James 3:15
ܡܛܠ ܕܗܕܐ ܚܟܡܬܐ ܡܢ ܠܥܠ ܠܐ ܢܚܬܬ ܐܠܐ ܐܝܬܝܗ ܐܪܥܢܝܬܐ ܡܢ ܚܘܫܒܐ ܕܢܦܫܐ ܘܡܢ ܫܐܕܐ ܀
Peshitta NT
In The King James Version
This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish.
In Context
14ܐܢ ܕܝܢ ܚܤܡܐ ܡܪܝܪܐ ܐܝܬ ܒܟܘܢ ܐܘ ܚܪܝܢܐ ܒܠܒܝܟܘܢ ܠܐ ܬܬܚܬܪܘܢ ܥܠ ܩܘܫܬܐ ܘܬܕܓܠܘܢ ܀
16ܐܝܟܐ ܓܝܪ ܕܐܝܬ ܚܤܡܐ ܘܚܪܝܢܐ ܬܡܢ ܐܦ ܕܠܘܚܝܐ ܘܟܠܡܕܡ ܕܒܝܫ ܀
Cross References
John 3:17ܠܐ ܓܝܪ ܫܕܪ ܐܠܗܐ ܠܒܪܗ ܠܥܠܡܐ ܕܢܕܘܢܝܘܗܝ ܠܥܠܡܐ ܐܠܐ ܕܢܚܐ ܠܥܠܡܐ ܒܐܝܕܗ ܀
Acts 13:10ܘܐܡܪ ܐܘ ܕܡܠܐ ܟܠ ܢܟܠܝܢ ܘܟܠܗܝܢ ܒܝܫܬܐ ܒܪܗ ܕܐܟܠ ܩܪܨܐ ܘܒܥܠܕܒܒܐ ܕܟܠܗ ܟܐܢܘܬܐ ܠܐ ܫܠܐ ܐܢܬ ܠܡܥܩܡܘ ܐܘܪܚܬܗ ܬܪܝܨܬܐ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܀
1 Corinthians 1:19ܟܬܝܒ ܓܝܪ ܕܐܘܒܕ ܚܟܡܬܐ ܕܚܟܝܡܐ ܘܐܓܠܘܙ ܬܪܥܝܬܐ ܕܤܟܘܠܬܢܐ ܀
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 →