMPTOMS of Worldly Wisdom v14
- BITTER spirit 14a
But if ye have bitter envying…
- BELLIGERENT spirit 14b
But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts
- BOASTFUL spirit 14c
But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not,…
- BLIND spirit 14d
But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and LIE NOT AGAINST THE TRUTH.
B. The SOURCE of Worldly Wisdom v15
- SECULAR SOURCE 15a Earthly
- SENSUAL SOURCE 15b Sensual/Carnal
- SATANIC SOURCE 15c Devilish
C. The SORROW caused by Worldly Wisdom v16
James 3:16
For where envying and strife is there is confusion and every evil work.
The WISE
- James 3:17 The INSPIRATION of the Wise
17 But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.
- James 3:17a TheMOTIVATION of the Wise
But the wisdom that is from above is first pure…
- James 3:17b The MODERATION of theWise
But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable,…
- James 3:17c The APPLICATION of the Wise
But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be entreated full of mercy…
- James 3:17d-18 TheMANIFESTATION of true Wisdom
…and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.
18 And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace.