James 3:13

Who has wisdom and good sense among you? let him make his works clear by a life of gentle wisdom.

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In The King James Version

Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom.

In Context

12Is a fig-tree able to give us olives, my brothers, or do we get figs from a vine, or sweet water from the salt sea?

14But if you have bitter envy in your heart and the desire to get the better of others, have no pride in this, talking falsely against what is true.

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Cross References

Numbers 12:3Now the man Moses was more gentle than any other man on earth.

Job 28:28And he said to man, Truly the fear of the Lord is wisdom, and to keep from evil is the way to knowledge.

Psalms 45:4\45:3\Put on your sword, make it ready at your side, O strong chief, with your glory and power.

Psalms 122:8Because of my brothers and friends, I will now say, Let peace be with you.

Ecclesiastes 8:1Who is like the wise man? and to whom is the sense of anything clear? A man's wisdom makes his face shining, and his hard face will be changed.

Isaiah 11:3And he will not be guided in his judging by what he sees, or give decisions by the hearing of his ears:

Matthew Henry on James 3:2-13

Government of the Tongue. ( a. d. 61.) 1 My brethren, be not many masters, knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation. 2 For in many things we offend all. If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to bridle the whole body. 3 Behold, we put bits in the horses' mouths, that they may obey us; and we turn about their whole body. 4 Behold also the ships, which though they be so great, and are driven of fierce winds, yet are they turned about with a very small helm,… Read the whole commentary →

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