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But the wisdomg that is from above is first pureh, then peaceablei, gentlek, and easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without θpartiality, and without hypocrisy.

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1 Cor. 2:6‑7• ⁶But we speak wisdom among the full-grown, but wisdom not of this age, nor of the rulers of this age that come to nought.
⁷But we speak God's wisdom in a mystery, the hidden [wisdom] which God pre-determined before the ages for our glory; (1 Cor. 2:6‑7)

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Phil. 4:8• ⁸For the rest, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever noble, whatsoever just, whatsoever pure, whatsoever lovely, whatsoever of good report, if there [is] any virtue, and if any praise, these things consider. (Phil. 4:8)

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Heb. 12:14• ¹⁴Pursue peace with all, and holiness apart from which no one shall see the Lord, (Heb. 12:14)

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Gal. 5:22• ²²But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faith, meekness, self-control: (Gal. 5:22)

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or, wrangling.

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the wisdom.

James 3:15• ¹⁵This wisdom is not descending from above, but earthly, natural, demoniacal. (James 3:15)

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James 1:5,17• ⁵If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God that giveth to all freely and reproacheth not; and it shall be given him.
¹⁷Every good giving and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom can be no variation nor shadow of turning. (James 1:5,17)

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Gen. 41:38‑39• (Gen. 41:38‑39)

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Ex. 36:2• (Ex. 36:2)

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1 Kings 3:9,12,28• (1 Kings 3:9,12,28)

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1 Chron. 22:12• (1 Chron. 22:12)

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Job 28:12,23,28• (Job 28:12,23,28)

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Prov. 2:6• (Prov. 2:6)

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Isa. 11:2‑3• (Isa. 11:2‑3)

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Dan. 1:17• (Dan. 1:17)

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Luke 21:15• ¹⁵for I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to resist or reply unto. (Luke 21:15)

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1 Cor. 2:6‑7• ⁶But we speak wisdom among the full-grown, but wisdom not of this age, nor of the rulers of this age that come to nought.
⁷But we speak God's wisdom in a mystery, the hidden [wisdom] which God pre-determined before the ages for our glory; (1 Cor. 2:6‑7)

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1 Cor. 12:8• ⁸For to one, through the Spirit, is given [the] word of wisdom, and to another [the] word of knowledge, according to the same Spirit; (1 Cor. 12:8)

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James 4:8• ⁸Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse hands, sinners, and purify hearts, ye double-minded. (James 4:8)

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Mal. 3:3• (Mal. 3:3)

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Matt. 5:8• ⁸Blessed the pure in heart; for they shall see God. (Matt. 5:8)

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Phil. 4:8• ⁸For the rest, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever noble, whatsoever just, whatsoever pure, whatsoever lovely, whatsoever of good report, if there [is] any virtue, and if any praise, these things consider. (Phil. 4:8)

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Titus 1:15• ¹⁵To the pure all things [are] pure; but to the defiled and unfaithful [is] nothing pure; but both their mind and their conscience have been defiled. (Titus 1:15)

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1 John 3:3• ³And every one that hath this hope on him purifieth himself even as he is pure. (1 John 3:3)

peaceable.

1 Chron. 22:9• (1 Chron. 22:9)

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1 Chron. 22• (1 Chron. 22)

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Isa. 2:4• (Isa. 2:4)

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Isa. 9:6‑7• (Isa. 9:6‑7)

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Isa. 11:2‑9• (Isa. 11:2‑9)

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Isa. 32:15‑17• (Isa. 32:15‑17)

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Rom. 12:18• ¹⁸if possible, on your part be at peace with all men; (Rom. 12:18)

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Heb. 12:14• ¹⁴Pursue peace with all, and holiness apart from which no one shall see the Lord, (Heb. 12:14)

gentle.

Isa. 40:11• (Isa. 40:11)

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1 Cor. 13:4‑7• ⁴Love is long-suffering, is kind; love is not emulous, is not vain-glorious, is not puffed up,
⁵doth not behave unseemly, seeketh not its own things, is not easily provoked, reckoneth not the evil,
⁶rejoiceth not over iniquity, but rejoiceth with the truth,
⁷beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things. (1 Cor. 13:4‑7)

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2 Cor. 10:1• ¹But I myself Paul entreat you by the meekness and gentleness of the Christ, [I] who face to face [am] mean among you but absent am bold toward you( (2 Cor. 10:1)

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Gal. 5:22‑23• ²²But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faith, meekness, self-control:
²³against such things there is no law. (Gal. 5:22‑23)

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Eph. 5:9• ⁹(for the fruit of the light [is] in all goodness and righteousness and truth), (Eph. 5:9)

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1 Thess. 2:7• ⁷But we were gentle in the midst of you, as when a nurse cherisheth her own children; (1 Thess. 2:7)

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2 Tim. 2:24• ²⁴And a bondman of [the] Lord must not contend, but be gentle towards all, apt to teach, forbearing, (2 Tim. 2:24)

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Titus 3:2• ²to speak evil of no one, to be uncontentious, gentle, showing all meekness toward all men. (Titus 3:2)

full.

