James 3:13–4:6

^13sWho is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him ^tshew out of a good ^uconversation his works ^vwith meekness of wisdom. ¹⁴But if ye have bitter ^wenvying and ^xstrife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth. ¹⁵This wisdom descendeth not ^yfrom above, ^zbut is earthly, ^||sensual, devilish. ¹⁶For where ^wenvying and ^xstrife is, there is ^†confusion and every evil work. ¹⁷But ^zthe wisdom that is ^yfrom above is first pure, then ^apeaceable, ^bgentle, and easy to be intreated, ^cfull of mercy and good fruits, ^||dwithout partiality, and ^ewithout hypocrisy. ¹⁸And ^afthe fruit of righteousness is sown ^agin peace of them that make peace.

4From whence come wars and ^||fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your ^||lusts ^athat war in your members? ²Ye lust, and have not: ye ^||bkill, and ^cdesire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not. ^3dYe ask, and receive not, ^ebecause ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your ^||lusts. ^4fYe adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that ^gthe friendship of the world is ^henmity with God? ⁱwhosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God. ⁵Do ye think that ^kthe scripture saith in vain, ^lThe spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth ^||to envy? ⁶But ^mhe giveth more grace. Wherefore ⁿhe saith, ^oGod resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.