James 3:13
Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge, among you? Let him shew, by a good contestation, his work in the meekness of wisdom.
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Numbers 12:3(For Moses was a man exceeding meek above all men that dwelt upon earth) Exceeding meek... Moses being the meekest of men, would not contend for himself; therefore, God inspired him to write here his own defence: and the Holy Spirit, whose dictate he wrote, obliged him to declare the truth, though it was so much to his own praise.
Job 28:28And he said to man: Behold the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom: and to depart from evil, is understanding.
Psalms 45:4Their waters roared and were troubled: the mountains were troubled with his strength.
Ecclesiastes 8:1The wisdom of a man shineth in his countenance, and the most mighty will change his face.
Isaiah 11:3And he shall be filled with the spirit of the fear of the Lord, He shall not judge according to the sight of the eyes, nor reprove according to the hearing of the 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 →