Wisdom from Above
13 Who is wise and understanding among you? ch. 2:18By his good conduct let him show his works ch. 1:21in the meekness of wisdom. 14 But if you have bitter ver. 16;Acts 5:17;Rom. 2:8;2 Cor. 12:20;Gal. 5:20;Phil. 1:17;2:3;[Rom. 13:13]jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast and be false to the truth. 15 This is not ch. 1:17the wisdom that comes down from above, but is earthly, unspiritual, [1 Kgs. 22:22;2 Thess. 2:9,10;1 Tim. 4:1;Rev. 2:24]demonic. 16 For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder and every vile practice. 17 But [1 Cor. 2:6,7] the wisdom from above is first pure, then Heb. 12:11peaceable, gentle, open to reason, [Luke 6:36] full of mercy and good fruits, ch. 2:4(Gk.)impartial and Rom. 12:9sincere. 18 And Prov. 11:18;Isa. 32:17;Hos. 10:12;Amos 6:12;Phil. 1:11a harvest of righteousness Matt. 5:9;Gal. 6:7,8is sown in peace by those who make peace.