James 3:17-18

Wisdom from Above

¹⁷ But _r the wisdom from above is first pure, then _s peaceable, gentle, open to reason, _t full of mercy and good fruits, _u impartial and _v sincere. ¹⁸ And _w a harvest of righteousness _x is sown in peace by those who make peace.

1. Cross References
   1 Corinthians 2:6 - 7
   Yet among the mature we do impart wisdom, although it is not a wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are doomed to pass away.
   
2. Cross References
   Hebrews 12:11
   For the moment all discipline seems painful rather than pleasant, but later it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it.
   
3. Cross References
   Luke 6:36
   Be merciful, even as your Father is merciful.
   
4. Cross References
   James 2:4
   Have you not then made distinctions among yourselves and become judges with evil thoughts?
   
5. Cross References
   Romans 12:9
   Let love be genuine. Abhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good.
   
6. Cross References
   Proverbs 11:18
   The wicked earns deceptive wages, but one who sows righteousness gets a sure reward.
   Isaiah 32:17
   And the effect of righteousness will be peace, and the result of righteousness, quietness and trust forever.
   Hosea 10:12
   Sow for yourselves righteousness; reap steadfast love; break up your fallow ground, for it is the time to seek the Lord, that he may come and rain righteousness upon you.
   Amos 6:12
   Do horses run on rocks? Does one plow there with oxen? But you have turned justice into poison and the fruit of righteousness into wormwood -
   Philippians 1:11
   Filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.
   
7. Cross References
   Matthew 5:9
   Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.
   Galatians 6:7 - 8
   Do not be deceived: God is not mocked, for whatever one sows, that will he also reap.