James 3:12-14
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
12 Can a fig tree, my brothers, produce olives, or a grapevine figs? Neither can salt water yield fresh.(A)
True Wisdom.[a] 13 Who among you is wise and understanding? Let him show his works by a good life in the humility that comes from wisdom.(B) 14 But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast and be false to the truth.
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- 3:13–18 This discussion of true wisdom is related to the previous reflection on the role of the teacher as one who is in control of his speech. The qualities of the wise man endowed from above are detailed (Jas 3:17–18; cf. Gal 5:22–23), in contrast to the qualities of earthbound wisdom (Jas 3:14–16; cf. 2 Cor 12:20).
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