¹³Who is wise and understanding among you; let him shew out of a good conversation his works in meekness of wisdom; ¹⁴but if ye have bitter emulation and strife in your hearts, do not boast and lie against the truth. ¹⁵This is not the wisdom which comes down from above, but earthly, natural, devilish. ¹⁶For where emulation and strife are, there is disorder and every evil thing. ¹⁷But the wisdom from above first is pure, then peaceful, gentle, yielding, full of mercy and good fruits, unquestioning, unfeigned. ¹⁸But the fruit of righteousness in peace is sown for them that make peace.

Chapter 4

¹Whence come wars and whence fightings among you? Is it not thence, —from your pleasures, which war in your members? ²Ye lust and have not: ye kill and are full of envy, and cannot obtain; ye fight and war; ye have not because ye ask not. ³Ye ask and receive not, because ye ask evilly, that ye may consume it in your pleasures. ⁴Adulteresses, know ye not that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Whoever therefore is minded to be the friend of the world is constituted enemy of God. ⁵Think ye that the scripture speaks in vain? Does the Spirit which has taken his abode in us desire enviously? ⁶But he gives more grace. Wherefore he says, God sets himself against the proud, but gives grace to the lowly.

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James 3:13: Who is wise and understanding among you? By his good conduct let him show his works in the meekness of wisdom.

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