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James 3:18

And those who cultivate peace, sow for themselves a harvest of righteousness in peace.

Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament

In The King James Version

And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace.

In Context

17But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.

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Cross References

John 4:36And he that reaps receives wages, and gathers fruit for life eternal; that he that sows, and he that reaps, may rejoice together.

Philippians 1:11being filled with the fruit of righteousness, which fruit is by Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.

James 1:20For the wrath of man produces not the righteousness of God.

Matthew Henry on James 3:14-18

Properties of Wisdom. ( a. d. 61.) 13 Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him show out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom. 14 But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth. 15 This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish. 16 For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work. 17 But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be… Read the whole commentary →

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