James 3:15
This wisedome descendeth not from aboue, but is earthly, sensuall, and deuilish.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish.
In Context
16For where enuying and strife is, there is sedition, and all maner of euill workes.
Cross References
Genesis 3:1Now the serpent was more subtill then any beast of the fielde, which the Lord God had made: and he said to the woman, Yea, hath God in deede said, Ye shall not eate of euery tree of the garden?
2 Samuel 15:31Then one tolde Dauid, saying, Ahithophel is one of them that haue cospired with Absalom: and Dauid sayde, O Lord, I pray thee, turne the counsell of Ahithophel into foolishnesse.
Jeremiah 4:22For my people is foolish, they haue not knowen me: they are foolish children, and haue none vnderstanding: they are wise to doe euill, but to doe well they haue no knowledge.
John 3:17For God sent not his Sonne into the world, that he should condemne the world, but that the world through him might be saued.
Acts 13:10And sayde, O full of all subtiltie and all mischiefe, the childe of the deuill, and enemie of all righteousnesse, wilt thou not cease to peruert the straight waies of the Lord?
1 Corinthians 1:19For it is written, I will destroy the wisedome of the wise, and will cast away the vnderstanding of the prudent.
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 →