James 3:17

But the wisdom from above is first of all pure, then peace-loving, gentle, accommodating, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial, and sincere.

Cross References (50)

  • Galatians 5:22–23 (71)

    But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

  • Proverbs 2:6 (61)

    For the LORD gives wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and understanding.

  • 1 Corinthians 13:4–7 (48)

    Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.

  • James 3:15 (42)

    Such wisdom does not come from above, but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic.

  • Romans 12:9 (37)

    Love must be sincere. Detest what is evil; cling to what is good.

  • James 1:5 (27)

    Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be giv

  • James 1:17 (26)

    Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, with whom there is no cha

  • Matthew 5:8 (26)

    Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.

  • 1 Corinthians 2:6–7 (25)

    Among the mature, however, we speak a message of wisdom—but not the wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who

  • 1 Peter 1:22 (22)

    Since you have purified your souls by obedience to the truth so that you have a genuine love for your brothers, love one

  • 1 John 3:18 (19)

    Little children, let us love not in word and speech, but in action and truth.

  • Luke 21:15 (18)

    For I will give you speech and wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to resist or contradict.

  • 1 John 3:3 (16)

    And everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just as Christ is pure.

  • 2 Timothy 2:24 (14)

    And a servant of the Lord must not be quarrelsome, but must be kind to everyone, able to teach, and forbearing.

  • Hebrews 12:14 (12)

    Pursue peace with everyone, as well as holiness, without which no one will see the Lord.

  • Isaiah 32:15–17 (11)

    until the Spirit is poured out upon us from on high. Then the desert will be an orchard, and the orchard will seem like

  • Luke 6:36 (11)

    Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.

  • Job 28:28 (10)

    And He said to man, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.’”

  • 1 Chronicles 22:12 (9)

    Above all, may the LORD give you insight and understanding when He puts you in command over Israel, so that you may keep

  • Romans 15:14 (9)

    I myself am convinced, my brothers, that you yourselves are full of goodness, brimming with knowledge, and able to instr

  • Isaiah 11:2–9 (9)

    The Spirit of the LORD will rest on Him—the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and strength, the

  • Colossians 1:10 (9)

    so that you may walk in a manner worthy of the Lord and may please Him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, g

  • Hebrews 12:11 (9)

    No discipline seems enjoyable at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it yields a harvest of righteousness and peac

  • James 2:4 (9)

    have you not discriminated among yourselves and become judges with evil thoughts?

  • Philippians 4:8 (8)

    Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, wha

  • 1 Corinthians 12:8 (7)

    To one there is given through the Spirit the message of wisdom, to another the message of knowledge by the same Spirit,

  • 1 Timothy 5:21 (6)

    I solemnly charge you before God and Christ Jesus and the elect angels to maintain these principles without bias, and to

  • 1 Peter 2:1 (6)

    Rid yourselves, therefore, of all malice, deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander.

  • Job 28:23 (6)

    But God understands its way, and He knows its place.

  • 1 Kings 3:9 (5)

    Therefore give Your servant an understanding heart to judge Your people and to discern between good and evil. For who is

  • Romans 12:18 (5)

    If it is possible on your part, live at peace with everyone.

  • Malachi 2:9 (5)

    “So I in turn have made you despised and humiliated before all the people, because you have not kept My ways, but have s

  • John 1:14 (5)

    The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son from the

  • Daniel 1:17 (5)

    To these four young men God gave knowledge and understanding in every kind of literature and wisdom. And Daniel had insi

  • Luke 12:1–2 (4)

    In the meantime, a crowd of many thousands had gathered, so that they were trampling one another. Jesus began to speak f

  • Acts 11:24 (4)

    Barnabas was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and faith, and a great number of people were brought to the Lord.

  • 1 Kings 3:28 (4)

    When all Israel heard of the judgment the king had given, they stood in awe of him, for they saw that the wisdom of God

  • James 4:8 (4)

    Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-mind

  • Matthew 23:28 (4)

    In the same way, on the outside you appear to be righteous, but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness.

  • Titus 1:15 (4)

    To the pure, all things are pure; but to the defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure. Indeed, both their minds and thei

  • 1 Kings 3:12 (4)

    behold, I will do what you have asked. I will give you a wise and discerning heart, so that there will never have been a

  • Titus 3:2 (4)

    to malign no one, and to be peaceable and gentle, showing full consideration to everyone.

  • Malachi 3:3 (4)

    And He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver; He will purify the sons of Levi and refine them like gold and silve

  • Isaiah 32:6 (4)

    For a fool speaks foolishness; his mind plots iniquity. He practices ungodliness and speaks falsely about the LORD; he l

  • 1 Thessalonians 2:7 (3)

    On the contrary, we were gentle among you, like a nursing mother caring for her children.

  • Ephesians 5:9 (3)

    for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness, and truth.

  • Job 28:12 (3)

    But where can wisdom be found, and where does understanding dwell?

  • Acts 9:36 (3)

    In Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha (which is translated as Dorcas), who was always occupied with works of kindn

  • Isaiah 2:4 (3)

    Then He will judge between the nations and arbitrate for many peoples. They will beat their swords into plowshares and t

  • Genesis 41:38–39 (3)

    So Pharaoh asked them, “Can we find anyone like this man, in whom the Spirit of God abides?”