11 translations · Greek
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.
James 3:17 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- 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.
- KJV King James Version
- But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- But the wisdom from above is first of all pure, then peace-loving, gentle, accommodating, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial, and sincere.
- ASV American Standard Version
- But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without variance, without hypocrisy.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- but the wisdom from above, first, indeed, is pure, then peaceable, gentle, well-convinced, full of kindness and good fruits, uncontentious, and unhypocritical—
- FBV Free Bible Version
- However, wisdom that comes from above is first of all pure, and it also brings peace. It is kind and open to reason. It is full of mercy and produces good things. It is genuine and not hypocritical.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- and the wisdom from above, first, indeed, is pure, then peaceable, gentle, easily entreated, full of kindness and good fruits, uncontentious, and unhypocritical: —
- DBY Darby Translation
- But the wisdom from above first is pure, then peaceful, gentle, yielding, full of mercy and good fruits, unquestioning, unfeigned.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- 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.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- But the wisdom, that is from above, first indeed is chaste, then peaceable, modest, easy to be persuaded, consenting to the good, full of mercy and good fruits, without judging, without dissimulation.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ἡ | Hē | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| δὲ | de | But | G1161 δέ then |
| ἄνωθεν | anōthen | from above | G509 ἄνωθεν from above/again |
| σοφία | sophia | [the] wisdom | G4678 σοφία wisdom |
| πρῶτον | prōton | first | G4412 πρῶτον first |
| μὲν | men | [of all] | G3303 μέν on the other hand |
| ἁγνή | hagnē | pure | G53 ἁγνός pure |
| ἐστιν | estin | is | G1510 εἰμί to be |
| ἔπειτα | epeita | then | G1899 ἔπειτα then |
| εἰρηνική | eirēnikē | peace-loving | G1516 εἰρηνικός peaceful |
| ἐπιεικής | epieikēs | gentle | G1933 ἐπιεικής gentle |
| εὐπειθής | eupeithēs | accommodating | G2138 εὐπειθής compliant |
| μεστὴ | mestē | full | G3324 μεστός full |
| ἐλέους | eleous | of mercy | G1656 ἔλεος mercy |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 καί and |
| καρπῶν | karpōn | fruit | G2590 καρπός fruit |
| ἀγαθῶν | agathōn | good | G18 ἀγαθός good |
| ἀδιάκριτος | adiakritos | impartial | G87 ἀδιάκριτος impartial |
| ἀνυπόκριτος | anypokritos | [and] sincere | G505 ἀνυπόκριτος genuine |
Related verses
- Galatians 5:22–23
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith, gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law.
- Proverbs 2:6
For Yahweh gives wisdom. Out of his mouth comes knowledge and understanding.
- 1 Corinthians 13:4–7
Love is patient and is kind; love doesn’t envy. Love doesn’t brag, is not proud, doesn’t behave itself inappropriately, doesn’t seek its own way, is not provoked, takes no account of evil; doesn’t rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth; …
- James 3:15
This wisdom is not that which comes down from above, but is earthly, sensual, and demonic.
- Romans 12:9
Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor that which is evil. Cling to that which is good.
- Matthew 5:8
Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.
- James 1:5
But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach; and it will be given to him.
- James 1:17
Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom can be no variation, nor turning shadow.
- 1 Corinthians 2:6–7
We speak wisdom, however, among those who are full grown; yet a wisdom not of this world, nor of the rulers of this world, who are coming to nothing. But we speak God’s wisdom in a mystery, the wisdom that has been hidden, which God foreordained before the worlds for our glory,
- 1 Peter 1:22
Seeing you have purified your souls in your obedience to the truth through the Spirit in sincere brotherly affection, love one another from the heart fervently:
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In context
15 This wisdom is not that which comes down from above, but is earthly, sensual, and demonic.
16 For where jealousy and selfish ambition are, there is confusion and every evil deed.
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.
18 Now the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.
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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