James 3:15
That is not the wisdom which comes down from above: it belongs to earth, to the unspiritual nature, and to evil spirits.
Weymouth NT (1912)
In The King James Version
This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish.
In Context
16For where envy and rivalry are, there also are unrest and every vile deed.
Cross References
John 3:17For God did not send His Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world might be saved through Him.
Acts 13:10said, "You who are full of every kind of craftiness and unscrupulous cunning--you son of the Devil and foe to all that is right--will you never cease to misrepresent the straight paths of the Lord?
1 Corinthians 1:19For so it stands written, "I will exhibit the nothingness of the wisdom of the wise, and the intelligence of the intelligent I will bring to nought."
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 →