11 translations · Greek
James 3:13
Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show by his good conduct that his deeds are done in gentleness of wisdom.
James 3:13 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show by his good conduct that his deeds are done in gentleness of wisdom.
- KJV King James Version
- Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show it by his good conduct, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom.
- ASV American Standard Version
- Who is wise and understanding among you? let him show by his good life his works in meekness of wisdom.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- Who [is] wise and intelligent among you? Let him show his works out of good behavior in meekness of wisdom,
- FBV Free Bible Version
- Who among you has wisdom and understanding? Let their good lives demonstrate what they do—doing what is right with wise kindness and consideration.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- Who [is] wise and intelligent among you? let him shew out of the good behaviour his works in meekness of wisdom,
- DBY Darby Translation
- Who [is] wise and understanding among you; let him shew out of a good conversation his works in meekness of wisdom;
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him show by a good deportment his works with meekness of wisdom.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show by his good conduct that his deeds are done in gentleness of wisdom.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- Who is a wise man, and endued with knowledge among you? Let him shew, by a good conversation, his work in the meekness of wisdom.
The Greek words
Each word of the Greek text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| Τίς | Tis | Who | G5101 τίς which? |
| σοφὸς | sophos | [is] wise | G4680 σοφός wise |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 καί and |
| ἐπιστήμων | epistēmōn | understanding | G1990 ἐπιστήμων knowing |
| ἐν | en | among | G1722 ἐν in/on/among |
| ὑμῖν | hymin | you | G4771 σύ you |
| δειξάτω | deixatō | Let him show it | G1166 δεικνύω to show |
| ἐκ | ek | by | G1537 ἐκ out from |
| τῆς | tēs | [his] | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| καλῆς | kalēs | good | G2570 καλός good |
| ἀναστροφῆς | anastrophēs | conduct | G391 ἀναστροφή behaviour |
| τὰ | ta | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| ἔργα | erga | deeds [done] | G2041 ἔργον work |
| αὐτοῦ | autou | [by] | G846 αὐτός it/s/he |
| ἐν | en | in | G1722 ἐν in/on/among |
| πραΰτητι | prautēti | [the] humility | G4240 πραΰτης gentleness |
| σοφίας | sophias | that comes from wisdom | G4678 σοφία wisdom |
Related verses
- Galatians 5:23
gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law.
- James 3:17
But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceful, gentle, reasonable, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.
- Matthew 5:5
Blessed are the gentle, for they shall inherit the earth.
- Colossians 3:12
Put on therefore, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, a heart of compassion, kindness, lowliness, humility, and perseverance;
- 1 Peter 2:12
having good behavior among the nations, so in that of which they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they see, glorify God in the day of visitation.
- Philippians 1:27
Only let your way of life be worthy of the Good News of Christ, that, whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of your state, that you stand firm in one spirit, with one soul striving for the faith of the Good News;
- Titus 3:2
to speak evil of no one, not to be contentious, to be gentle, showing all humility toward all men.
- 2 Timothy 2:25
in gentleness correcting those who oppose him: perhaps God may give them repentance leading to a full knowledge of the truth,
- 1 Peter 3:15–16
But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts; and always be ready to give an answer to everyone who asks you a reason concerning the hope that is in you, with humility and fear: having a good conscience; that, while you are spoken against as evildoers, they may be disappointed who curse your good way of life in Christ.
- Ecclesiastes 8:1
Who is like the wise man? And who knows the interpretation of a thing? A man’s wisdom makes his face shine, and the hardness of his face is changed.
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
11 Does a spring send out from the same opening fresh and bitter water?
12 Can a fig tree, my brothers, yield olives, or a vine figs? Thus no spring yields both salt water and fresh water.
13 Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show by his good conduct that his deeds are done in gentleness of wisdom.
14 But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your heart, don’t boast and don’t lie against the truth.
15 This wisdom is not that which comes down from above, but is earthly, sensual, and demonic.
Read all of James 3 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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