John 1:14• ¹⁴And the Word became flesh and tabernacled among us (and we beheld his glory, glory as of an only-begotten from beside a father), full of grace and truth. (John 1:14)

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Acts 9:36• ³⁶Now in Joppa there was a certain disciple named Tabitha, which being interpreted is called Dorcas. She was full of good works and alms-deeds which she did. (Acts 9:36)

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Acts 11:24• ²⁴For he was a good man and full of [the] Holy Spirit and faith; and a large crowd was added to the Lord. (Acts 11:24)

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Rom. 15:14• ¹⁴But I am persuaded, my brethren, even I myself about you, that ye also are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, able also to admonish one another. (Rom. 15:14)

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2 Cor. 9:10• ¹⁰But he that supplieth seed to the sower and bread for eating will supply and multiply your sowing and increase the fruits of your righteousness; (2 Cor. 9:10)

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Phil. 1:11• ¹¹being filled with the fruit of righteousness that [is] by Jesus Christ unto God's praise and glory. (Phil. 1:11)

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Col. 1:10• ¹⁰to walk worthily of the Lord unto all pleasing, in every good work bearing fruit, and increasing in the full knowledge of God, (Col. 1:10)

without.

James 2:4• ⁴did you not make a difference among yourselves and become judges of evil thoughts? (James 2:4)

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Mal. 2:9• (Mal. 2:9)

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1 Tim. 5:21• ²¹I testify before God and Christ Jesus and the elect angels that thou keep these things apart from prejudice, doing nothing according to partiality. (1 Tim. 5:21)

partiality.

or, wrangling.

hypocrisy.

Isa. 32:6• (Isa. 32:6)

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Matt. 23:28• ²⁸{i}Thus also ye, outwardly ye appear righteous to men, but within are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.{/i} (Matt. 23:28)

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Luke 12:1‑2• ¹{i}In those [times], the myriads of the crowd being gathered together, so that they trod one on another, he began to say to his disciples first, Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy;{/i}
²for there is nothing covered up which shall not be revealed, nor secret that shall not be known; (Luke 12:1‑2)

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John 1:47• ⁴⁷Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him, Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile. (John 1:47)

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Rom. 12:9• ⁹Let love [be] unfeigned, abhorring evil, cleaving to good; (Rom. 12:9)

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1 Peter 1:22• ²²purified your souls as ye have in your obedience to the truth unto brotherly affection unfeigned, love one another out of a pure heart fervently, (1 Peter 1:22)

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1 Peter 2:1• ¹Putting away therefore all malice and all guile and hypocrisies and envyings and all evil-speakings, (1 Peter 2:1)

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1 John 3:18• ¹⁸Dear children, let us not love with word nor with the tongue, but in deed and truth. (1 John 3:18)

• Then, full of good works, acting by a principle which, as its origin and motives are from above, does good without partiality; that is to say, its action is not guided by the circumstances which influence the flesh and the passions of men. (“James 3” by J.N. Darby)

• It has been said, "He is just as pleased to be Head to the simplest believer as to the Apostle Paul. He was Head and wisdom to the apostle, but He is ready to be Head and wisdom to the most unintelligent Christian." (“The Evil of the Flesh: James 3-4” by H. Smith)

• If marked by wisdom from above, we shall bear the beautiful character of Christ. (“The Evil of the Flesh: James 3-4” by H. Smith)

• Seeking peace, we shall express ourselves with gentleness rather than in the violent manner of the flesh. Instead of the aggressiveness of the flesh that ever seeks to assert itself, we shall yield to others, with readiness to hear what they may have to say. (“The Evil of the Flesh: James 3-4” by H. Smith)

• Notice that purity comes first upon the list, before peace even. If we reflect we shall at once realize that this must be so, since all is of God. He never compromises with evil, and hence there can be no peace except in purity. Again and again this was the burden of the prophets. See for instance, Isa. 48:22; 57:21; Jer. 6:14; 8:11; Ezek. 13:10, 16. (“James 3” by F.B. Hole)

J. N. Darby Translation

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But the wisdom from above first is pure, then peaceful, gentle, yielding, full of mercy and good fruits, unquestioningf, unfeigned.

JND Translation Notes

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Or "uncontentious," that is, in contrast with contentious pretension to wisdom. practical righteousness bears the fruit of peace for those who make peace.

W. Kelly Translation

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But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, uncontentious, impartiala.

WK Translation Notes

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Or, "unfeigned." There is much difficulty in deciding the true force of adiakritos, whether it be without doubt, variance, or hypocrisy; as the verb of which it is compounded admits of a great variety of meaning.